A Celebratory Culture Boosts Employee Engagement Have you ever been sitting in a meeting after a successful deliverable and have the main focus be on what went wrong or how it can change/improve for the next time? I bet thissounds familiar to a lot of you. And it’s not really surprising because it’s human nature… [Read More]
Kaitlyn Carr
Employee Engagement Starts with Onboarding
Employee Engagement Starts with Onboarding Often, when we talk about employee engagement, we are talking about it to fix a problem; how to turn disengaged employees into engaged employees. As explained in a previous blog, we suggest that you modify your hiring practices so that you are hiring engaged employees using our B.E.S.T method. It’s also… [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]
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
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]
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]
Purpose is an Employee Engagement Driver
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]
3 Leadership Lessons Learned from the Market Basket Family Feud
As Background… Market Basket is a large regional supermarket chain in the New England area consisting of over 25,000 employees at 71 locations. Originally called DeMoulas, it started out as a small “mom and pop” grocery store by Greek immigrants in 1916 in Lowell, Massachusetts. The store was sold to two DeMoulas sons, Mike and… [Read More]
Kaitlyn Carr joins The Employee Engagement Group
June 19, 2014 – Woburn, MA – Kaitlyn Carr joins The Employee Engagement Group The Employee Engagement Group is pleased to introduce Kaitlyn Carr as their newest team member as an Organizational Development Specialist. Kaitlyn will assist clients in all facets of organizational effectiveness including employee engagement surveys, leadership and engagement workshops, employee engagement certifications,… [Read More]