Engagement
How to identify engaged employees: Key habits and characteristics to look for
Employee engagement is a critical component of talent optimization. Are your employees showing these six signs of highly engaged employees?
Reason #1 why good employees quit: job fit
I quit. Those are the two words you least want to hear from a high-performing employee, especially if you’re running an SMB where maintaining headcount is all the more critical. It takes time to find good talent—and employee turnover costs add up—so losing even one worker can hurt. So why do good employees quit? If…
Engage your grinders to improve employee engagement
Employee engagement is a buzzword for managers these days, and for good reason. We know that engaged employees are more likely to be productive, displaying more discretionary effort. With these benefits in mind, you can see that engaged employees are the key to a productive and profitable workforce. But when it comes to improving employee…
6 low-cost employee engagement ideas
Employee engagement is essential to a productive, innovative workplace. Studies have shown that engaged employees are happier, healthier, more focused, and more loyal. In addition to being happy at work, engaged employees are dedicated to making the company better. Yet, worker engagement rates are dismally low: only one-third of U.S. employees are engaged according to Gallup…
The impact of managers on employee engagement
It’s your job as a manager to make sure your employees are engaged. But what happens if you, the manager, is the sole reason your employees are disengaged? Can someone actually reach their top performance if their manager is constantly weighing them down? I know someone who recently left their job solely because of their…
The four environmental pressures that lead to employee disengagement
You can successfully improve engagement when you address disengagement at the individual level. Companies spend too little time really understanding what makes their people unique and how this impacts their everyday work experience. In fact, many employees are faced with strong pressures to change who they are in order to meet the expectations of their job,…
Rethinking employee engagement and the benefits of getting it right
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How to engage employees: The 5 rules to follow
Sparking your employees’ enthusiasm and increasing engagement is as easy as following these rules After shutting your office door, you quickly plop down into your desk chair and bury your head into your hands. Your end of year meeting with the employees at your company was a dismal failure. Several of the workers kept their eyes…
Seven ways to motivate apathetic employees
To enhance the enthusiasm of your company’s workers, follow these simple tips.
Work hard, sleep harder: Learn how sleep helps employees be more productive
People aren’t getting enough sleep these days. The National Sleep Foundation says that the typical working adult aged 26-64 needs at least seven to nine hours of sleep per night, but most people get far less shut-eye, whether because of an early commute or staying up late to get personal tasks done before bed. While…
Five tips on recovering from work burnout
Work burnout happens to the best of us. It doesn’t necessarily mean you need to change jobs or careers. Try one of these tips next time you feel stressed, overwhelmed, and overworked.
Why job longevity matters
Job hopping may seem like it’s on trend, but sticking with a company for longer provides greater benefits.
The importance of defining the rules of engagement
As our world spins ever faster with more information to absorb, more responsibilities to manage, and less time for it all, it is quite clear there are unlimited possibilities for miscommunication and misunderstanding that can undermine success at all levels. The importance of rules of engagement Consider the virtual team who is suffering from increasing…