vector-thumb-up illustrationBelow is a curation of some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.

 

 

Website: HR Reporter
Article: Who should lead the charge on employee engagement?
Link: http://www.hrreporter.com/blog/Compensation-Rewards/archive/2014/05/26/who-should-lead-the-charge-on-employee-engagement
Author: Claudine Kapel

Comment: Companies should not expect HR to be responsible for employee engagement.  Managers, specifically, line managers should lead engagement since they are in the best position to affect change.

 

 

Website:  Daily FT
Article: Career advancement, performance rewards, firm’s reputation outrank pay in global employee engagement drivers
Link: http://www.ft.lk/2014/05/28/career-advancement-performance-rewards-firms-reputation-outrank-pay-in-global-employee-engagement-drivers/
Author: Editor

Comment: Aon Hewitt’s 2014 Trends in Global Employee Engagement Annual Study looks at 2013 employee engagement percentages by region, the drivers of employee engagement, and discusses Millennial generation and leadership trends.

 

 

Website: HR Business & Legal Resources
Article: Infographic: The top 5 cities with the most and least engaged employees
Link: http://hr.blr.com/HR-news/HR-Administration/HR-Management/Infographic-top-5-cities-with-engaged-employees#
Author:  Editor

Comment: Quantum Workplace has put out a new report listing the cities with the highest and lowest engagement as well as the top 3 engaged industries.

 

 

Website: Thomson’s Online Benefits
Article: How to engage Generation Y employees
Link: http://www.thomsons.com/page/39376/uk/events-and-knowledge/employee-reward-and-benefits-news/articles/how-to-engage-generation-y-employees
Author: Editorial team

Comment: “90% of Gen Y employees plan to stay with a company for no longer than 5 years.”  The article offers some suggestions on how to engage this generation.

 

 

Website:  HR Magazine UK
Article: Link Wellbeing with Engagement to Ease Business Buy-in, says Report.
Link: http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/1144337/link-wellbeing-engagement-ease-business-report
Author:  Katie Jacobs

Comment: “The white paper, The Evidence: Wellbeing and Employee Engagement, explores the link between employee engagement and wellbeing with individual and organizational performance.” Listed are the 12 Steps to success for introducing an integrated program.

 

 

What are your thoughts on these selections? What articles, blog posts, books, etc. can you recommend to other “Agents”?  Let’s talk about them in the comments below!

 

 

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