Restricted Declassified stamp - 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

Website: Kevin Kruse
Article: Top 10 Employee Engagement Books
Link: http://www.kevinkruse.com/top-10-employee-engagement-books/
Author: Kevin Kruse

Comment: “I’m often asked to recommend employee engagement books. I’m obviously proud of my own books in the field, but thought it would be interesting to see what the best selling employee engagement books were according to Amazon.”

 

 

 

Website: TechZone360
Article: The Gamification Trend: How Play Can Help Your Business Thrive
Link: http://www.techzone360.com/topics/techzone/articles/2015/05/11/403184-gamification-trend-how-play-help-business-thrive.htm
Author: Sean Gordon

Comment: “Getting employees more engaged in business activities, such as learning processes, sales and customer satisfaction, has become a key goal of companies across nearly every sector of the economy. Research has shown that work training games and simulations are much more effective than conventional training methodologies when it comes to employees learning new skills and information. The assimilation of game elements into existing tasks and learning management systems (LMSs) increases user engagement in the process.”

 

 

 

Website: Fast Company
Article: Three Steps To End Office Gossip
Link: http://www.fastcompany.com/3046098/three-steps-to-end-office-gossip
Author: Meredith Haberfeld

Comment: “Successful employee engagement requires truth. Are you willing to hear it? Are your employees willing to express it?”

 

 

 

Website: KSL TV
Article: 7 things every employee wants in a boss
Link: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=151&sid=34471729
Author: Steve Palmer

Comment: “It’s never too late to become an exceptional leader, but not for the sake of receiving one more “World’s-Best-Boss” mug. Do it because of the impact your leadership can have on the happiness of your employees. Here are seven time-tested principles that will get you back on track.”

 

 

 

Website: Human Resources Online
Article: Female bosses drive higher levels of employee engagement
Link: http://www.humanresourcesonline.net/female-bosses-drive-higher-levels-employee-engagement/
Author: Akankasha Dewan

Comment: “Polling 27 million employees across four decades, the [Gallup] study highlighted employees who worked for a female manager were six percentage points more engaged than those who work for a male manager (33% to 27% respectively).”

 

 

 

Website: Globoforce
Article: Micro interview with [Monk] Pandit Dasa
Link: http://www.globoforce.com/resources/features/micro-interview-pandit/
Author: WorkHuman

Comment: “As a preview to his upcoming talk at WorkHuman, we recently asked Pandit to share his take on the human workplace and tips for reducing stress in the workplace.”

 

 

 

Website: Gallup
Article: Report: What Separates Great Managers From the Rest
Link: http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/183098/report-separates-great-managers-rest.aspx?utm_source=WWWV7HP&utm_medium=topic&utm_campaign=tiles
Author:  Amy Adkins

Comment: “To win the global battle for the best customers, companies must choose managers based on their innate talent to lead. Naturally talented managers know how to develop and engage their employees, according to Gallup research. They create enthusiastic, energized teams that build highly successful organizations and engage customers.”

 

 

 

Website: PRWeb
Article: Positive Employee Experience (EX) Can Increase Revenue, Productivity, Employee and Client Retention — 6 Tips from Graziano Associates to Improve Your Company’s EX
Link: http://www.prweb.com/releases/Employee_Experience/Client_Retention/prweb12703589.htm
Author: Press Release – Graziano Associates

Comment: “There are many ways to improve EX (employee experience) at work. Some approaches may be industry specific, while others can span across all industries and business types. Below are six tips from Graziano Associates to boost employee experience and engagement.”

 

 

 

Website: Forbes
Article: The End of “Employee Engagement?”
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/roddwagner/2015/05/11/the-end-of-employee-engagement/
Author: Rod Wagner

Comment: “At its center, in its origins and best interpretations, “engagement” was simply a synonym for something that will never go away – the power of reciprocity between workers and those representing the enterprise.”

 

 

 

Website: Business 2 Community
Article: 14% Of Zappos Staff Quits (Which Is Just Fine For Employee Engagement)
Link: http://www.business2community.com/human-resources/14-zappos-staff-quits-just-fine-employee-engagement-01224784
Author: George Jacob

Comment: “Organizational alignment and employee engagement can come with difficult decisions—because people are not universal-fit cogs in the corporate machine. They each come with different interests, comfort zones, and attitudes toward change. What some find exciting will terrify others.”

 

 

 

Website: Chartered Management Institute
Article: Are your employees disengaged? Six classic warning signs
Link: http://www.managers.org.uk/insights/news/2015/may/are-your-employees-disengaged-six-classic-warning-signs
Author: Jermaine Haughton

Comment: “[M]angers are clearly under increasing pressure to proactively capture employee engagement and boost performance, and some may be worrying – right now – whether they need to get with the programme. So here are some tell-tale signs that your workers’ minds are wandering…”

 

 

 

Website: Huffington Post
Article: ‘Inclusion Is Bad for Business’
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-fitzgerald-gates-phd/inclusion-is-bad-for-business_b_7267060.html
Author: John Fitzgerald Gates, Ph.D.

Comment: “By seeing employees though an inclusion rather than an engagement lens, companies begin the process of disengagement early on. Engagement is about tapping into the potential of each employee to contribute optimally to the company in the execution of his or her duties. Engagement enhances excellence across the board, whereas inclusion’s focus is on raising numbers categorically. More minority, women and LGBT employees will not yield more excellence absent much more engagement.”

 

 

 

Website: Training Zone (UK)
Article: Evaluating Engagement
Link: http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/blogs-post/evaluating-engagement/188679
Author: Derek Bishop

Comment: “If you want to align people with business strategy, if you want your employees to work proactively to boost profitability, customer service and reputation then giving them the tools to plan, to self-measure and to develop is key to success.  Why guess, why leave it to once a year chance when you can have ongoing evaluation and boost engagement in the process.”

 

 

 

Website: Talent Management
Article: Firms Recognize Engagement
Link: http://www.talentmgt.com/articles/7296-firms-recognize-engagement
Author: Amy Whyte

Comment: “Recognition programs are the top-used method organizations use to promote employee engagement, according to a recent survey by Human Capital Media Advisory Group, the research arm of Talent Management magazine.”

 

 

 

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