Newmeasures clients have recently been asking for ways to evaluate their performance management practices. Such audits are warranted considering organizations with strong performance management processes are 41% more likely to outperform competitors on non-financial measures … Read More
Employees Are Demanding Organizations Evolve How They Listen: Are You Keeping Up?
Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? Your organization tries to respond to employee feedback, but nothing ever happens to close the loop to see if what was done actually made an impact. Your organization … Read More
Why your Employee Survey Participation is Low—and How to Fix It
When running an employee feedback survey, participation numbers are a common concern. Everyone wants to hit 100 percent, or at least achieve a sample size large enough to feel confident in the results. This is … Read More
You’re Not Managing DE&I if You’re Not Measuring It
“What gets measured gets done.” So why is the measurement of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives often neglected beyond tracking compliance requirements (e.g., affirmative action, representation goals)? DE&I initiatives are implemented to meet a … Read More
We Need More Speed Bumps
Lately I’ve been reflecting on my own engagement at work. What gives my work meaning? Am I on the right path (turning 40 will do that to you!). I started to think about the core … Read More
Turn it “Always-on”: How a better listening mechanism can transform your company culture
In most organizations, only about 64% of employees feel like senior leadership is genuinely interested in new ideas, or that employee feedback influences decisions[1]. Managers tend to be a better access point for new ideas—Newmeasures … Read More
People analytics in the world of small to medium-sized organizations
“Big data” is hot right now. The terms used to describe this trend are many: people analytics, data science, data-driven organizations, predictive modeling, machine learning . . . and the list goes on . . … 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
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
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
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