Insights

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

  • Pre-hire: The First 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 first phase of engagement: Pre-hire.       When people consider working for…

  • Employee Engagement Recap for Week of March 10 – 14, 2014

    Below is a curation of some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.   Website: Harvard Business Review Blog Article: Why Good Managers Are So Rare Link: http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/03/why-good-managers-are-so-rare/?utm_content=bufferdbefc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Authors: Randall Beck and James Harter     Website: Gallup Business Journal Article:  Why Your Company Must Be Mission-Driven Link:…

  • Employee Engagement Quotes from March 3 – 7, 2014

    In case you missed them. Below are last week’s employee engagement quotes from @agtinengagement. Follow me to receive these daily quotes.     All you’ve got to do is own up to your own ignorance honestly, and you’ll find people are eager to fill your head with information. — Walt Disney     March on.…

  • 7 Phases of Engagement

    You may be familiar with my weekly employee engagement recap blog posts.  In them, I curate the best articles I run across in a given week.  I’ve found it interesting that most of these articles take a narrow approach to employee engagement.  They focus on topics related to those employed by a company.  I know.…

  • Employee Engagement Recap for Week of March 3 – 7, 2014

    Below is a curation of some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.     Website: Forbes Article:  Hack Work To Combine Peak Performance And Personal Purpose Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rawnshah/2014/02/28/hack-work-to-combine-peak-performance-and-personal-purpose/ Author:  Ayelet Baron and Rawn Shah   Website:  Inc. Article:  These Buzzwords Make You Look Bad (and Hurt Business) Link:…

  • Employee Engagement Quotes from February 24 – 28, 2014

    In case you missed them. Below are last week’s employee engagement quotes from @agtinengagement. Follow me to receive these daily quotes.     Leadership means that a group, large or small, is willing to entrust authority to a person who has shown judgment, wisdom, personal appeal, and proven competence. – Walt Disney     To…