Tag: engagement

June 28, 2019

Companies implement policies to define the rules of an organization and shape future decisions with a thought-out framework. They help employees make day-to-day decisions that lead to overall cohesion and success. These policies guide many aspects of running a business, […]

June 27, 2019

A satisfied and happy staff contributes greatly to business growth. Your investment in employee empowerment to enhance the employee experience will pay off tenfold. Rigidity Leads to Division Many businesses impose rigid conditions on the amount of freedom staff is […]

June 25, 2019

Who wins in a courageous workforce? Everyone. With fewer anxieties and fears—and more grit and determination—courageous workers take on more challenging projects, cope better with change, and speak up on important issues. The boss and the company benefit, and by […]

June 19, 2019

New research by ADP, a leading provider of human resources software and services, suggests managers striving to understand the art of employee engagement take lessons from the “team leaders” who report to them. ADP says just 16% of employees surveyed […]

June 6, 2019

Bad behavior is contagious. I was reminded of this recently at my nine-year-old son’s soccer game. It was the second game of the tournament and our boys weren’t playing very well. The team we played against was coached by five […]

May 31, 2019

Managing a multigenerational workforce is no easy feat for today’s Human Resources (HR) departments. While Boomers set sail into retirement, bright-eyed Millennials crop up in their place, bringing with them wildly different experiences and expectations that challenge the meaning of […]

May 17, 2019

Generation Z candidates (those born from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s), like their millennial predecessors, grew up in an age dominated by knowledge work rather than industrial work. These digital natives have lived their entire lives surrounded by technology […]

May 2, 2019

Tax changes that took effect last year now limit employers’ ability to deduct employee entertainment events. But if businesses carefully navigate the new rules, exceptions allow them to continue deducting many employee meals and parties, at least in part. How […]

April 22, 2019

“It’s not an accident that the best places to work are also the places that make the most money.” Gordon Bethune, former CEO of Continental Airlines, gave this iconic quote to The New York Times in 2001 after spearheading a […]

April 9, 2019

Peakon’s survey results confirm other studies’ findings. For instance, a Harris Poll for Yoh found that disrespectful managers can drive out employees, even if they like their jobs. And research has shown meaningful work can keep employees on board. A […]

April 9, 2019

The notion that employees are the most valuable asset to a company has never been truer than it is today. Your people are often the creators of, consumers of, and advocates for your product. It’s important to connect with them […]

April 4, 2019

Jess (not her real name) is a U.K.-based fashion influencer with 230,000 Instagram followers. She worked with 22 different brands in 2018 and charged $1,000 per post. Those brands didn’t realize that 96 percent of Jess’s engagement is fake, the […]

March 15, 2019

That line has been used by Hollywood writers for years to kick off an argument between two characters, to the point that it’s become a cliché. But, like most clichés, it’s based on some truth. Tone, word choice, body language […]

March 12, 2019

In 1985, I took my first job in the aerospace industry. On day 1, an HR person showed me to a conference room, handed me a thick manual, and said, “Read this.” That was onboarding. It took 4 hours to […]

March 8, 2019

In part 1 of this article, we explored why self-reported value among employees can’t really be relied upon without intervention. Instead, organizations need to empower employees to truly speak their mind. Here we’ll look at an example and offer some […]

February 28, 2019

We often hear that millennials want to do “meaningful work.” Generally, this is taken to refer to charity work or any role where the main outcome is something that will benefit society, the planet, animals, or something like that. Under […]

February 27, 2019

What manager wouldn’t love to walk into the office each morning to a group of smiling, eager employees, ready to take on the day? But the reality is … that just doesn’t happen. Distracted and disengaged Study after study shows […]

February 26, 2019

According to research highlighted by Harvard Business Review, positive work cultures promote more productive, engaged, and happier employees. Also, according to one survey highlighted by Forbes, “corporate culture, however it is defined, makes a difference in companies’ performance and value.” […]

February 7, 2019

Are we misdiagnosing the causes of employee burnout and prescribing the wrong remedies? The boom in workplace wellness programs over the last decade has focused attention on an individual’s emotional and physical health and social and financial well-being. Nine in […]

January 24, 2019

Talent pool engagement, as the name implies, happens when an organization takes active steps to stay engaged with prospective employees—often before they’ve even applied at the organization. With today’s ever-connected online environment, there are ever more ways for employers to […]