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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! 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 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]
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]
January 13, 2015 Gamification: Making Work Fun! You may have heard the word gamification, as it’s starting to become more popular, especially in the workplace, but what exactly does it mean? Gamification is applying game metrics in non-game settings to increase user engagement and drive user behavior with appropriate rewards. Gamification is a great way… [Read More]
Employee engagement seems easy during the holidays – parties, presents, and all kinds of good cheer. Before you know it, it will be January 2nd and the new year will have begun. The post-holiday blues have been shown to spill into the workplace, taking a toll on employee motivation, engagement, and productivity. It’s never too… [Read More]
November 19, 2014 Customer Experience for Dummies was released on November 17, 2014. Roy Barnes and Bob Kelleher focused this book on how to gain, engage and retain customers with positive experiences. It is essential for leaders to listen to their customers and be able to engage with them through different channels; this book provides… [Read More]
The Employee Engagement Group Selected to an Elite Panel of Judges The Employee Engagement Group was recently selected as one of 12 panelists worldwide to participate in judging submissions for the Takatuf Excellence Award (TEA) in the Middle East. We join other panelists from companies such as LinkedIn, Hay Group, Aon Hewitt, Franklin Covey, London… [Read More]
There’s no denying that social media has taken the world by storm. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter boast millions of users. Social media is a huge engagement, staffing, retention, and branding tool. It’s at the foundation of what we call tri-branding — i.e., when companies use social media to link both product and employment brand, and… [Read More]
Purpose is an Employee Engagement Driver Purpose is an Employee Engagement Driver Purpose is an employee engagement driver and a win-win for all involved. Employees who feel a sense of purpose in their work tend be happier, healthier, and more productive. Employers who attract workers who share the same purpose driven mission of why the company… [Read More]
