Posts Tagged With: employee engagement
It’s the kudos and creature comforts that keep us coming back to work
The chairs were killing us. Okay, not really killing us, but they were un-comfortable with a capital U, and sitting in them for any length of time was beginning to wear on our Generation X bodies, even those of us in pretty good shape. So it was time to do something about that. We’re a &hellip Continue reading
Forget work-life balance because it’s just life
Sometimes we find zen. A moment of harmonic convergence in our lives when all things family, friends, co-workers, employers, work and life become one. Sometimes. Work-life balance. [sigh] Wait, who are we kidding, right? We don’t time zone travel with a head cold on a flurry of work trips for balance. We don’t wake up &hellip Continue reading
Your business could use a social media hug
So if your company is on the fence of whether or not to embrace social media, and you’re the head of HR, who should you talk to? Why, other HR professionals who already embrace social media, that’s who. I’ve had the privilege of attending and participating in various HR “unconference” events for human resources professionals, &hellip Continue reading
Getting the most bang for your compensation buck
And since we’re on the subject of talent retention [link to Don’t just pay lip service to talent retention post], let’s take a deeper peek into our pocket books and what motivates us to stay put and work hard(er). Compensation, baby. Maybe Daniel Pink is right when he talks about the diminishing returns of rewarding &hellip Continue reading
Don’t just pay lip service to talent retention
Retaining your best employees is the holy grail of talent management. It doesn’t matter whether we’re in a boom or bust cycle; survey after survey after survey will tell you that if you don’t do a better job at employee engagement and total rewards, today’s five-generation workforce will jump ship with less loyalty than an &hellip Continue reading
How to put a happiness formula to work
I’m no employee engagement expert, but I do know that if you’re not happy doing what you do at work, the how and why of it all, then your productivity will stink. That’s not good for you and your wellbeing, nor is it good for your employer and the business. It’s usually pretty clear who &hellip Continue reading
