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Category Archives: Employee Engagement
DecisionWise Benchmark Study Finds that 34% of Employees in the U.S. Do Not Speak Up Because of Fear of Retribution
Employees can be a source of critical business intelligence, yet a study of over 100,000 US employees reveals that many are afraid to share their voice. These perceptions typically stem from a culture that stifles the free expression of ideas, … Continue reading
How Much Do Performance Reviews Actually Cost and Are They Really Worth It?
Here is a simple way to estimate the cost of your performance appraisal process: Let’s assume the average manager earns $50 per hour (including benefits) and spends an average three hours per review (including gathering feedback, preparing documents, and holding … Continue reading
Top 5 Ways to Kill an Employee Engagement Process
by Linda Linfield We’ve often talked about and published some of the positive results achieved by organizations that have leveraged an engagement process effectively. But what about other organizations – those who had good intentions when they started the engagement … Continue reading
Employee Engagement Lessons from the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For: Boston Consulting Group
In cooperation with a generous compensation and benefits system, paid sabbaticals, and unprecedented flexibility to facilitate increased work-life balance, the BCG commitment to its employees and to improving the world attracts top talent and engaged employees. Continue reading
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Improvement Trends in Employee Engagement
These trends suggest that there are a number of organizations that are still focused on retaining and engaging their workforce. Our trending research also shows that those organizations that use data from an employee engagement survey to capitalize on strengths while making changes see the greatest benefits from the process. Continue reading
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Employee Engagement Lessons from the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work For”: Zappos.com
Although a Zappos style of culture may not work at your typical law firm, these practices clearly create a unique work experience that attracts top talent and engaged employees. Continue reading
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Turn Work into Play: Increasing Employee Engagement
If employees are able to grasp and reach flow at work and consequently turn their job into play, they will not only enjoy work to a greater extent, but they will also reach higher levels of production and effectiveness. Continue reading
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The Pronoun Test: Measuring Employee Engagement
In listening for the differing pronouns, we and they, Reich concludes that an employee who uses we feels more integrated within the company, identifies him or herself more with the company, and takes more ownership in the company. Continue reading
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A Poor Economy is Not Necessarily Bad for Employee Engagement
A DecisionWise Study of 7 million engagement survey responses shows an increase in 2010 employee engagement levels. Continue reading
How Are Restaurants Doing? Better Than You Might Think.
In our recent benchmarking study, we compared several employee engagement surveys from 11 restaurant brands and discovered that the aggregate restaurant engagement scores run parallel to our overall engagement benchmark. This is in some ways a surprise, given the high turnover rates of restaurants. Many assume that restaurants’ engagement levels should be lower. Continue reading
