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I’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
Four Radical Leadership Practices That Will Dramatically Increase Engagement
Forbes: “I recently sat down with Mark C. Crowley, best-selling author of Lead from the Heart, to discuss the connections between leadership behavior and plummeting employee engagement levels.” “Here are four practices leaders must employ if they hope to lead people to give their all. While they may sound simple or like familiar platitudes, the remarkably horrendous engagement performance would suggest they are radical.”
JEFFREY TOBIN: Have a heart attack
Indiana Gazette: “I agree that surveys are perhaps the most objective method by which we can judge employee engagement. But can engagement really be quantified? Can my love for my wife be quantified? I say “no” to both.”
50 Different Ways to Say “Thank You” At Work
Tiny Pulse: “When was the last time you thanked a colleague or employee for helping you out at work? It’s time to start expressing your gratitude on a regular basis.”
The Business Case For Actually Caring (Com.Passion)
Forbes: “So excuse me if this sounds absolutely wild and crazy, but let’s explore what might happen if leaders actually cared about their customers, employees, employee families, and local communities…”
Spotting an unengaged employee: We asked 3 experts to describe red flags
Beckers Hospital Review: “Employee engagement is critical to an organization’s growth and survival. Hospitals and health systems realize that a disengaged workforce can negatively impact an organization’s productivity, efficiency and quality of care. Here are three perspectives from healthcare industry experts on how to spot a restless or unhappy employee.”
How to Elevate HR (And Keep the C-Suite Happy)
Globoforce: “The Global Human Capital Trends report I referenced shares 3 tips for addressing the engagement and culture challenge. Using these tips as guideposts, HR has the opportunity to deliver long-term value in the eyes of the C-suite.”
How Social Exchange Theory Applies to the Workplace
Tiny Pulse: “There are all kinds of scenarios where social exchange theory looms large in the workplace. Let’s take a look at six of them.”
How to create engagement at work
We Are The City: “Employee engagement can definitely be improved and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Employee engagement drives customer engagement, which in turn drives revenue. This makes employee engagement a major factor for sustainable business results, which needs to be the focus of every single leader. Let’s look at 6 proven solutions for engagement at work.”
Employee Engagement Wrap-Up For February 2016
Forbes: “I set out to review all the most interesting news and articles related to employee engagement for the month, and my biggest takeaway was just how awful most news about engagement actually is.” “Below are the very few articles that caught my eye and mind over the last month.”
Frequency Matters!
Recognize This!: “Employee Appreciation Day is a good way to show appreciation… but year-round social recognition is much more impactful.”
Engagement Weekly: Importance of Keeping Talented Employees Happy
Allen Communication: “Learn about the latest in employee engagement within various industries. This week’s influential authors look into the quiet revolution of employee engagement, why money isn’t a good motivator and the correlation between engagement and a company’s bottom-line.”
Struggle to Stay on Task at the Office? A New Study Says You’re Not the Only One.
Entrepreneur: “Employers who meet the needs of their employees will see more engagement and productivity.”
The Chief Talent Officer Of Deloitte On The Future Of Talent [Podcast 01:06:42]
Forbes: “In this podcast we look at some of the things Deloitte is implementing internally, the open talent economy, creating a strength-based development culture, inclusion and diversity, and much more!” Guest: Mike Preston, the Chief Talent Officer at Deloitte (USA)
Different Players in Employee Engagement [Infographic]
Business 2 Community: “get a bird’s eye view on who the players are, what key responsibilities they should take on and some quick fixes (yes, such things exist) for increasing employee engagement, take a look at this infographic I put together. If everyone isn’t playing their role in employee engagement I guarantee your efforts will significantly suffer and perhaps even fail.”
Why The Annual Review Process Damages Employee Engagement
Forbes: “The result of annual review cycles is that they fail to positively impact employee engagement , address development needs or improve future productivity, and have a neutral to negative impact.”
99 Different Ways to Motivate Your Employees
Tiny Pulse: “Building a strong work culture isn’t impossible. You just need to motivate your employees. Drawing a blank as to how you can do that? We’ve got you covered with these 99 ideas.”
Deloitte survey: Digital world of work is forcing companies to radically change organisational structure and talent strategies
Economic Times (India): “Responding to disruptive changes in digital technology, business models and workforce demographics, 92% of business and HR leaders have identified the critical need to redesign their organisation to meet global business demands. This is according to Deloitte’s fourth annual report, “Global Human Capital Trends 2016: The new organisation, Different by design.”
What Does Workplace Engagement Really Look Like?
Business 2 Community: “As a keynote speaker, one of the topics I most love to discuss is employee engagement. What I’ve noticed is that many organizations are really hungry to discuss this topic, yet there’s often a misperception about what employee engagement actually is.”
The Fascinating Difference In Performance Reviews Between Generations
Tiny Pulse: “In an attempt to find out more about attitudes toward reviews, we polled over 1,000 professionals to find out how they feel about the review process. In particular, we wanted to find out how perceptions of performance reviews differ across generations – baby boomers, Generation X, and millennials. Here’s the jist what we found.”
A Job Title Doesn’t Make a Manager a Leader
LinkedIn: “Bottom line: a manager is geared to bringing out the best in people in order to brilliantly execute the current game plan. A leader inspires people to change and improve and to be even better tomorrow.”
Employee Appreciation Wasn’t Built In A Day.
Globoforce: “Do you want to build a healthy, productive corporate culture? You need happy employees. And the two criteria that most impact happiness are gratitude and appreciation. This is why employee appreciation should be every day, not every March 4th.”
Why Starbucks Rocks at Their Employee Onboarding Program
Tiny Pulse: “Ever wonder why a grande latte ordered at a Starbucks in San Francisco tastes the same as one ordered in New York City — and why the entire coffee shop experience seems the same as well? Aside from using the same ingredients and machinery, the similar experiences are the direct result of Starbucks’s comprehensive training and employee onboarding program, which is explained in full detail in this Quora thread. Here are some of the highlights.”
6 Ways to Encourage Autonomy With Your Employees
Entrepreneur: “In an autonomous organization, it’s what gets done that matters, with less concern for how it gets done. The bottom-line benefit to both employees and organizations is that workers who are free to make more choices are happier, more committed to their jobs, productive and less likely to leave. With that in mind, here are six ways to encourage autonomy with your employees.”
3 Reasons Why “Employee Engagement” Isn’t Enough
Fast Company: “[T]here are certain benefits that there’s simply no other way to achieve without a deeply passionate staff. Here are a few of them.”
FAST Approach to Employee Engagement
Huffington Post: “FAST is an approach where we look to ensure that we have the right Focus, Accountability, Simplicity and Transparency, as this will help us look to get the desired results.”
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Other recent Agent in Engagement data/reports by Agent Gregory F Simpson:
- Veteran Employee Engagement Operative Insights: 02.29 – 2016.03.04
- March Forth on Employee Appreciation
- Employee Engagement: Where to Start?
- Stop Talking About Discretionary Effort!
- Lent in a Business Context: Give Up Giving Up
- Office Politics: A Good Thing?
- Demonstrating Engagement Through an Infographic
