Bob Kelleher recently spoke with Julie Ann Sullivan, author and professional member of the National Speakers Association, about engaging your employees holistically. Julie calls Bob the “granddaddy of employee engagement” after talking to him about the importance of engaging the whole person and its benefits of discretionary effort. Listen now and find out why your… [Read More]
Guest Blog: Recognition Is Free, Focus On It!
The Best Recognition Programmes Are Almost Free! Bob Kelleher interviewed by Swati Gangawane Gujar – 05th July 2018 Posted on Bravo Blog July 16, 2018 Bob Kelleher is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and consultant on employee engagement, leadership, and workforce trends. He is the author of the bestselling book, LOUDER THAN WORDS: 10 Practical… [Read More]
Reflections from the Road
It’s been quite the busy year… travelling for conferences, keynotes and client engagements (okay, and maybe a little golf in Scotland – a blog for another day). Most recently, I was invited to speak (Mega Session) on “Building an Employee Engagement Roadmap” at SHRM’s Annual Conference and Exhibition which took place June 18-20th in Chicago…. [Read More]
Guest Blog: Is It Us or Is It Them?
Is It Us or Is It Them? By Amy Champigny, Deltek You are sitting in a resource planning meeting and suddenly realize that you will need a new Architectural Technologist to round out a team for a project starting in two weeks! Time to start the acquisition engine. A job description is found or cobbled… [Read More]
A Cool New Way to Start the Conversation That Isn’t Happening
We all know that we need to communicate better. The vast majority of dysfunctional relationships are the result of (or breach) in communications. In all organizations, communication plays a central role in a well-functioning (or poorly-functioning) relationship. Leaders need to communicate their visions for the company to employees, and managers and employees need communication skills… [Read More]
Five Steps to 100% Employee Engagement Survey Response Rate
An employee engagement survey is only as good as the data it collects. To have an accurate picture of what employees think, you must collect data from as many of them as possible to achieve a high employee engagement survey response rate. But how do you ensure that 1) everyone knows that you are launching… [Read More]
4 Tools to Develop and Grow Effective Managers
After that promotion into the ranks of management, who remembers being whisked away to a multi-day intensive training for their new position requirements, managing people? Not many, I’m sure. For most new managers, they get a “congratulations” and a list of subordinates. According to a recent Gallup poll, over 70% of people who manage people… [Read More]
Five Reasons You Should Survey Your Employees
What will you gain by asking your employees what they think? Engagement surveys are an investment an organization’s time and resources, but are also an incredible investment in your workforce. View the infographic below for five reasons you can use to convince your boss or C-Suite that an employee engagement survey that investing in your… [Read More]
Performance Appraisals: How Can We Improve Something Everyone DREADS?
We asked participants some questions about their own performance appraisals during a recent webinar. While their comments weren’t too surprising, they really hammered home the fact that while no one likes their current performance appraisal process, no one’s quite sure what to do about it. Our infographic below illustrates the state of participants’ performance appraisal… [Read More]
Join Us For A Lunch-and-Learn Webinar on the Employee Engagement Certificate Program
We’ll be holding a lunch-and-learn webinar on Tuesday, August 22nd to answer your questions on the Employee Engagement Certificate Program. Join the program’s director Allan Benowitz as he talks with recent program graduate Michelle Roccia about the program, what students learn, and the benefits of being THE employee engagement guru in your organization. About the… [Read More]