Why Can’t I Get These Employees Engaged?
Today we’ll look at the Gallup’s take on employee engagement, as discussed in a book by Jim Harter, PhD, titled First, Break All the Rules.
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Breaking The Rules for The Best Results: Gallup’s View On Employee Engagement
While global leaders and companies understand in theory the importance of employee engagement, the percentage of engaged employees has barely budged since the beginning of the 2000s. And in the U.S., 70% of employees are not engaged in their jobs. With Millennials now comprising the largest proportion of the workforce—a generation for whom engagement in […]
How to Ensure Mentoring Improves Engagement and Talent Retention
By Hugh Tonks, CEO of Thymometrics According to research from employee engagement consultants, Blessings White, a main factor that impacts whether an employee feels engaged or disengaged in the workplace is how much clarity and ownership they have towards their job—obviously, no one likes to feel out of their depth, but neither do they want […]
Wellness Is a Culture, Not a Set of Programs
By Kristine Mullen, segment vice president of Wellness, Humana Many employers are still struggling with low employee engagement in their wellness programs. Too often, employees either do the bare minimum requirements of their wellness program, or they get engaged initially but then interest tapers off. According to one finding, 63 percent of employers cited “low […]
Satisfaction and Engagement, Related but not Identical
In yesterday’s Advisor, we looked at an extensive report on the state of engagement in the workplace. Today we present more results from that report, including the relationship between satisfaction and engagement.
Employees Are Engaged when They Have Control
A recent, extensive survey on engagement and the global workforce has a lot to say about the state of engagement in America and what makes workers more likely to be engaged.
How Can HR Drive High Employee Engagement? Expert Q&A
HR experts emphasize the role of employee engagement in creating and maintaining productive workforce. But what does engagement really mean? And, more importantly, how can you drive it? Vip Sandhir, CEO and founder of HighGround, has answered a list of commonly asked questions on employee engagement.
Chobani serves up stock offering to its employees
by Edward O. Sweeney and Justin St. Louis Chobani, LLC, recently announced that it would be giving most of its employees stock shares pursuant to what is commonly referred to as an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). As a result of the move, Chobani’s employees will collectively own roughly 10 percent of the company. How […]
Is Low Engagement Really a Hiring Issue?
While at the SHRM 2016 Annual Conference & Exposition in Washington D.C., we attended a session on the difference between having an engagement problem and having a hiring issue. Bob Kelleher, the speaker, elaborates on the topic.
Your Company Culture Is Not a Ping-Pong Table
By Lisa Bodell, CEO of futurethink Over the past 2 decades, our perception of an organization’s culture has become conflated with foosball tables and craft beer on tap. I happen to be a fan of office-sanctioned happy hours, but more often than not, work perks are just the aesthetics of culture. Your company’s culture is […]