Maybe our parents had it right. Open bars in offices were a common sight in the 1950s and ’60s. As a Generation X’er, I was shocked the first time I encountered a “happy hour” at the office. The week was winding down and around 4pm on Friday, a young manMore …
Category: Employee Engagement Surveys
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Trying to Measure Employee Engagement? Don’t Bother!
Go and look at the survey tools offered by the employee engagement industry, and everywhere you’ll see slogans about measuring engagement, and promises of wonderful things happening through “proven” measurement techniques. But hidden behind these extravagant and often outlandish claims are things these companies don’t bother to tell you, andMore …
Employee Engagement – Why Should it Matter to You?
You’ve heard about employee engagement and the impact it can have on any organization. Yet, it still doesn’t seem like a priority. After all, your employees are happy and productive … right? Think again! Nearly one in three employees are actively disengaged on the job. And the statistics are gettingMore …
Always-On, Employee Communications, Employee Engagement Surveys, Engagement Data, Onboarding, People Analytics, Real Time Engagement Data, ROI
It’s Time for HR to Make Better Use of People Analytics – New Survey
Everybody in the business world loves data. In fact, pretty much every decision ever made in a business environment is a result of data that indicates a change is needed. When it comes to human resources, a good way to predict the success of recruitment, training, retention, performance, and manyMore …
Employee Engagement; The Bottom Line Is It’s Critical To Your Bottom Line… But How Do You Do It?
Guest blog by Kath Howell of The Terrier Group. Have you ever been so absorbed in your work that time ceased to exist – what felt like mid morning is mid afternoon, and you have experienced levels of productivity and creativity that have yielded real fruit? Many of usMore …
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Employee Engagement: It’s For Introverts Too …
What does true employee engagement look like for your company? For many, it’s the smiling happy faces that grace every staff meeting, every corporate culture webpage, and every photo opportunity. It’s the employees who eagerly arrive at work, saying, “hey there” to their co-workers. It’s the employees who explain toMore …
New Study Reveals Employee Engagement Foremost on HR’s Radar for 2018
Employers have much to anticipate in the 2018. As of the date of this post, the GDPR is in the last few months for corporate compliance, wages are healthy, diversity is growing, and new technology is adding more jobs to the market — so much that there are talent shortagesMore …
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Boost Your Employer Value Proposition Using Employee Engagement Surveys
Is your organization struggling with creating a marketable brand that attracts and inspires talent? According to a 2017 Society for Human Resource Management survey, there is a huge concern over talent right now, with around 68% of companies worried about skills shortages in their markets. In order to improve recruitmentMore …
Managers – it’s up to YOU to drive employee engagement!
Employee engagement is that magical emotional connection that employees develop that helps them connect to the culture, values, and goals of the organizations they work for. In a perfect world, this would come easy. However, we know that employee engagement is statistically low. This is often a frustrating aspect forMore …
Anonymous Feedback, Employee Engagement Surveys, Employee Feedback, Employee Voice, Real-Time Employee Engagement, Voice of the Workforce
VOW: Are your employee engagement efforts enough?
Employees who are actively engaged tend to demonstrate higher levels of productivity, stick around longer, and help make the organizations they work for more profitable. Even the customers they serve get a better experience. Because of this, 88% of businesses made plans to improve employee engagement during 2017, and haveMore …