by George Dickson November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 Employee recognition is one of the most powerful employee engagement and retention tools you have at your disposal. It’s your key to leveling the playing field. Salary isn’t the only effective means of attracting, inspiring, and retaining star employees. It’s important, but its weakness is that it’s … Continue reading The 12 Things You Need For Successful Employee Recognition
Babak SalimiNovember 5, 2015 HR leaders and management teams are starting to realize that they need more real-time insights on employee engagement. The Wall Street Journal article last month (“How Do Employees Really Feel About Their Companies?”) highlighted sentiment-analysis as a way to help identify and resolve employee engagement issues before talent starts to leave. … Continue reading 4 Simple Ways to Boost Employee Engagement
David DrummondNovember 4, 2015 An engaged employee is an effective one. Productivity is higher, they are happier, they’re better advocates of your business – in short, it brings better results for you. But now a report conducted by the Gallup Organisation, an American consultancy company, has revealed the high price of poor employee engagement: between … Continue reading The Price of Poor Employee Engagement? Billions
Rachel BaileyOctober 10, 2015 When a new employee begins the first day on the job at your small business, certain expectations are immediately set. While the character and culture of your office come to fruition as this new employee settles into his new role, general guidelines should be highlighted in one neat and tidy guide: … Continue reading The Employee Handbook: Worth the Investment?
Anton RiusOctober 8, 2015 Virtually every article about employee engagement I’ve read recently includes the same or similar stats. 87% of today’s business leaders cite culture and engagement as one of their top concerns (Deloitte). Only 13% of the global workforce is engaged (Gallup). And while these should still be alarming for any business leader, … Continue reading Employee Engagement Is Not The Problem
Andrew WilsonOctober 26, 2015 A darkly lit car park, a damp and dingy warehouse, a shop floor during a January sale. No, these aren’t scenes from a terrifying horror film; they’re the locations of my first three jobs. As hideous as it was to corral shopping trollies in November, or unpack CDs beneath a record … Continue reading How Does Employee Engagement Impact On Your Brand Reputation?
Christine MarinoOctober 22, 2015 New employee documents can be a burden. We recognize they are still one of the most important parts of employee onboarding, but there has to be a better way to complete these forms. They’re cumbersome, boring, and they can slow down the hiring process. In the meantime, we have a few ways … Continue reading Get Rid of the Headache That (Usually) Comes with New Employee Documents
Personal Branding BlogOctober 23, 2015 We know our credit score when shopping for a new car and our buying power when purchasing a home, but when it comes to our value as employees, many of us have no clue of our worth. Sure we can get a sense of the salary different roles command, but … Continue reading Do You Know Your Employee Worth?
Isabel WagnerOctober 16, 2015 With social media now an integral part of the sales and marketing process, many organisations have embraced employee advocacy as a way of amplifying their campaigns. From senior managers to frontline staff, companies actively encourage employees to participate in conversations on social channels, share relevant content and become brand ambassadors. However … Continue reading Employee Advocacy on Social Media: Striking a Balance Between Authenticity and Compliance
Robert ErichOctober 15, 2015 Everybody likes to be rewarded. Parents treat cleanup time as a game of scavenger hunt for their kids. Teachers often give gold stars or classroom currency to students for good behavior. Mary Poppins famously sang, “just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” This is gamification–making the ordinary or … Continue reading Let’s Play! How Gamification Can Improve Employee Engagement
