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5 Personal Benefits of Employee Engagement -
Decision-Wise
MARCH 30, 2016
One study monitored a group of 168 engaged and disengaged workers multiple times during a day to measure stress, as well as other health indicators. Conversely, disengaged employees were twice as likely to be diagnosed as depressed than those who were engaged (Source: Well Being: The Five Essential Elements , by Tom Rath & Jim Harter). Download employee engagement survey. SHRM).
Do Your Employees Grow or Go?
Decision-Wise
JANUARY 4, 2016
Yet consider how important the role of the typical hourly employee is to a company’s well-being: Hourly employees often represent the majority of customer-facing roles. . When was the last time a manager in your organization worried about training an hourly employee so well that he became too employable to stay? So what’s it like in your organization? People work on autopilot.
Why 360 Feedback?
Decision-Wise
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
Until we are aware of our behaviors, as well as how others perceive them, we cannot begin to improve. Why 360 Feedback? Without feedback, we tend to invent our own reality. Using 360-degree feedback is a vital part of performance, growth, and development. Understanding ourselves and how we interact with others helps us understand the impact we have on those around us. Targeted Development.
Understanding the Employee Engagement Survey Provider Landscape: A Guide to the 6 Vendor Types -
Decision-Wise
JUNE 28, 2016
They also work well if the organization has enough staff to run the process internally and enough time to learn how to use the software platform. These platforms work well in environments where all employees have corporate email accounts and managers are committed to use the system. This solution works well for organizations looking for a simple process with basic guidance.
Move Beyond Learning to Applying: A Modern Management Development Program
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Stop Wasting Your Money on Employee Satisfaction
Decision-Wise
MARCH 7, 2016
Aren’t we generally happiest when we feel that we are performing well? Organizations today waste an absurd amount of money on employee satisfaction, as well as keeping employees happy. It’s a noble effort, and one that absolutely needs to continue, but still doesn’t address the “do” component. still believe the above—for the most part. Perhaps we’ve been there. Allow me to explain.
10 Best Practices to Improve Employee Survey Participation Rates -
Decision-Wise
JUNE 6, 2016
While open-ended questions are excellent tools to use to capture employees’ true thoughts and feelings, a survey with too many open-ended questions won’t be well received. A company with locations all over the US finally decided to run an employee survey. The company’s noble hope was to measure levels of employee engagement to better understand the causes of rising attrition rates.
Are Your Employees Engaged? Look in the Mirror. -
Decision-Wise
MAY 3, 2016
But you may also be a manager, and as a manager you have some responsibility for the engagement of others as well. Are your employees engaged? Look in the mirror. No matter what it says on your business card, you’re an employee and you have responsibility to be an engaged employee. If your employees are engaged in the work they do, results will show. They are expected to deliver results.
Star Wars, Expectations, and Leadership
Decision-Wise
JANUARY 12, 2016
As in the case of an employee, the organization may very well be fulfilling the terms of the explicit contract. You know you have a problem when you start seeing leadership issues in everyday things, such as the new Star Wars Movie, Episode VII, The Force Awakens. guess that’s our lot in life. So, what does this have to do with the new Star Wars movie? Did the movie itself change?
HR's Critical Role in Creating Productive and Meaningful Workplaces
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Today’s workplace is characterized by chaotic forces—low employee engagement and productivity levels, and declining employee well being. HR Leaders have a critical role in defining the vision and strategy to transform and create a more productive and happy workplace
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INFOGRAPHIC: 8 Employee Engagement Mythbusters
Decision-Wise
JANUARY 6, 2016
Workers’ well-being depends, in large part, on managers’ ability and willingness to facilitate workers’ accomplishments—by removing obstacles, providing help, and acknowledging strong effort. With more organizations becoming aware of the importance of engagement , the media coverage of the topic has become widespread and more scholarly. This, This, however, can be a double-edged sword. In a September 3, 2011, opinion piece in the New York Times titled “Do Happy People Work Harder?” Harvard Amabile and Kramer write: Managers can help ensure that people are happily engaged at work. Doing
Avoid Mayhem: Don’t Let Your Employee Engagement Survey Turn Out Like Your Last DIY Home Improvement Project
Decision-Wise
JANUARY 20, 2016
Like many, I enjoyed watching the recently completed NCAA Football playoffs – but not just the games – the ads as well. Soup to nuts, a well executed employee engagement project will take four to six dedicated weeks of someone’s time. 5 Criteria You Must Meet Before Running Your Own Employee Engagement Survey. There are pros and cons to both options. What is our Budget?
Stop Blaming Millennials for Unrealistic Employee Expectations - DecisionWise
Decision-Wise
JULY 12, 2016
Well, check your privilege at the door. My scenario with Tim doesn’t just happen in tech start-ups. It happens with seasoned HR managers, as well. Here’s a situation that may feel like déjà vu to some. You have just concluded a difficult conversation with Tim, one of your software developers; while Tim works hard, he is certainly not your best developer. Yet, he just left your office wondering why he has not been given a raise in the last four months. The irony? Tim has only been with your organization for five. My other business partner takes a more academic approach.
11 Ways 360-degree Feedback Can Fall Short
Decision-Wise
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
At DecisionWise, we are strong advocates of a well-designed 360-degree feedback program. So, you might find it strange for me to be writing on the hazards associated with 360-degree feedback. The benefits of a well-run 360-degree program vastly outweigh any negatives. No process is perfect, and the 360-degree process can have some serious shortcomings when not handled effectively.
4 Ways to Close the Learning-Doing Gap for Front-Line Managers [GUIDE]
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struggle to do this well for is front-line. DEVELOP FRONT-LINE MANAGERS It’s been well documented that people leave managers – not companies. Sue might poll some of her team members about what works well and what does not when she sets expectations. for other roles as well? FOUR WAYS TO CLOSE THE. LEARNING-DOING GAP FOR. achieve their goals by making sure their. What’s.
How to Shape Your Employee Experience Using Data - DecisionWise
Decision-Wise
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Also, make sure your analytics plan covers multiple time periods as well as natural employee lifecycle landing points. As humans, we are incredibly good at grouping things. We are also very good at seeing patterns. Indeed, pattern recognition has been shown to be a clear evolutionary advantage for our species. That said, our natural penchant for patterns can sometimes obscure what is really happening. If you spend any time with optical illusions, you’ll quickly see how our brains distort reality by using innate patterns, or “shortcuts.” Read the book about The Employee Experience.
When Engagement Replaces Satisfaction -
Decision-Wise
MAY 18, 2016
Each student is required to pay his/her own expenses, as well as part of the fees to support the projects in which they participate. Not a single volunteer mentioned, “It pays well,” or “I like the foosball break room.” Over the years I have had the opportunity to work with volunteers who do work in developing countries. Download the 2016 State of Employee Engagement Report. Right?
The Five Keys of Employee Engagement—it’s “MAGIC!” - DecisionWise
Decision-Wise
AUGUST 22, 2016
It’s… well… MAGIC ! It’s a simple concept: when we are able to throw our hearts, spirits, minds, and hands into the work we do, we produce better results. We are happier, healthier individuals, and more successful organizations. So, why are some organizations engaging, while others aren’t? Through our research of over 14 million employee survey responses across 70 countries, we found some surprising results. Bottom line? It’s not foosball tables in the breakroom. It isn’t pet care, free haircuts, and free food. It’s not even lucrative employee stock programs. They’re M-A-G-I-C: Meaning.
Managing Your 4 Key Talent Groups -
Decision-Wise
MAY 24, 2016
They want to grow and be successful, and they work well with others. They want to continue doing what they are currently doing so well—they like what they’re doing, and it shows. Almost every organization has members that are not performing well, even if we would claim otherwise. Do you have formal methods for identifying the talent that exists throughout your organization?
Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]
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Whether you sit in a start-up or a well- established global organization, the way. that managers are simply not well prepared to execute the. my management style as well as staff style to. 1Making Dynamic Performance. Development a Reality eGuide 3Introduction Does your organization want to adopt. more dynamic approach to managing. performance and developing employees? sprints.
Leadership Coaching: What type? Who gets it? Who does it?
Decision-Wise
MARCH 2, 2016
This process is often aided by using a 360-degree feedback assessment, where employees are able to get a well-rounded view of their performance. When using an outside coach it is important to find those that have extensive coaching experience and relate well with the individuals being coached. You guessed it: cost and time. What type of coaching? Who gets coaching? . Peer as coach.
VIDEO: 5 Tips Towards Setting Actionable Goals - DecisionWise
Decision-Wise
OCTOBER 5, 2016
You know what videogames also do incredibly well? So to recap, don’t forget the WHAT, WHY, HOW, WHEN, and WHO and you will be well on your way to successful, actionable, goal achievement. . 5 Tips Towards Setting Actionable Goals. Listen to the Leadership Intelligence Podcast for more valuable tips. The reason is that poorly made goals can be gamed. How about being a better listener?
What is the Employee Experience? - DecisionWise
Decision-Wise
JULY 15, 2016
We are also talking about days where there are difficult performance reviews, or how well did a manager support an employee the day she learned her son had cancer? Or consider whether the company really did anything to address its employees’ concerns following its last employee engagement survey. Pokemon Go is the rage right now. knew nothing about it, and so I slinked around the internet trying to figure out why my neighbors were walking around the parking lot like dazed zombies with their noses glued to their phones. EX is not what we call the “Employee Life Cycle” (ELC).
7 Steps to Build Your Professional Peer Network -
Decision-Wise
APRIL 13, 2016
It’s a process that requires effort, as well as forethought and planning. This blog is a companion piece to one of our Leadership Intelligence Podcasts, which is part of a series on making the transition into management. In the podcast episode , we describe the need to create a peer network. In fact, it took me quite a while to see the importance of building professional networks. Be polite.
Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success
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evidence that they may not be well prepared. my management style as well as staff style to. Means 1717 We may very well be at a unique crossroads. From Performance Management. to Performance Development eGuide 2Part 2: A Roadmap. for Change In Part 1 of this eGuide, we explored the confluence. of factors that’s driving change in how performance. is managed and how organizations are moving. away from the traditional annual review process to. more real-time dynamic approach. This all sounds. very logical, of course, until an organization starts to. elements in more detail.
How Engaged Are You at Work? - DecisionWise
Decision-Wise
JULY 20, 2016
If you are disengaged at work, chances are you’ll be disengaged in other areas of your life as well. Your life outside work and its relationship to your work. • How well your satisfaction and motivational needs (compensation, perks, physical security, etc.) How engaged are you at work? Do you knock on your boss’s door, complain that you’re not feeling engaged at work, and demand that he does something about it? Of course not. The process begins with you, not your employer. . YOU are the best predictor of your own engagement. Download: Employee Engagement Survey. Of course not.
12 Shortcomings of 360-degree Feedback You Need to Know
Decision-Wise
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
At DecisionWise we are strong advocates of a well-designed 360-degree feedback survey program. The benefits of a well-run 360-degree feedback program vastly outweigh any negatives. So, you might find it strange for me to be writing on the hazards associated with 360-degree feedback. No process is perfect, and the 360-degree feedback process has its shortcomings.
Understanding the Employee Engagement Survey Provider Landscape: A Guide to the 6 Vendor Types - DecisionWise
Decision-Wise
JULY 6, 2016
They also work well if the organization has enough staff to run the process internally and enough time to learn how to use the software platform. These platforms work well in environments where all employees have corporate email accounts and managers are committed to use the system. This solution works well for organizations looking for a simple process with basic guidance. These providers are focused on providing unique insights and recommendations as well as implementing change within the organization. Download: Sample Employee Engagement Survey.
Infographic: Why is Employee Retention So Difficult? - DecisionWise
Decision-Wise
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Well, times have changed a bit. How these contracts are fulfilled determines the strength of the employee experience and how well an organization attracts, retains, and engages its workforce. Why is employee retention so difficult? Gone are the days when companies held complete control knowing that their employees would stay their entire careers with the same organization. Gone are the days of employees enduring hardships and mistreatment from the all-powerful organization. The Age of the Employee. Because they have options. So what else makes employee retention so difficult?
Financial Wellness and HR
Laurie Ruettimann
MARCH 7, 2016
Part of this is gender, as well. That’s why I’m a big fan of financial wellness programs in the workplace. Look into financial wellness programs, which give people a chance to take control of their lives. So all of this is to tell you that I’m participating in a webinar on “financial wellness” with Tim Sackett. It’s also accurate.
Well-Being Impacts Performance Management
HR Bartender
APRIL 21, 2016
We know well-being has an impact on employee engagement and performance. It only seems logical that manager well-being has an impact on manager’s engagement and performance too. Organizations need to address manager well-being if they want managers to be effective coaches and mentors within their teams. Well-being has an impact on performance management.
Financial Wellness
Laurie Ruettimann
JANUARY 20, 2016
Well, I think it’s important for recruiters and HR professionals to remember that people are worried about money now more than ever. think one of the ways we can keep salary expectations in check is by offering our employees access to financial wellness programs. So what’s included in a financial wellness program? Financial wellness is trendy, right now.
white paper: the impact of excellent employee well-being
O.C. Tanner
APRIL 12, 2016
One of the biggest challenges associated with a corporate wellness program is understanding what employee wellness is. For many, the term ‘employee wellness program’ equates to weight loss challenges, smoking cessation classes, and on-site gyms. But do these initiatives alone truly impact employee well-being? Tanner Institute’s latest health and well-being white paper.
External Success through Internal Wellness
TriNet
AUGUST 10, 2015
Employee Wellness employee wellness“How are you?” It is a question that is commonly answered with “fine,” sometimes even “great.” Although the question, on the surface, is not very probing or invasive, it is sometimes more accurately. Visit site for full story.
the difference between wellness and wellbeing
O.C. Tanner
JUNE 23, 2016
Employee wellness has been a hot topic in HR circles over the last few years. With the rise of personal fitness trackers, stand-up desks, and initiatives to eat well, drink more water, and sleep enough, companies around the world have taken a stand and made a commitment to improve employee wellness. When wellbeing rises, employees who are holistically well are more productive.
How have corporate wellness programs evolved? (Infographic)
HR Morning
MARCH 25, 2016
Many employers think of wellness as a relatively new fad. In fact, workplace wellness programs have actually been in existence since major corporations began cropping up in the late 1800s. Of course, wellness has evolved greatly since those inaugural programs to better meet employee and company needs. In this week's e-newsletter Pay and Benefits infographics wellness programs
These EEOC wellness rules kick in Jan. 1: Are your plans ready?
HR Morning
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Jan. 1, 2017 may still seem pretty far off, but now’s the time to make sure you’ll be in compliance with the EEOC’s new wellness rules that kick in on New Year’s Day. Here’s Health and wellness plans tend to go hand in hand. wellness programs). Not if the HIPAA notice provides all of the info required under the final wellness rule.
Wellness Matters: How Caring for Your Employees’ Health Can Help Your Company’s Bottom Line
TriNet
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Safety & Wellness in the Workplace American Heart Month employee wellnessFebruary is American Heart Month, a time when caring organizations and individuals work to raise awareness about heart disease and ways to prevent it. This time of health consciousness is also a good. Visit site for full story.
How to Increase Employee Well-Being: A Surprising Solution
Brazen HR
APRIL 7, 2016
In fact, a recent Harvard study found that, on average, our minds wander 50% of the time, eroding productivity and overall well-being. More often than not, employee well-being programs get sidelined. Well-being is the catalyst companies need to cultivate engaged, thriving employees who perform at their best every day. Does this sound familiar? You even forget to eat lunch.
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