Training and CPD. Recruitment and selection. Conflict management. HR management - Company culture. Study: Engaged Employees Inspire Company Innovation. 2011 Employee Engagement Report - Beyond the numbers: A practical approach for individuals, managers and leaders. Beyond the numbers: A practical approach for individuals, managers and executives In organizations every individual is accountable for his or her own engagement; anyone with direct reports must coach team members to higher levels of engagement and manage his or her own engagement; and executives set the tone for high morale and motivation plus shoulder the responsibilities of individuals and managers.
In this 2013 Employee Engagement updated report, we share a brief overview of engagement levels worldwide, the engagement-retention connection, key drivers, and the ways that behaviors of managers and senior leaders influence engagement. We also explore the specific roles and responsibilities of the workforce in building a more engaged organization. Our focus: individual employees, managers, and executives. These three roles are incremental, depending on someone's level in the organization. Key Findings from the Research Update Recommendations. Is arm’s length HR damaging your employee relations?
Employee Engagement: “How Did Things Ever Get So Far Apart?” “When I lead my portion of the orientation, I do not have the heart to tell them and I can’t look them in the eye.
This is a horrible place. It is like I am leading them to slaughter.” That interaction took place last week as I was talking to a potential client and ran into one of my former co-workers who now works there and is involved in orientation. That short conversation gave me all the insight I needed — and all that research could have never provided. Being Meaningful: It’s the Key to Better Engaging Your Employees. First in a series The workplace is in crisis.
Workers are not engaged. Productivity is down. Morale is low. Many employees obviously don’t see the point of what they, or their employer, are doing. How can a business turn the tide of employee dissonance? 7 Simple Tips To Deal With Negative People. “The people who are the hardest to love are the ones who need it the most.”
~Peaceful Warrior Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Celestine Chua of The Personal Excellence Blog. Have you ever dealt with negative people before? The HR Profession Map - The HR Profession Map. Your Silence Is Hurting Your Company - Nilofer Merchant. By Nilofer Merchant | 1:15 PM September 7, 2011 This essay originally appeared in the collection End Malaria, proceeds from which go to Malaria No More.
For more information or to buy the book, go to EndMalariaDay.com. When I was an admin at Apple, I used to go to meetings and see the problem so clearly, when others could not. I didn’t think I had the right or the capabilities to speak this truth. I worried about being seen as too young, or too brown, or too female, or too uneducated to offer the solution to the group. But mostly, I worried about being… too wrong. So, I kept quiet and learned to sit on my hands lest they rise up and betray me. That was nearly 20 years ago. StrategyFocusedHR: Are You “Done?” You Need Some Fire to Fix Employee Discontentment. “I’m done.”
Those words were uttered by Andy Roddick last month at the beginning of the U.S. Open. Tennis is unlike a lot of sports, where the coach or general manager lets you know in so many words that it may be time to go. Yes, in most sports they tell you when you are done. The Future of HR: It’s All About Making It a True Decision Science. “It is important for communities to educate our children for their future, not our past.”
In a recent interview, Romain Dallemand, the superintendent of schools in Bibb County, Georgia, talked about how he came into the job last year with a bag of changes he calls “The Macon Miracle.” One of the tools in that tool kit was adding Chinese as a language requirement in his school district. “This is HR’s future” This school year, Superintendent Dallemand is rolling out Mandarin in stages, a few sessions a week, with the youngest kids starting first. In three years, it will be at every grade level. When I was in high school, the language of my generation was French. This thought brought me back to a conversation that I had with a young man that was just accepted into the masters program at Fordham University.
StrategyFocusedHR: Looking to 2011 and Beyond: “Who You Gonna Call?” Will it be to HR? This time of year always brings out the crystal ball for psychics, bloggers, writers, and thought leaders in every profession.
Well, maybe not in that order. I remember when I was growing up, I would always read the predictions of the psychics. I would literally keep track of who was right and who was wrong by the end of the year. The vast majority of time they were wrong, but that did not stop them from coming out the next year with a new and bold list. Lately I have read about the changes coming in 2011 concerning social media, technology, human capital, talent management, strategic HR and the list goes on. I recently reread that article and it could still stand the test of time. Reports worth reading.