A timely article appeared on December 22 in Incentive Magazine on engaging employees after the holidays. Click Here To Read Full Article.
Employee Engagement Blog
Re-engaging with Engagement: Economic Intelligence Unit
12/2/10 Economic Intelligence Unit reports key employee engagement survey findings. Two of these findings reveal that: 1.) C level Executives have a “rose tinted” view of employee engagement that is not shared by lower ranked employees. 47% of C level executives believe they have accurately determined levels of employee engagement, while only 16% of senior executives… [Read More]
Press Release: Kelleher to join HotelExecutive.com as contributing editor.
Press Release, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 4, 2011- HotelExecutive.com, the leading online hotel industry business resource is pleased to announce that employee engagement expert Bob Kelleher has joined the journal as a contributing editor to the publication’s primary business journal, the Hotel Business Review. (online at http://www.hotelexecutive.com/business_review). “We are delighted that Bob will be sharing… [Read More]
Is E-mail the Next Myspace?
December 20th, New York Times. The number of people using email to communicate is decreasing, notably for the younger generations-people between the ages of 12 and 17. The number of visits to Yahoo and and Hotmail have dropped 18%. This decrease is due to a preference for instant gratification that texting and instant messaging provides…. [Read More]
Employee Engagement Emporium Event, January 20th, Chicago, IL
The Employee Engagement Emporium will take place on January 20th, 2011, in Chicago at the Hotel Palomar. During this informative all-day event, industry leaders will share valuable insights and best practices on increasing Engagement in the workplace. Do not miss this opportunity to stay abreast of the latest trends in Engagement and network with the best… [Read More]
10 Steps of Engagement article
Bob Kelleher’s latest article just released on Becker’s Hosptial Review- Click Here
60 Minutes Interview with Co-Founder of Facebook & Staggering Social Media Statistics
On Sunday, 12/5, 60 minutes interviewed Mark Zuckerberg, Co-Founder of Facebook. Interviewer Lesley Stahl primarily covered the company’s culture, the site’s growth and aspirations, privacy concerns, new features of FaceBook’s profile page and the hit movie, The Social Network. Whether you respect Zuckerman or not, there are staggering statistics that reinforce the importance that social media plays… [Read More]
Don’t Get Discouraged!
Although November’s unemployment rate inched up, employees shouldn’t get get discouraged, and firms shouldn’t get comfortable that their employees “have no place to go”. Third quarter profits for private sector firms were higher than anytime during the past 2 years! Productivity indexes are up. New Hires were up. It is easy to get discouraged when reading the… [Read More]
Report: Many Customer-Service Employees ‘Highly Disengaged’
The Corporate Leadership Council just released it’s quarterly engagement trends report measuring employees’ discretionary efforts, intent to stay with their current employer and engagement levels. Results showed: Only 22% of employees plan on staying in their current positions (out of 618,000 global employees). Disenagement levels remain high with 21.6% of employees describing themselves as “highly… [Read More]
Importance of Branding, HBR Article and Kelleher’s YouTube Video
In December’s issue of HBR, “The One Thing You Must Get Right When Building A Brand” correlates to our message of the importance of branding, and employee engagement. While the article focuses on customer engagement, the message resides with employee engagement-the fundamentals are the same. Brands should capitalize on new media possibilities built on 4… [Read More]
