Insights

Practical, people-centered ideas on management, engagement, and the people experience.

  • Onboarding: The Third Phase of Engagement

    In the 7 Phases of Engagement, I proposed that each phase ties directly to the employee lifecycle and has the potential to impact the success of a company in terms of its ability to engage employees.   Today, we’ll look at the third phase of engagement: Onboarding. Onboarding is the most crucial of the 7…

  • Employee Engagement Recap for Week of March 24 – 28, 2014

    Below is a curation of some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.   Website: DallasNews.com Article: Help your people find their happy place Link: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business-headlines/20140322-help-your-people-find-their-happy-place.ece Author: McClatchy News Service Comment: “The leader is the biggest driver of employee engagement.”     Website: HartfordBusiness.com Article: “Employee Engagement for…

  • Employee Engagement Quotes from March 17 – 21, 2014

    In case you missed them. Below are last week’s employee engagement quotes from @agtinengagement. Follow me to receive these daily quotes.     You don’t build it for yourself. You know what the people want and you build it for them. — Walt Disney     It is not the critic who counts; not the…

  • Hiring Process: The Second Phase of Engagement

    In the 7 Phases of Engagement, I proposed that each phase ties directly to the employee lifecycle and has the potential to impact the success of a company in terms of its ability to engage employees.   Today, we’ll look at the second phase of engagement: Hiring Process.   The Hiring Process phase builds on…

  • Employee Engagement Recap for Week of March 17 – 21, 2014

    Below is a curation of some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.     Website: HR Magazine UK Article: Motivation initiatives worthless without employee engagement Link: http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/news/1142762/motivation-initiatives-worthless-employee-engagement Author: Hywel Roberts     Website: Switch & Shift Article: 5 Employee Questions Every Company Should Answer Link: http://switchandshift.com/5-employee-questions-every-company-should-answer Author: Meghan M.…

  • Employee Engagement Quotes from March 10 – 14, 2014

    In case you missed them. Below are last week’s employee engagement quotes from @agtinengagement. Follow me to receive these daily quotes.     It’s a mistake not to give people a chance to learn to depend on themselves while they’re young. — Walt Disney     While many people talk about profits and productivity as…