As I approach my senior year at the University of Colorado Boulder, the thrill and anticipation of the next chapter of my life begins to unfold. Interning at Newmeasures this summer was an experience that … Read More
Senior Leaders, You can be Private and Accessible
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
Building Trust in Executives
EMPLOYEES INDICATE TRUST IN SENIOR LEADERS IS CRITICAL TO ENGAGEMENT Yes, trust matters when it comes to employee engagement. Newmeasures collected research from 100s of thousands of employees in 2016 that demonstrated that trust in … Read More
Are You Listening? What’s Your Pulse Survey Strategy?
It used to be best practice for organizations to measure employee engagement every 12 – 24 months and then roll out a year long process of disseminating results and building action plans. That approach no … Read More
New Twists on Employee Engagement Best Practices
The art and science of building an engaged workforce continues to evolve into new directions. As a leader or HR professional, it’s tempting to focus on the latest fad. Some of the new ideas in … Read More
Are Your Engagement Efforts Focused on Top Performers?
In the world of employee engagement, we spend a lot of time slicing data. We look at engagement levels by departments, supervisors, tenure, and generation. This is all interesting and can highlight “hot spots” that … Read More
10 ways to make your employee engagement process more strategic
As Human Resource professionals know all too well, employee engagement surveys face the danger of being seen as a check-the-box, HR initiative. However, when done right, feedback from engagement surveys can have a major impact … Read More
What Kindergarten Taught Me about Employee Engagement
With the school year coming to a close, I have been reflecting on the past year and how my kids have grown. This year marked the milestone of sending my oldest to public school and … Read More