DECLASSIFIED - Wikimedia CommonsI’m Simpson…Gregory F Simpson, Agent In Engagement.  Below is the latest intelligence briefing on employee engagement. Follow @agtinengagement to stay current with the latest updates.

 

 

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SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE

Maximizing Employee Engagement: Do You Know Your E-Zone?

Halogen Software: “Your E-Zone is the ideal length of time you can initiate and maintain fully engaged work. Hint: It’s best to think in minutes rather than days, weeks, or months. This post offers you background on the engagement zone and provides you with recommendations to find and work within your own personal E-Zone, because when you do, you’re productive and engaged.”

 

 

 

 

On Employee Engagement: Life’s a Bucket

Inquirer.net: “TOM RATH, a Global Practice Leader at Gallup, theorized that each person has an invisible bucket. It is being constantly filled or emptied, depending on what others say or do to us, and vice versa. A full bucket makes you feel great. An empty bucket makes you feel awful. To live a happy, rewarding life, make your bucket always full. Better yet, make it ‘runneth over.’”

 

 

 

5 Out-of-the-Box Ways to Recognize an Employee’s Work Anniversary

Tiny Pulse: “We put so much of ourselves into our work. Still, fewer than one out of every three workers feels valued at their jobs, according to our research. The good news is that there’s an easy fix: Recognizing employees on their work anniversaries for their achievements, contributions, and commitments can go a long way toward improving that statistic.

 

 

 

The top 4 concerns Malaysian bosses have about staff this year

Human Resources Online: “The 4 key concerns of Malaysia’s employers in Q1 2016 are:” retention, engagement, productivity and recruiting.

 

 

 

Is a Manager-Free Company a Good Idea?

Bloomberg BNA: “The manager-free organization, or “holacracy,” such as Zappos, is generating a lot of buzz, but some of that buzz is negative, with news reports claiming fed-up employees are quitting their jobs at the online shoe retailer in large numbers.”

 

 

 

Engagement Is a Means, Not an End

Harvard Business Review: “The business purpose of greater employee engagement and empowerment is not happier employees but people who are more productive, innovative, and accountable for the choices they make.”

 

 

 

CEOs failing to advocate employee engagement

Fresh Business Thinking: “[T] he research shows that budgets for employee engagement have stayed the same or decreased in 81% of cases, with only 20% expected to increase in the next 12 months.

 

 

 

5 Ways to Nail Culture and Employee Engagement

1to1 Media: “Here, we identified five essential components for fine-tuning the relationship between employee engagement and culture.”

 

 

 

Employee Engagement Begins With Company Culture

MarTech Advisor: “Keeping employees engaged, and loyal, starts with your company’s DNA. Before you offer perks, you need to establish a solid company culture.”

 

 

 

8 Tips for Getting a Better Night’s Sleep for Better Productivity

Tiny Pulse: “It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that workers aren’t as productive as they can be when they show up to work exhausted.”

 

 

 

6 Tips For Managing People Who Are Hard To Manage

Forbes: “Personalities being variable, individuals need to be managed individually, but there’s still general guidance that can be provided.”

 

 

 

How Southwest, KPMG And Wynn Turn Employees Into Crusaders

Forbes: “Employees who internalize the company’s vision through stories are motivated to become ‘reputation champions.’”

 

 

 

Why Improving Employee Engagement Starts with Leadership

Business 2 Community: “[I]t’s easy to see why Charlene LI, Founder and CEO of Altimeter notes on a podcast recording, that employee engagement is at an all-time low. She also discusses ways for leaders to improve employee engagement by becoming engaged themselves.”

 

 

 

How to Make Employee Engagement a Top Priority

Entrepreneur: “Still, the root of the problem isn’t simply a lack of effort. Rather, many leaders are not even making employee engagement a priority — they’re not, well, engaging with engagement. Here are four ways leaders can improve on that goal.”

 

 

 

Drivers of Employee Engagement: Individual Workload

Avatar Solutions: “Regardless of how engaged an employee is, every individual has a tipping point when their workload simply becomes too much. To be a successful manager, it’s important to understand when employees are getting close to this tipping point, and take action to ensure burnout is avoided.”

 

 

 

Engagement Weekly: How to Make Realistic Employee Engagement Goals

Allen Communication: “Learn about the latest in employee engagement within various industries. This week’s influential authors look into creating campaigns around engagement, the myths about workplace motivation and the growth of employee engagement technology.”

 

 

 

If Culture Pays, Why Don’t All Companies Emphasize It?

Forbes: “So it’s a head scratcher to me that what seems not only intuitive is also evidenced based, and yet the majority of leaders aren’t ready to get on board.  Why?”

 

 

 

Re-humanizing Management: Q+A with Dr. Gary Hamel (Part 3)

Globoforce: “In this third and final part of our Q&A series with WorkHuman speaker Gary Hamel, we discuss the annual performance review (or lack thereof), how social recognition impacts culture, and what it means to have a more human workplace.”

 

 

 

Why Retaining Employees Is Worth the ROI

Tiny Pulse: “You might think that your organization would be better off letting employees leave so that you can hire new team members at lower salaries, reducing your expenses along the way. You’d be wrong. It actually costs a lot more to hire new employees than retain your existing ones — even if those folks draw ever-increasing salaries.”

 

 

 

What Does an Employee Engagement Strategy Look Like?

Paychex: “Let’s take a closer look at what factors can impact employee engagement and satisfaction, and how companies can implement a targeted employee engagement strategy within their own organizations.”

 

 

 

Happy workplaces help companies perform better

Financial Times: “Companies with a reputation for strong employee engagement and creating a happy workplace generate good publicity and cachet for their chief executives. But these companies are finding that what makes a great employer can also lead to business success.”

 

 

 

From Command-And-Control To Employee Engagement: How Tasty Catering Communicates Its Values

Forbes: “This post is the first in a series about effective management practices and how they benefit both companies and the people that work for them. This first post featuresTasty Catering, a firm recently recognized by FORBES as one of America’s Best Small Companies.”

 

 

 

 

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