Last week, I wrote about Employee-centered job design as a way to create meaningful work experiences and retain employees. This week, I want to turn the focus to helping employees create meaningful experiences at work. Most of us spend at least 8 hours at work. That’s...
The US economy continues to do well and the unemployment rate continues to decline. Healthcare and information technology will feel the most acute talent shortage. What can you do to motivate and retain your key talent? A recent Korn Ferry survey of 4,900 professionals found that...
Improving employee engagement may be one of your goals this year. Where do you start? Read on to find out what’s involved and learn how you can take the first steps to achieve this goal. Be clear on why you want to improve employee engagement Most engagement...
Agile. Networks of teams. Engaging employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle. These are three of the top 10 most important human capital trends of 2017 according to Deloitte. Consistent with these trends, the use of employee hackathons to solve organizational problems is on the rise....
Please join me and other HR leaders, Communicators, and employee engagement experts on August 1-3 in San Francisco. You will have an opportunity to meld your left and right brain to create strategies for improving employee experience at your organization. I will be facilitating a pre-conference...
Showing empathy during times of change goes a long way Situation: A Fortune 500 client in the restaurant industry was going through significant organizational change. Leaders within a global department want to understand what energizes employees, how to prevent burnout, and how to retain employees within...
How to Improve the Adoption Rate of New Technology Remove Barriers to Technology Adoption by Listening to the Users. Situation: Salt Lake County wanted to increase the user adoption rate of a new ERP that they had recently implemented and to improve productivity after they ramped up. Approach:...
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I just moved. As in any move, I had to set up my Internet, utilities, and buy a few appliances. If you’ve bought anything recently, either online or in-person, you’re likely to be asked to complete a short customer survey. I have no problem completing customer...
Our employee survey results consistently show that one of the things employees crave most is acknowledgement and appreciation. The simplest way to acknowledge employees’ contributions is to say thank you, yet this is often overlooked. The following sample employee comments are common feedback we see...