Your job has the potential to be the centerpiece of a great life, but only if you’re engaged at work. Despite employee engagement becoming a priority for … Read more
Is it Really the End of Employee Engagement?
Could it really be the end of employee engagement? I was evaluating some technology the other day that is designed to help individuals achieve their goals. … Read more
Want Engaged, Productive Employees? Start By Showing Them a Little Gratitude
Janice Kaplan’s new book The Gratitude Diaries examines the effects of gratitude in the workplace. She cites a London School of Economics paper that … Read more
Better Engagement? It Trickles Down From Managers to Your Employees
I do not care whether anyone here likes me or not. Please do not come to me with this, I should be the last person that you come to with questions, go … Read more
Opportunity Cost, or What I Learned About Employee Satisfaction From SNL
Two middle-aged men walk into an elevator. The taller and heavier of the two points to the other’s t-shirt. It’s a Saturday Night Live t-shirt with a … Read more
Why Are 85% of German Employees Disengaged at Work?
I often write about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how being recognized is critical to our sense of fulfillment, hence, our productivity at work. In … Read more
Taking Initiative: It’s the Sign of a Healthy, and Highly Engaged, Workforce
“When you believe in what you’re doing and use your imagination and initiative, you can make a difference.” — Sam Dash, American law professor and chief … Read more
Leaders Can Influence, But Every Employee Owns Their Own Engagement
I’ve been asked a couple of times recently, “Do you think ‘employee engagement’ has become just another business buzzword?” It’s a valid question and one … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Information and Engagement Go Hand in Hand
Engagement is the key to employee retention and here’s an easy-to-implement, cost-free, way to get some going. Make it a practice to ask your people a … Read more
Employee Engagement Should Be the End Goal, Not the Starting Point
Roy and Beth have been dating for a year. One night after a romantic dinner in a posh restaurant, Roy pretends to drop a napkin on the floor. While … Read more