2014-04-11-declassified top secret - pixgoodI’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

Tiny Pulse: The Differences Between a Boss and a Leader, Explained

Comment: “What’s the difference between a boss and a leader, anyway? We’re glad you asked. There are certain leadership qualities that separate these two concepts. And let’s just say that, as a manager, you want to lean towards the leader side. Here are the characteristics that differentiate the two.”

 

 

 

 

Sun Star Davao: Mendoza: The essence of employee engagement

Comment: “Nowadays, an organization tries its best to maximize the potentials of each of its employees for its effective and efficient functioning. The concerted efforts always yield a positive result. It is called employee engagement.”

 

 

Business Wire: Career Frameworks Deliver Positive Return, Mercer Study Reveals

Comment: “As the marketplace for quality talent remains competitive, employers are assessing their strategies for attracting and retaining top-performing employees. According to Mercer’s 2015 Career Frameworks in Talent Management Survey, more than three-quarters (76%) of organizations worldwide report their Career Framework delivered a positive return on their investment. Moreover, 73% of employers are planning to continue with their current strategy of “building” talent from within their organizations rather than “buying” talent from the external marketplace.”

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: 9 Solid Ways to Reinforce Your Company Values

Comment: “But if you want your business to grow in accordance to the organizational values you built it on, it’s important to take a step back every so often to see whether you’re sticking to what you set out to accomplish. No matter how close you are to doing that, you can improve.”

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: 10 Mistakes You’re Probably Making That’s Killing the Company Culture

Comment: “The stronger your organizational culture, the stronger your company. Here are 10 of the most common mistakes you’re probably making — and what you can do to avoid a similar fate.”

 

 

Small Business Network: Three types of employee prospect every CEO must know for maximum staff engagement

Comment: “CEOs are not often actively involved in the hiring process and this lowers the employee engagement that has been shown to impact several key performance outcomes.”

 

 

 

McKnight’s Long Term Care News: Six fundamentals of worker engagement

Comment: “Building a culture of healthcare excellence where employees are engaged and driven to do their best work is easy to understand but hard to do. Healthcare employees – including nursing home workers – are one of the most underappreciated workforces, and it’s next to impossible for them to get into the mindset of excellence if the value of their hard work is never recognized.”

 

 

 

Inc.: IDEO’s Best-Kept Secrets on Employee Engagement

Comment: “The founder of IDEO, a top Silicon Valley design firm, runs the company with four key strategies that strengthens employee creativity and engagement. Use these techniques to get more out of your own employees.”

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: 5 Enduring Leadership Qualities From Santa Claus

Comment: “What does it take to be known far and wide as the bringer of happiness and joy to children worldwide? How about some top-notch leadership skills. Lets check out what it takes to really get down to business like Santa Claus.”

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: 6 Quick Tips for First-Time Managers

Comment: “Management is an entirely different ball game than grinding tasks out on your own day to day. To be effective, managers must inspire their direct reports to greatness, and this entails taking on the role of mediator, advocate, leader, mentor, and more — all rolled into one.

If it sounds overwhelming, don’t fret. Just keep these six tips in mind, and you’ll improve your leadership qualities in no time.”

 

 

Wall Street Journal Blog: 10 Disruptive HR Technology Trends for 2016

Comment: “The transformational changes taking place across the HR technology landscape have the potential to provide CIOs with better tools for managing the people side of their IT organizations.”

 

 

 

Payscale: Here’s Why You’re Not More Engaged at Work

Comment: “Here’s how you can get creative about new strategies that your team can employ together.”

 

 

 

Fortune: What Every Company Needs to Start Doing in 2016

Comment: “Today’s answer to the question “What’s your New Year’s resolution?” is by Amit Srivastav, president of Infinite: Employee engagement continues to be a major challenge for all businesses, especially for fast-growing companies like ours.

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: 29 Funny Yet Motivational Quotes For Employees

Comment: “[I]f you’re looking for something to tickle your funny bone during rough times at work, check these out.”

 

 

 

Tiny Pulse: 6 Everyday Tips to Step Up Employee Motivation

Comment: “How motivated is your staff? Chances are there are at least a few folks on your team who could use a little extra encouragement. With that in mind, let’s take a look at six ways you can improve motivation in the workplace.”

 

 

 

Talent Culture: Why Managers Have To Develop Emotional Intelligence

Comment: “Quite frankly, if management is not doing their job in leading, it’s certainly because they lack the emotional intelligence to motivate and trigger their employees and push them to prominence.”

 

 

 

 

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Let’s Engage!

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