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 updates.

 

 

“These assets have been declassified and should be distributed to fellow “Agents” for review.”

 

 

 

SPOTLIGHT ARTICLE

Leadership Language: Why Your Word Choices Matter

Business News Daily: “[T]he words and phrases you use can have a very real impact on your team’s morale and productivity.

 


 

 

 

Employee engagement in the new era

Bangkok Post: “Here is the thing: Just as we can no longer treat customers as a single homogenous group because of their various preferences, we can no longer treat all employees alike. In marketing, we use segmentation techniques to understand customer needs and develop propositions that appeal to them in order to create referrals, references and repurchases. Clearly, such a method can also be applied to employees to build better engagement.

 

 

Engagement Weekly: Employee Engagement Metrics

Allen Communication: “Learn about the latest in employee engagement within various industries. This week’s influential authors look at how to calculate your employee engagement ROI, the stagnation of engagement metrics and how to create and nurture company culture.”

 

 

‘Tell Me Lies’ — The Song One-Third Of Employees Now Hear

Forbes: “Employee engagement consultancies ask a lot of questions, but there’s one question none of them really wanted to ask: “Did you tell the truth?””

 

 

Six Myths Of Employee Engagement

ERE Media: “The first step in creating and inspiring engagement in the workforce is to debunk the pervasive and misleading myths about employee engagement. There are six myths disrupting companies’ ability to keep people engaged.”

 

 

A Call for Autonomy This 4th of July

Globoforce: “I suggest we use the Fourth of July as a chance to consider what independence and autonomy mean in the workplace. Why is autonomy so important in our work lives? How can we encourage more of it?”

 

 

4 Crucial Times Strong Leaders Need to Support Their Employees

TinyPulse: “[T]here are some key times when managers need to go above and beyond the norm. It doesn’t mean that you need to be a friend or a shoulder to cry on, but it does mean providing employees with what they need and being flexible. Your employees will thank you for being the kind of leader they can count on.

 

 

Empower and engage: how HR can win the talent war in the digital age

Raconteur: “Let’s explore three key areas that can help HR leaders better engage, not just millennials and their digital cohorts, but the entire workforce.”

 

 

Talented employees, great managers: hunting for the best fit

Miami Herald: “In a new book, “First Break All the Rules: What The World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently,” Harter aims to help managers and organizations measure and increase engagement.” “I asked Harter to provide insight on what it means to break the rules of employee engagement and how doing so would help employees with their work-life balance.”

 

 

Your people know the best ways to improve your organisation – Interview with Cathy Brown of Engage For Success

 CustomerThink: “Today’s interview is with Cathy Brown, Exec Director at Engage for Success, a UK-based social movement that is committed to promoting employee engagement as a better way to work that benefits individual employees, teams, and whole organisations. Cathy joins me today to talk all things employee engagement, why it’s important and what firms should be thinking about and what they should be doing if they want to boost their levels of employee engagement.”

 

 

 

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Let’s Engage!

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