Category Archives: Employee Engagement

Business Slow? Invest in Employee Engagement

Michael Heller — February 27, 2017 — February 27, 2017 Let’s get the simple explanation out of the way – engaged employees means better productivity. We’re talking big time increases. A study by Gallup found companies with an average of 9.3 engaged employees for every actively disengaged employee, experienced 147% higher EPS compared to their … Continue reading Business Slow? Invest in Employee Engagement →

Preaching Employee Engagement to Culture-Rich Choirs

Employee Engagement

Eric Chester — February 27, 2017 Follow @eric_chester— February 27, 2017 For a high school teacher, the most frustrating night of each semester is the one set aside for parent-teacher conferences. Although parent’s night for 1st and 2nd grade students always draws a full house, the parent-teacher conferences at the neighboring high school are sparsely … Continue reading Preaching Employee Engagement to Culture-Rich Choirs →

Engaging Your Employees Starts Exactly Where You Think It Does

Employee Engagement

George LaRocque — February 15, 2017 Follow @glarocque— February 15, 2017 For years it’s been clear that as modes of communication and collaboration in the workplace have gone through digital disruption the impact on employee engagement would be great. An annual survey alone on just about anything in business has lost its effectiveness. Business cycles … Continue reading Engaging Your Employees Starts Exactly Where You Think It Does →

Wake Up! How to Create a More Engaged Workplace Culture

Employee Engagement

Kathy Steele — February 14, 2017 Follow @kathysteele— February 14, 2017 Lack of engagement and poor employee retention rates are growing global issues in the workplace. Studies and reports conducted by Gallup, Deloitte LLC., and Quantum Workplace, chart employee engagement in 2016 at 30-35%. This means nearly 70% of the time employees are disengaged, and … Continue reading Wake Up! How to Create a More Engaged Workplace Culture →

5 Ways to Engage Millennial Employees Through Cause

Employee Engagement

Ryan Scott — January 20, 2017 Follow @causecast— January 20, 2017 The Millennial generation presents a fascinating paradox. They’re motivated by purpose-filled work, even though money is a huge concern. Thirty-six percent depend on financial support from family and 7 in 10 young workers don’t have enough saved to cover two months of living expenses, … Continue reading 5 Ways to Engage Millennial Employees Through Cause →

Does Banning Out of Hours Email Increase Employee Engagement?

Employee Engagement

Jill Wedge — January 12, 2017 — January 12, 2017 French workers now have the right to opt out of emails after set working hours. But does restricting access to communication hamper rather than improve employee engagement? New laws came into force in France on January 1, which gave employees the choice of whether to … Continue reading Does Banning Out of Hours Email Increase Employee Engagement? →

3 Commonly Overlooked Opportunities to Reduce Attrition

Employee Engagement

Brent Holland — December 28, 2016 — December 28, 2016 Attrition is costly. How costly is up for debate. Some research studies estimate that it costs $ 4,219 and takes 42 days to hire a new employee, which corresponds nearly identically to FurstPerson’s cost-of-attrition research that settled on $ 4,284 per lost employee. Others estimate … Continue reading 3 Commonly Overlooked Opportunities to Reduce Attrition →

Stop Trying to Get Buy-in from Your Employees

Employee Engagement

Mike Paton — December 23, 2016 Follow @mpaton— December 23, 2016 I’ve worked with dozens of entrepreneurs who started their EOS journey wanting, among other things, more “buy-in” from their employees. While I understand how rare and precious it is to have team members who share and want to achieve your company’s vision, the term … Continue reading Stop Trying to Get Buy-in from Your Employees →

All Change in 2017

Employee Engagement

Jill Wedge — December 23, 2016 — December 23, 2016 Researching trends for 2017, I happen across a fascinating source called quantumrun.com which basically excites and frightens in equal measure. This website offers forecasts up to 2050 on anything from climate change and technology to law. Among its predictions for next year is that a … Continue reading All Change in 2017 →

On and Off Boarding Employees: Getting to a Smooth Process

Employee Engagement

Nancy Van Elsacker — December 12, 2016 Follow @NancyVElsacker— December 12, 2016 How can we make sure that newly hired employees have everything they need to get started on their first day? Believe it or not, this is a deeply concerning question for many business leaders. This specific question was addressed recently by HR, IT … Continue reading On and Off Boarding Employees: Getting to a Smooth Process →