Declassified folder - 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

Want Your Employees to Trust You? Show You Trust Them

Harvard Business Review: “In short, trust begets trust. When people are trusted, they tend to trust in return. But people must feel trusted to reciprocate trust. Managers have to do more than trust employees; they need to show it. Based on our research work and time spent in companies studying trust, we’ve identified some of the most important ways managers erode trust and how they can signal it more clearly to their teams.”

 

 

 

Employee Engagement Starts Earlier than You Think

Glassdoor: “Engagement should begin in the earliest stages of the recruitment process. The recruitment experience influences engagement one way or another, so a strategic approach will make sure that experience sets the stage for a long and rewarding relationship between employer and employee.”

 

 

How To Properly Measure Employee Engagement

OfficeVibe: “Officevibe’s research found that there are 10 metrics that work together to define employee engagement.”

 

 

5 Stats About Women In the Workforce That You Need to Know

LinkedIn Talent Blog: “To gain a deeper understanding of the aspirations of women in the workforce as well as the roadblocks they face, Egon Zehnder teamed up with LinkedIn to conduct the Leaders & Daughters Global Survey. The study gauged the leadership aspirations of over 7,000 working women across seven countries. The findings reveal global trends in attitudes towards female leadership that every company should be aware of. Here are five of the most significant insights we took away.”

 

 

This Week in Employee Engagement: July 7, 2017

Maritz Motivation Solutions: “The utter explosion of digital content presents countless opportunities for learning. Start here to narrow down your search each week in the often overwhelming landscape of employee engagement thought leadership!”

 

 

Engagement Weekly: Creating Great Employee Experiences

Allen Communication: “Learn about the latest in employee engagement within various industries. This week’s influential authors look at the many ways workplace culture affects engagement and how it can strengthen a corporate workforce.”

 

 

You have the Power (and responsibility) for Building a Diverse Workforce

Greenhouse: “Recruiting and HR Managers have (probably) the best conditions to impact their company’s chances of achieving diversity, and they must do something with it.”

 

 

CultureNext Employee Engagement and Recognition Benchmark Study

Maritz Motivation Solutions: “CultureNext surveyed more than 100 organizations that employ more than 1,000 individuals and invest in employee recognition and engagement programs. The survey was an opportunity for leaders of large organizations to speak up on what they think makes their programs successful or why they aren’t finding the success they expected from their investments.”

 

 

Why MailChimp Doesn’t Let New Hires Work For Their First Week On The Job

Fast Company: “[H]here at MailChimp, we don’t let new hires touch any actual work for a full week after starting. That may sound inefficient, but since I joined the company five years ago, we’ve welcomed over 600 new employees and invested heavily in our onboarding program. It’s paid off in boosting success across the company—it’s earned high marks from employees who’ve been through it, and our turnover rate is only 4%. Here’s how it works.”

 

 

Motivation Doesn’t Work: Here’s What Does

Forbes: “Susan Fowler is a professor at the University of San Diego and a senior consulting partner with the Ken Blanchard Companies. She’s a bestselling author, and her newest book is Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work and What Does: The New Science of Leading, Energizing, and Engaging. I recently interviewed Susan on the LEADx Podcast to discuss the real deal with motivation, and how we can make it better.”

 

 

 

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