I recently returned from New Orleans, where I had the opportunity to speak at the Society of Human Resources Management’s (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition. I, along with 15,000 fellow attendees, also got to listen to many other speakers, authors, and thought leaders. I would like to share with you three consistent employee engagement themes… [Read More]
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Engaging Employees from Coast to Coast
Happy Spring (or Happy Fall for our Southern Hemisphere friends)! Here at The Employee Engagement Group, 2017 has seen us engaging across the globe – from Spain to Mexico, California to New York to New Orleans! Engaging Audiences from Board Rooms to Conference Halls We have presented keynote talks for corporate clients at Canon, ECI, and Lockheed Martin, amongst many… [Read More]
FREE Engagement and Leadership Tools Through May 19!
Our free engagement tools for the April-May period relate to leveraging employees motivational drivers for optimal engagement… and business success. Remember, these are just a handful of the tools available in the full Training Toolbox! Membership offers elite access to a full suite of training materials, including fully customizable forms, PowerPoint presentations, and implementation guides. Subscribe with… [Read More]
This Month’s Free Resources: Managing Generations in the Workforce
Our free tools for the March-April period give helpful tips on managing generational differences among the four main workforce contingents: Traditionalists, Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y. Remember, these are just a handful of the tools available in the full Training Toolbox! Membership offers elite access to a full suite of training materials, including fully customizable forms, PowerPoint… [Read More]
The Engagement Accelerator: What People Are Saying
The Employee Engagement Group’s new six-minute online assessment is receiving rave reviews from executives in diverse industries, especially with many organizations looking to revamp or augment the traditional annual performance review. “I used the Engagement Accelerator for a newly promoted manager to help her understand how to motivate and manage her team,” says Julie Crisafulli… [Read More]
Guest Blog Post on Project-Based Businesses and Incentive Compensation
Project-Based Businesses and Incentive Compensation By Brian Siefkes, posted on PSMJ Blog February 01, 2017 If you work in a project-based business, finding ways to incentivize your project teams can present some delicate challenges. No two projects are alike. There can be any number of variables that affect the financial performance of the project and often… [Read More]
This Month’s Free Resources: Focus on Feedback
For the February-March period, we dug into our Training Toolbox to offer you some free tools on giving effective employee feedback. From exercises to reference guides, these are just a handful of the tools available in the full Training Toolbox! Membership offers elite access to a full suite of training materials, including fully customizable forms, PowerPoint presentations, and implementation… [Read More]
Could 2017 See the Death of the Performance Appraisal?
A growing body of data suggests that the traditional annual or twice-yearly performance appraisal may have outlived its usefulness. Today, information is both transparent and instantaneous, goals are mutable, and organizations of all kinds are ditching the paper trail. Managers and employees alike are looking for less formal and more frequent touchpoints to check in… [Read More]
This Month’s Free Training Toolbox Resources: Getting the Most out of Your Team
This month, we pulled some free employee engagement resources out of our Training Toolbox on how to engage high-impact teams! Learn how to distill, evaluate and prioritize ideas from brainstorming sessions… the best framework for goal-setting… how to encourage constructive feedback… and techniques for facilitating group discussions. These are just a handful of the tools available in… [Read More]
Make Employee Engagement Your 2017 Resolution
As 2016 comes to a close… Our inboxes are flooded with “best of…” and “worst of…” lists, compilations of the year’s biggest news and events, and advice on how to make 2017 a better year than the last. We don’t recommend making a best and worst office news list, but we do encourage you to think about… [Read More]