This was written by Bruce Bolger of EEA – view the original post here! Perspectives of an Early Engagement Leader While we at the EEA take great pride in having identified the emergence of engagement long before most, we didn’t invent the field. What is so exciting about this journey is the people we meet… [Read More]
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How Can I Improve Employee Engagement Today?
How Can I Improve Employee Engagement Today? Being a manager is no easy task. Your organization is depending on you to accomplish big things, often using minimal resources. Your day is usually filled with “fire drills,” large amounts of email, paperwork, project deliverables, budgets, stakeholder meetings, customers, and…. I’m forgetting something…. Oh, that’s right –… [Read More]
5 Ways Engaged Employees Help Your Bottom Line
5 Ways Engaged Employees Help Your Bottom Line Employee engagement is often thought of as making employees happy. In reality, employee engagement is much more and has a large impact on the organization’s bottom line. It seems as though more and more people are realizing this, though some are still convincing their leaders and managers just how important… [Read More]
Are You Engaging the Whole Employee?
Are You Engaging the WHOLE Employee? Why your Employee Engagement efforts might not be enough… Over the past decade, companies who have embraced employee engagement as a means of attracting and retaining the best employees will be in a better position to capture their employees’ discretionary effort (and help your bottom line). However, despite some gains… [Read More]
Building a Business Case for Employee Engagement (Infographic)
Building a Business Case for Employee Engagement Take a look at the infographic to learn what employee engagement is all about. Find out some scary (and encouraging!) facts about disengaged employees and continue reading to find the hope about employee engagement! Who’s Sinking Your Boat? -Kaitlyn Carr, Organizational Development Specialist @emplyengagement, @kacarr789
The Similarity Between Employee Engagement and Diamonds
The Similarity Between Employee Engagement and Diamonds Diamond are evaluated on the three C’s of cut, clarity and color. I see the similarity with employee engagement and diamonds by the three C’s of employee engagement that all leaders should embrace: communication, customization, and culture. Communication is the Cornerstone of Engagement Recognize the power of a… [Read More]
Certified Employee Engagement Specialist Training Offered in New England!
The Employee Engagement group is excited to offer the opportunity to become a Certified Employee Engagement Specialist by learning and implementing key skills that lead to employee engagement within your organization. Implement key processes that increase engagement Create systems to effectively manage organizational change Evaluate and adjust your reward, recognition, and compensation systems Build alignment… [Read More]
What’s The BEST Way to Get Engaged Employees? Hire Them!
What’s The BEST Way to Get Engaged Employees? Hire Them! According to Gallup, employee engagement barely improved in 2014 and only 31.5% of the U.S. workforce are engaged. There are many different initiatives to drive employee engagement, but how many organizations are looking at their hiring process to improve engagement? If we can improve our… [Read More]
Congratulations to our Certified Employee Engagement Specialists!
Congratulations Ann, Becky, Carole, Christina, Collette, Deb, Erin, Heidi, Jackie, Kim, Kristy, Leah, Lucila, Mauricia, Pam, and Paula! The Employee Engagement Group would like to congratulate the most recent graduates of the Employee Engagement Specialist Certificate program. This program, consisting of 10 four-hour workshops (one per month), provides participants with in depth knowledge and… [Read More]
Recognizing the Need for Recognition
January 20, 2015 Recognizing the Need for Recognition First and foremost, it’s important to realize that rewards and recognition are not one and the same. Rewards tend to have a cost associated with them, whereas recognition is typically free or of minimal cost. A great definition of employee recognition by Kim Harrison is “the timely,… [Read More]