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Defining Employee Engagement and Initiating Change

Kazoo

Employee engagement is talked about often but rarely clearly defined. and Dean Carter, VP of Human Resources and Shared Services for Patagonia recently co-hosted a webinar with the Human Capital Institute called, “ It’s Time to Rethink Your Employee Engagement Strategy. What does employee engagement mean?

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How to Better Engage Your Workforce in 2016

Kazoo

A new Gallup poll had some telling statistics regarding employee engagement in 2015. Take a look: Only 30% of workers felt engaged at their jobs in 2015. More than 50% of employees said they weren’t engaged. Almost 20% of employees said they were “actively disengaged” from their jobs.

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A “Strong Company Culture” Can be a Misnomer

Kazoo

This very definition is exactly the opposite of what a culture should be. And no company is perfect, so keeping things exactly as they are with no hope to change them means your employees will be running toward the door. Be authentic about who you are upfront, and you’ll see employee engagement and retention rates rates soar.

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Employee Experience in the Digital Era

Kazoo

The discourse started at the most basic level: How do different companies define engagement? How does that definition inform the way you handle HR? Here’s what we learned: Employee support goes a long way. The theme of employee inspiration and self-motivation was woven throughout the panel. Comment below.

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Conference Twitter Primer #HRtechConf 2018

Advos

Deloitte’s Human Capital practice digital leader and global practice leader for HR Strategy & Employee Experience. Crazy about employee engagement and culture – and off the beaten path travel, trail running, big red wines & my family. We help companies inspire employees and drive employee engagement.

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What Does HR Actually Mean? Taking a Cue From Presidential Politics

Kazoo

But these definitions focus too heavily, and almost entirely, on administrative duties. While these definitions might have been true a few years ago, HR’s role encompasses so much more in today’s workplace. To get a more current definition of HR, we turned to HighGround’s own Chief of Staff, Jeremy Scott.