Insights

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

  • Making the Bid for Employee Engagement

    The basis of employee experience and employee engagement is relationships. One of the most important relationships is with your direct manager. According to Gallup, “Managers Account for 70% of Variance in Employee Engagement.”1 So how can we focus on and improve our relationship with our manager and others in the workplace? In Mind Gym: Achieve…

  • Employee Engagement Intelligence Briefing: 2018.08.27 – 2018.08.31

    I’m Simpson…Gregory F Simpson, Agent In Engagement.  Below is the latest briefing on employee engagement intelligence. 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 Are You Sacrificing for Your Work, or Just Suffering for It? Harvard…

  • Veteran Operative Employee Engagement Insights: 2018.08.27 – 2018.08.31

    I’m Simpson…Gregory F Simpson, Agent In Engagement. Below is a compilation of the previous week’s employee engagement related wisdom from noted experts. Follow @agtinengagement to stay current with the latest veteran operative employee engagement insights.     In most instances, the driving force behind the action is the mood, the personality, the attitude of the character—or…

  • Top Employee Engagement-Related Articles of August 2018

    In August, our Employee Engagement Briefings highlighted 50 employee engagement-related articles. Each week, one article is selected as the Spotlight Article. Here is a recap of the Spotlight Articles of August 2018.         The Real Bottom Line Impact of Managing Talent Through Freedom, Not Fear 15Five: “To succeed in this new age,…

  • Employee Engagement Intelligence Briefing: 2018.08.20 – 2018.08.24

    I’m Simpson…Gregory F Simpson, Agent In Engagement.  Below is the latest briefing on employee engagement intelligence. 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 Using the Positivity Ratio to Improve Team Performance Bonusly: “The concept of…

  • Veteran Operative Employee Engagement Insights: 2018.08.20 – 2018.08.24

    I’m Simpson…Gregory F Simpson, Agent In Engagement. Below is a compilation of the previous week’s employee engagement related wisdom from noted experts. Follow @agtinengagement to stay current with the latest veteran operative employee engagement insights.     I’m doing this because I want to do it better. — Walt Disney     What lies behind…