Imagine this scenario: As a senior leader, you find yourself spending most of your time in your office, going from one meeting to the next and trying to keep up with your to-do list. It’s … Read More
Re-Energize Your Engagement Survey
You know the scenario – you’ve collected employee engagement feedback for several years. It has resulted in some changes but now the process has seemed to have lost its energy. Leaders essentially know what topics … Read More
Immediate Response or Aggregated Results: What to do with your Onboarding and Exit Data?
The experiences employees have as they join and/or leave your organization are critical. Positive onboarding, strong initial training, and opportunities to connect with others are related to motivation, employee commitment, intent to stay with the … Read More
Are You Singing the Right Tune? Lessons Learned From Exit Surveys
When it comes to communicating with employees about commitment to keeping the best talent, what is the tune of your organization?: Good riddance. (Green Day) You can’t always get what you want, but sometimes, you … Read More
Give Your Employees the Gift of Friendship This Holiday Season
The research has spoken — having friends at work is a key to happiness. In fact, a Gallup’s State of the American Workplace poll found that friendship at work increases employee satisfaction by 50 percent and people … Read More
In Gratitude: The Simple Yet Powerful Acts of a Great Supervisor
It’s Thanksgiving season which of course is a time to give thanks for the blessings in both our personal and professional lives. It’s a time for reflection on the year ending and planning for the … Read More
What Best-in-Class Executive Teams do to Drive Employee Engagement
Asking employees to give their feedback on an employee engagement survey can be anxiety-provoking for executive teams. Leaders know that engagement is important and that they should be asking for feedback, but sometimes the survey … Read More
Employee Recognition Best Practices
Recognition is one of the most common drivers of employee engagement. Recognition can happen both in formal and informal ways, yet when we ask employees how to best ensure they feel appreciated, the most common … Read More
Leadership Wisdom From Dad: Why Do You Work?
My dad has always been my business hero. He started his career when he was 15 years old working as a crewperson for McDonald’s Corporation. Over the next 30 years, he climbed the ladder to … Read More
Improve Engagement with These Performance Management Best Practices
Constructive feedback, recognition, skill development, and the opportunities to share new ideas are classic drivers of employee engagement. The common theme through these items is the performance management process, and, not surprisingly, these items are … Read More