declassified-stamp blackI’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 intelligence.

 

 

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SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE

Towers Watson (Australia): The employment deal: Is it the secret to employee engagement success?

Comment: “So how do companies ensure they maximise employee engagement and the financial benefits to be gained by delivering a highly evolved employment deal? What are the employee engagement strategies that work?”

 

 

 

MarketingProfs: The Cold, Hard Truth About Employee Engagement [Infographic]

Comment: “Barely half of your workforce (52%) is happy at work, let alone set up for success, according to a recent workplace report by Achievers.”

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: The Miracle of the 5-Minute Favor

Comment: “While the five-minute favor can, of course, make you feel good, its benefits go beyond that, and it can become an important element in your career development.”

 

 

 

Enterprise Irregulars: Why high-performing cultures barf at most employee engagement initiatives

Comment: “My fundamental issue with most of the dialogue around employee engagement is that it’s mostly about doing stuff around the work — topics like understanding strategy, better work-life balance, more executive communications and face time and the like. All absolutely good stuff but there needs to be more focus on the work.”

 

 

 

Forbes: 10 Reasons Your Employee Engagement Program Is Hurting Your Company

Comment: “So if engagement scores go up with improved results, why not just focus on real results? And why not focus on making employees more successful.”

 

 

 

Inc.: The New Type Of Company Everybody Wants To Work For

Comment: “There’s more to employee happiness than perks and benefits–and the sooner we all realize it the better.”

 

 

 

Harvard Business Review Blog: How Luxury Brands Can Motivate Service Employees

Comment: “At our hotels, we keep our team motivated and our morale high by focusing on four important factors: financial security, forgiveness, respect, and communication.”

 

 

 

Bayt: How to Maximize Employee Engagement

Comment: “Is your workforce impassioned, enthusiastic, committed and inspired? Is their morale and level of corporate citizenship high? Employee engagement is the most challenging topic in HR circles today.”

 

 

 

LinkedIn Pulse: Legendary Lessons from Ten Great Leaders

Comment: “No leader is born great or a hero. It comes from education, experience, and the lessons learned from others. Here are ten great leaders and the legendary lessons they have given us. Are you willing to receive and apply them?”

 

 

 

Inc.: 5 Brilliant TED Talks That Will Boost Your Emotional Intelligence

Comment: “These talks will inspire you to think differently about yourself and others.”

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: Proven Strategies to Attract and Retain Millennials

Comment: “Attract millennials with development, a fun workplace, collaboration, feedback, leadership opportunities…”

 

 

 

Business and Legal Resources: Millennials seek communication, collaboration, and connectivity in workplace, says survey

Comment: “Facilitating real-time engagement and genuine connections with fellow employees will create the company culture that retains Millennial workers.”

 

 

 

strategy+business: Wanted: Leaders Who Use Their Powers for Good

Comment: “[A]bundance-minded leaders know how to use their power, to start new companies, change culture, reshape operating models, and improve performance, all while putting people at the heart of their motivation and strategies. Regardless of their level of leadership, abundance-minded leaders do what they can from where they are.”

 

 

 

Inc.: 3 Ways Ex-employees Can Hurt Your Company

Comment: “Just because they don’t work for you anymore doesn’t mean they can’t impact your future.”

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: How to Deliver Negative Feedback in a Positive Way

Comment: “Trust is essential to a positive employee-manager relationship, and if a worker feels that their manager is overly negative, that trust dissolves. Managers must address performance problems honestly without being perceived as unfair or harsh. Use the following four tips to skirt this fine line and retain your direct reports’ confidence.”

 

 

 

Recognize This! Blog: More Human Workplaces Can Get 70%+ Engagement Levels

Comment: “The best competitive advantage available to all organizations lies in building a powerful, positive, WorkHuman culture.”

 

 

 

New York Times: One Downside of an Up Economy: Employee Turnover

Comment: “Organizations are recognizing the need to focus on culture and dramatically improve employee engagement as they face a looming crisis in engagement and retention.”

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: The Era of Personal and Peer Accountability [New Report]

Comment: “We’re excited to announce the release of our third annual Employee Engagement Report. Each year we dive into hundreds of thousands of employee responses to understand exactly what’s driving employee engagement and what could be incenting your employees to look for greener pastures elsewhere.”

 

 

 

Survey Monkey: Marcus Buckingham Wants You to Totally Rethink Employee Engagement

Comment: “[TMBC] founder and chairman, Marcus Buckingham, stopped by SurveyMonkey’s blog to talk about the issues he sees in today’s employee engagement measures.”

 

 

 

Association for Talent Development: Your Disengaged Employees Don’t Trust You

Comment: “In the United States, we have a real problem with disengaged employees. But are disengaged employees the issue, or are they a symptom of a larger problem?”

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: Why Companies Are Suffering From a Leadership Shortage [Infographic]

Comment: “So why are companies not focusing on developing future leaders? According to APQC, 46% of employees report their organization places little or no priority on leadership development. This infographic spells out what exactly this deficiency is, what’s causing it, and how it can be fixed.”

 

 

 

Forbes: Your Corporate Headquarters Can Symbolize Your Company Culture

Comment: “But when an organization does indeed create an office environment and atmosphere that emits harmony, collaboration and a sense of vitality throughout its confines, there is an undeniable and infectious culture that manifests.”

 

 

 

 

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