Practical, people-centered ideas on management, engagement, and the people experience.
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These Trying Times Should be “Try-ing” Times
In the May 7th post, “A Reference for Employee Engagement Reports, Studies, and Surveys,” I provided a reference guide to the various employee engagement reports, studies, and surveys I’ve come across. Basically, they all lead to the same conclusion: the state of engagement isn’t pretty. These are trying times. “Trying” (adjective) meaning extremely annoying,…
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Employee Engagement Recap for Week of June 2 – 6, 2014
Below is a curation of some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week. Website: Occupational Health & Safety Article: Everything Is an Engagement ‘Issue’ Link: http://ohsonline.com/Articles/2014/06/01/Everything-Is-an-Engagement-Issue.aspx?admgarea=news&Page=1 Author: Brian Galonek Comment: “I picked up a recent issue of OH&S and was struck by the pattern I noticed in the…
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Employee Engagement Quotes from May 26 – 30, 2014
In case you missed them. Below are last week’s employee engagement quotes from @agtinengagement. Follow me to receive these daily quotes. I believe in being a motivator. – Walt Disney You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. – Maya Angelou I have…
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Key Learnings from Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
On March 24, 2014, Harmony Books released, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder1 by Arianna Huffington. This book makes the case that we need to refine the meaning of success. While most people measure success in terms of money and power, Ms. Huffington proposes a…
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Employee Engagement Recap for Week of May 23 – 27, 2014
Below 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…
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Employee Engagement Quotes from May 19 – 23, 2014
In case you missed them. Below are last week’s employee engagement quotes from @agtinengagement. Follow me to receive these daily quotes. I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn’t know how to get along without it. — Walt Disney Impossible is just a big word thrown…