Your employees are your most valuable asset. If nothing else, the past two years have surely taught us that. How did organizations survive? Was it their inventory, their machinery, their equity? Those resources may have had something to do with staying afloat, but without the employees to sell, manage, and operate those assets, the business landscape would look very different today.
Knowing this, it’s not surprising the Great Resignation is top of mind. In August alone more than 4.3 million workers quit their jobs. That’s nearly 3% of the U.S. workforce leaving their jobs in search of something better – in a single month. There’s no better time to spend a little to tackle turnover, and save a lot in the long run.
Spending a Lot on Turnover
Research conducted by Gallup in 2019 found the cost of replacing an employee ranges from one-half to 2x their annual salary. In an average year – even a good year – voluntary turnover costs U.S. businesses about one trillion dollars.
Now take into account the massive turnover we’ve seen this year, plus the increasing labor shortage industries are facing. Recruiting is no longer business as usual, and the cost of turnover will show that. Organizations looking to stay competitive will need to utilize signing bonuses, agencies, and headhunters to recruit top talent, and it will be pricey.
All of these costs to fill a position that ideally wouldn’t have been vacated in the first place – and there’s still a risk that the new hire you just spent thousands of dollars onboarding will leave, too!
While this may sound bleak, it doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, Gallup also found that 52% of employees who left their role voluntarily said their manager or organization could have done something to prevent them from quitting. This “something” that could reduce your organization’s turnover by half is really quite simple.
Tackle Turnover by Reassessing Employee Value
Reducing turnover may sound daunting – after all, each employee quits for their own specific reasons. Do organizations need to have a unique strategy for each employee at risk of leaving? Luckily, that isn’t the case. Whatever the reason for leaving is – benefits, work-life flexibility, workplace safety, career development, or something else – chances are the overarching theme is the same: how valued an employee feels.
I’ll say it again: your employees are your greatest, most valuable assets, yet based on 2021’s turnover rates, it doesn’t appear organizations are treating them as such. Now more than ever organizations must lift, connect, and engage their humans before it’s too late. Employee recognition does just that.
A robust employee recognition program allows employees to be recognized and to recognize each other for the invaluable work they do each day. It builds a community grounded in an organization’s core values, strengthening the bottom line. When employees feel seen, appreciated, and connected to their colleagues and organization, they stay longer.
Spend a Little, Save a Lot
How much does your company spend on turnover in a year? How much will your company spend on turnover this year, when resignation rates are at an all-time high? Even without knowing the exact number, it’s probably too much.
Instead, consider putting a fraction of that cost, say 1% of your payroll, into building a robust, collaborative, values-based employee recognition program and watch the ROI flood in. Workhuman® research has proven recognition works again and again.
Across industries, employees who give and receive recognition are 2.6x less likely to leave their position. Employees recognized 7 to 10 times annually (that’s less than one recognition moment a month) see 2x lower turnover than those who go unrecognized. New hires recognized in the first year leave the organization 3x less than their unrecognized counterparts.
The Impact of Recognition
Investing in a recognition program not only reduces turnover and increases engagement, but it also leads to happier customers. A Gallup report found engaged employees are not only more productive but also report 10% higher customer satisfaction metrics than disengaged employees. Workhuman’s data backs this up. Employees who are recognized monthly with monetary value are 4x as likely to receive compliments and be recognized by customers for exceptional service. Even further, the data shows a strong recognition culture yields customers who actually spend more.
The power of recognition impacts organizations in all industries, not just customer facing ones. A Workhuman study found that five manufacturing plants with the strongest recognition culture reported 82% lower recordable injuries than the plants with the lowest recognition reach. Strong recognition cultures also reported an average lost time incident rate that is 65% lower than plants with low levels of recognition.
The impact goes far beyond the individual recipient. Just seeing coworkers receive awards for safety-related moments encourages others to prioritize safety as well. Employees who feel safe in their environment and are appreciated for following safety protocols are more productive. It almost makes them and feel more valued and connected to their work.
Spending Smart
There is no avoiding the inevitable, and employers now have a choice to make. The choice is simple. Do nothing and continue to fund the endless turnover cycle, or build a culture where the turnover cycle can’t persist. Strategic employee recognition increases the bottom line through engagement and connection. Spending a little will transform your organization into one where employees want to stay. What are you waiting for?
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Nobody needs to tell you that we’re in hard times. A pandemic is sweeping the nation, a trail of personal and economic devastation behind it, and frightening uncertainty ahead. Businesses are struggling to figure out the best path to survival. For many leaders, the impulse is, understandably, to lessen their organizations’ financial load with layoffs.
The good news is that eventually, through the efforts of courageous health care workers and our technology, we will defeat the virus, and life and work will return to a version of normal. And many economists predict that when this happens, our mothballed world economy will snap back to life, unleashing a wave of pent-up demand.
Will your company survive and be ready for this?
After all, consider what happened post 9/11. After the attacks, the world economy reeled, oil prices surged, and the stock markets plunged as the world braced for war in the Middle East. Many companies, fearful about the future, indulged in a layoff binge, slashing their workforce without thought to who their top talent was, or what current and future skills the organization might need to remain viable and recover with the economy.
But then the economy quickly rebounded, and the downturn turned out to be what economists call a “V-shaped recession.” The sharp decline in GDP was followed by an almost equally sharp increase in business activity. At this point, companies found that the talent they let go was desperately needed. They scrambled, and the result was a massive hiring binge to fill the gap that they themselves created.
The fact is that fundamentally, there was nothing significantly wrong with the underlying economics on September 11th, 2001. The economic downturn was not caused by normal business cycle considerations, the firing binge was followed by a scramble to replenish a depleted workforce.
Today, the pandemic is cutting a swath through what otherwise had been a robust economy, so the mistakes of 9/11 are a cautionary tale.
If you are among the business leaders queuing up the pink slips in reaction to this unprecedented crisis, I urge you to stop, take a breath, and think your next steps through — lest you sacrifice valuable employees in your rush for short-term relief.
While I understand some companies are in crisis and don’t have the luxury of time to pause for analysis, most do have the wherewithal, and I would argue, a duty to their workforce and, if public, their shareholders to proceed with wisdom and caution.
So instead of rushing to throw off what might feel like human ballast, consult with your HR executives to put together a strategic workplace plan, or crisis plan, by performing a three-dimensional review of your current workforce, considering more than headcount and cost. Instead of responding in panic only to the here and now, look ahead, 6 to 18 months in the future, and decide:
What skills your people have today and what your organization will need
How to ensure you have an adequate supply of these skills and where to deploy them
Your succession plan for key leaders
Upon sober reflection of these needs, you probably will find that you can keep most of your workforce in place, and you will be ready to make clear decisions based on your data and forecasts. Additionally, doing a strategic workforce crisis plan will set you up for the future by seeing how you can maximize the productivity of the workforce you have. From this plan you will be in position to drive higher performance and workforce engagement, creating what I call “PEIP capability,” where PEIP = People Engagement, Innovation and Performance.
PEIP is a strategic capability that not only creates higher performance, it creates a more engaged workplace, which naturally leads to greater productivity. Who doesn’t want to work in an organization that wants to optimize employees and work with their skills and their career aspirations? A workplace that tries to align people to what they do best? An engaged workplace is a fun place to work, but it is also a competitive advantage. Some of the highest performing companies, such as Google, Microsoft, Accenture, IBM, and SAP, have implemented PEIP strategies to create competitive advantage, and this is reflected in their people engagement scores as well as share-price performance.
PEIP can also help future-proof your organization. New smart technologies and AI perme.ating the workplace create another opportunity for the workforce and the organization to align the right people with the right skills to harness new technology. This creates a “turbo-charging” effect, driving more engagement, innovation, and productivity, as well as return on investment on IT spend.
We are at the fork in the road — once again. It’s a scary time, but rife with opportunity for companies that respond with foresight. We can do as we have done for decades before and continue the hire/fire binge, or we can step back and be more strategic and thoughtful in addressing the current crisis, while at the same time positioning our businesses to thrive in the future — whatever it brings.
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Many business leaders still think of multitasking as a great thing, clinging to visions of employees who get more done than ever before. And, they think, there’s no generation better equipped to juggle multiple tasks than people in the 18 to 34-year-old age group, commonly known as Millennials. And it’s true, Millennials are known for being adept with all forms of technology and moving from one job to another, shifting between priorities with relative ease. Unfortunately, the latest research conducted in the fields of psychology and business productivity suggests we’ve got it all wrong.
Multitasking doesn’t always live up to the dream. Instead, it tends to mean a lack of focus and an increase in impulsivity. There’s a financial cost, too. Lack of productivity due to multitasking equates to global losses of $450 million per year and Millennial job-hopping costs the U.S. economy more than $30 million per year.
Studies have shown impulsivity isn’t a good thing. Researchers at Stanford University conducted a famous experiment 50 years ago where children were given the chance to eat a single marshmallow immediately, or wait until someone returned later, at which point they would receive a second marshmallow. The kids were tracked later in life, as adults, and it turns out those who waited for that second marshmallow fared much better than those who chose instant gratification. The participants who didn’t wait were more likely to have behavioral problems, be obese, use drugs and spend time in jail.
Today’s tech-centric world means a lot of impulsive, quick shifts in direction. Amazingly, research shows Millennials switch their attention between media platforms 27 times per hour. If you think they’re just getting a lot done, think again. Multitasking during cognitive tasks has been shown to lower IQs by 15 points and multitasking on a regular basis can reflect lower emotional intelligence and less brain density in the areas controlling cognitive and emotional control.
Impulsivity affects the workplace in other ways, too. Nearly nine out of 10 Millennials plan to stay in a job less than three years and 21 percent say they’ve changed jobs in the past year. While the average job tenure for all workers 25 and older is 5.5 years, it’s only three years for Millennials. The cost of job-hopping to employers isn’t marginal, either. The loss of one Millennial employee runs between $15,000 – $25,000, for most companies.
So, what can be done? When it comes to multitasking, employees can set up their schedules so they focus blocks of time on specific tasks. Allowing short breaks to be more impulsive and employing apps to limit certain technologies can really help keep people on track. Employers might consider offering yoga and meditation classes to help employees improve concentration. Shortening the workweek can also encourage people to make better use of their time.
In terms of the turnover issue, employers can discourage Millennials from leaving too soon by offering finite terms of employment from the get-go. Giving Millennials a sense of purpose through meaningful work and projects that require a variety of skills has been shown to deter job-hopping.
A version of this was first published at bryan.edu
“All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary — everything in life you thought you knew.” —Neil Peart (Musician and Writer)
Without doing the math and coloring them in, you can still tell what most of them are. But that’s no fun when you’re six, just learning addition and loving to color pictures like my oldest daughter does. Adding the numbers together in each piece of the picture “puzzle” and then following the corresponding picture color code to color each piece in is the thrill of discovering its full context.
If the data is right (the math is correct) and the color code followed accordingly (regardless if colored a bit outside the lines), then these two things coming together tell a vibrant story in and of itself. And no matter how many times you complete the color by number pictures, the vibrant stories remain valid and reliable.
Quality may always vary somewhat with all of the above, but it’ll definitely go beyond the artistic going with one’s gut.
Like in recruiting. In a global talent acquisition market where most recruiters and even hiring managers spend only seconds reviewing each resume (we’ve all done it), no matter how good we think we are, it’s no wonder the “gut feel in hiring” is usually less accurate than a coin flip.
In fact, an article in the Harvard Business Review last year highlighted that, “humans are very good at specifying what’s needed for a position and eliciting information from candidates—but they’re very bad at weighing the results.” The authors found that simple computer algorithms outperform human decisions by at least 25 percent, “regardless of whether the job is on the front line, in middle management, or in the C-suite.”
While there is obviously still value in having recruiters and hiring managers who possess good people instincts, it has become even more essential that they have reliable data on which to base their sourcing, screening and hiring decisions.
We’re just not as good as we think we are when it comes to computing quality.
Reliable data and that single source of data truth – that’s where we need to get to first in order to address the quality conundrum. That’s not easy when today’s human resource and talent acquisition professionals rely on a variety of systems, such as HRIS, ATS, ERP, CRM and more, to manage their most important asset – their people.
These systems supply companies with data on everything employee-related, from general demographic information like date of birth to candidate sourcing channels and from compensation and benefits history to employee performance ratings. And, the volume of HR data generated by companies is increasing daily – in large organizations, there can be upwards of 10 different HR applications generating data. In multinational corporations, there are dozens of different disparate HR systems, covering various geographies and functions, yet disconnected from the “mothership” core.
Obviously the solution is to integrate and analyze the data that is held within a company’s talent acquisition system into the company’s human resource information system (HRIS) and vice versa. This could be done in a integrated core HR and talent management suite solution, or it could be done with a sound data integration and management solution that nicely unifies the pipelines of any and all HR and recruiting point solutions and/or suite combos.
As the workforce continues to become more global, mobile and diverse, ensuring that all these systems enable collaboration and cooperation becomes even more critical. Again, we need that one single source of data truth that will support our HR reporting and talent analytics initiatives, something we talked about at length on the TalentCulture #TChat Show with and Jen Phillips Kirkwood, ADP Analytics and Innovation Ambassador.
By allowing for applicant data to flow unobstructed between all these critical business systems can enhance our ability to:
Build deep talent pipelines
Obtain a long-term view of our workforce
Gather real-time, actionable data
Save recruiters and hiring managers time and resources
Standardize and synchronize data across all HR systems
No longer are talent acquisition professionals focused primarily on time-to-fill as a competitive advantage – now, it is also about finding ways to increase quality of hire. The unification of all this data enables improvements in recruiting effectiveness throughout the organization, impacting the overall quality of hire and ultimately the performance of the business.
When I got certified as a Talent Acquisition Strategist from HCI last fall, we went over a progressive case study on quality of hire measurement from Avanade, a technology company that helps clients and their customers realize results with Microsoft technologies.
Avanade has created a worldwide interview assessment methodology that measures competencies, behaviors, technology capability and cultural fit, against their current workforce populations. This results in improved new hire performance and helps reduce attrition for the first 12 months of employment.
Their quality of hire analytics require multiple data points that help calculate and inform continuous adjustments to new employee quality. This includes:
Average performance rating for new employees in the first 12 months.
Employee performance as a percentage of “achieves expectations” of performance in the first year.
Annual hiring manager survey focused on overall quality of new employees.
Percentage of employee retention during the first 12 months of employment.
Quality of hire is often referred to as “the holy grail” of recruiting and hiring. It’s what all the winners of the Candidate Experience Awards aspire to. In fact, Amelia Merrill, Head of People Strategy (HR) at RMS and four-time CandE winner, recently presented at the first-ever CandE 101 Workshop and shared that “either you’re all in on the candidate experience, or your not. Nobody gets half pregnant.”
Indeed. There’s no better way to be “with quality-of-new-hire child” than by going all in with unified HR systems, key recruiting and hiring data and talent analytics. An excellent way to start determining your quality-of-hire is by tracking the turnover of your new hires during their first year with you. Higher-than-desired levels of turnover within this period often signify poor sourcing, selection or onboarding – or some combination of these activities. It all comes down to how carefully you measure and track new hire sourcing, performance, competencies, turnover/retention, diversity and inclusion, and developmental/leadership potential.
Just do the math: people quality is what makes for picture perfect business.
About the Author: Kevin W. Grossman co-founded and co-hosts the highly popular weekly TalentCulture #TChat Show with Meghan M. Biro. He’s also currently the Product Marketing Director for Total Talent Acquisition products at PeopleFluent.
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Talent management and employee engagement have become key buzz phrases in business. Each has taken human asset management to a more specific, more integrated level.
Talent management’s definitions are reasonably consistent. Here are valid examples:
Talent management offers value at the revenue end. Customer satisfaction, product development, and marketing innovation all benefit by being accomplished by talented performers. Talent management also contributes to expense reduction. Quality improvement, process redesign and employee retention are results generated when talent works the business.
Among the many, varied definitions of employee engagement, I select this one:
Simply stated: talent management acquires and supports higher levels of skills and knowledge; employee engagement increases the value application of the skills and knowledge. Talent generates revenue and reduces expenses; engagement lets them do that more, do that better.
Businesses now aim to give more attention and action to both talent management and employee engagement. That attention needs to be well-directed; those actions need to be well-developed. Let’s look at five links between talent management and employee engagement. These links promise to increase a company’s success in improving both attention and action.
Better Onboarding Link
A powerful onboarding program introduces talented candidates to the business’ engagement culture immediately. The individual can actually engage in onboarding activities — rather than sitting at a desk and thumbing through a binder. A strong program demonstrates employee engagement as the business lifestyle. Engagement is proven to attract active talent. Opportunities to engage from the start heighten talent’s appreciation…and engagement. What company doesn’t truly want an onboarding process that lets new talent “hit the ground running” and then run even faster?
Competitive Advantage Link
Competition for talent is fierce because talent is a leading factor in a company’s competitive advantage. Recruiting, developing and retaining talent are the tools that build competitive advantage. Talent management starts with recruiting. Stronger recruiting efforts contribute to greater talent acquisition. Employee engagement adds to developing and retaining talent. It demonstrates the company’s appreciation of their value to the company — as it builds their value to the company. What company does not look for every possible way to gain advantage over their competition?
Performance Improvement Link
Talent joins a company appreciating the company and its product. As talent engages more fully in company operations, assignments, projects, that appreciation grows. The greater the appreciation, the greater one’s commitment to performing with quality. An employee — especially a “talent employee” — who has the opportunity to perform in ways which she/he sees as valuable consistently seeks to improve that performance. What company does not want to start with talented employees and then enjoy seeing them improve on their talent?
Customer Satisfaction Link
Customers naturally prefer to experience quality product and quality service. Research says it is the people with whom customers interact that determine the customer’s opinion of that quality. Talent management looks for quality candidates. Employee engagement turns up that quality. Successful attraction and recruitment combine for the first step. Once talent is hired, employee engagement strategies increase communication and commitment. These are critical characteristics that satisfy customers. What company doesn’t want satisfied customers? What company doesn’t rely on its employees to generate such satisfaction?
Reduced Turnover, Increased Retention Link
If intense effort is made to hire talent, equally intense effort should be expended to retain talent. Employee engagement is a specific element of talent management insofar as it boosts a company’s ability to hold on to talented employees. People stay with companies they value. The more an employee is allowed and encouraged to engage in job, team, and company efforts, the more she sees the value. People stay with managers they trust. The more managers and employees engage in continuous communication about expectation, the more trust develops in their relationship. People stay with companies that offer opportunities for personal, even professional growth. The more your company provides such opportunities — training, mentoring/coaching, community involvement — the more growth the employee witnesses. What company doesn’t want quality talent to stick around?
(About the Author: As an Employee Engagement and Performance Improvement expert, Tim Wright has worked with businesses and national associations of all sizes. His company, Wright Results, offers proven strategies and techniques to help businesses increase employee engagement, improve personnel performance and build a strong business culture by focusing on performance management from the C.O.R.E. For more information, visit www.wrightresults.com or connect with Tim here: tim@wrightresults.com)
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Is it just me, or is the term “employee engagement” rapidly becoming a buzzword – popular as workplace window dressing, and perhaps sexy to say, but lacking in substance? If so, I think it would be a mistake to let the spin doctors snatch it without a good fight. After all, there’s plenty of industrial-strength ammo available for a winning battle.
For example, hundreds of talent-minded professionals came together yesterday for a #TChat session focused on the “what, why and how” of employee engagement. The quantity and quality of interactions demonstrated significant depth, meaning and conviction surrounding this concept. Ideas were both grounded and inspiring – far from buzzword territory. (To see event highlights, watch the Storify slideshow at the end of this post.)
Engagement By The Numbers
But #TChat-ters aren’t the only ones who care about engagement. In a recent Aberdeen Group survey of 1300 global business leaders, employee engagement emerged as one of the top five business priorities. That really shouldn’t be a surprise. After all, engaged employees are productive employees – and productive employees drive business performance.
So, we know that company leaders think engagement counts. But that raises two related questions:
1) Is the term “engagement” universally understood? In a word, no. And that’s a problem, as TalentCulture’s Meghan Biro indicated in a recent Forbes commentary, outlining the “5 Whys” of Employee Engagement.
At best-in-class companies, 72% of employees rate themselves as “highly engaged.” That means, even under the best conditions, almost 30% of the workforce IS NOT highly engaged.
What To Do?
Clearly, there’s room for improvement. That’s where advice from the #TChat archives can help! Taste some of the tidbits I saw in the mix. Then for a deeper dive, check out the Storify slideshow below for full highlights. You’ll walk away with better understanding of engagement’s business value. And you might discover some useful “how to” advice along the way.
“Engagement is 11 words: ‘What do you think?’ ‘How can I help.’ ‘I trust you.'” @ValaAfshar
“…Allow failure (or forgive failure)…As long as there’s growth.” @KevinWGrossman
“Engagement is a global measure. How we do it is individualized. That’s why mgrs are CRITICAL to engagement.” @IncentIntel
“What is NOT engagement? Suggestion boxes, faceless surveys and once-per-year reviews.” @YouTernMark
“I’m not a huge fan of engagement surveys. They are mostly wasted exercise because no real study or follow through.” @afraymond
“Engagement is intellectual, emotional and physical.” @ReCenterMoment
“Engaged leaders pick up the phone when members of their teams call.” @brentskinner
“Engagement is tougher w/distributed teams. Social tools help, but we can’t rely on ‘engagement by osmosis’ anymore” @TalemetryJen
“Engagement=degree to which employees feel invested in & aligned with THEIR day-to-day experience as part of the organization.” @JsarahwatsHR
That’s #TChat. Collective insights from some of the best minds in the talent and HR community – all in one place. Freely available for the taking. The lights are always on at TalentCulture.com, so come on back whenever you need another engagement fix!
Let’s Keep The Conversation Alive
If you joined last night’s forum, which ideas mattered most to you? How will you apply them? Add comments below — or if you blog about engagement let us know by posting a Twitter link with the #TChat hashtag. We’d like to share your ideas with the TalentCulture community here and via @TalentCulture.
Coming Up on #TChat
Join us next week (Wednesday at 7pmET/4pmPT), as we continue to explore the “World of Work.” Look for a full preview next Monday via @TalentCulture and #TChat. Thanks again for your interest and your contributions!
#TChat INSIGHTS: Employee Engagement or Lack Thereof?
Storified by TalentCulture · Wed, Oct 17 2012 23:49:02
My coffee is ready for #tchat http://pic.twitter.com/mTbA5We6gingerconsult
@MeghanMBiro here’s one I took a while ago while trying to work on a research paper. Yum! Margarita! #tchat http://pic.twitter.com/QZ3kLMfGsterling_amanda
#TChat one of my favorite team pics! http://pic.twitter.com/LtAmbYXpMZProhov
Q1: We hear so much about lack of #employeeengagement but what exactly is “engagement” and why? #TChatMeghan M. Biro
A1 Some people simply show up to a job and some jump in to do the work.It’s not all up to positional leaders #tchat We all can lead!Susan Mazza
#tchat A1. engagement is the weak sibling to empowerment.Mary Ann Reilly
A1: Positive contributors to org success,Motivation about the goals, and morally purposeful #TChatNissrine Ghannoum
A1 It may begin w/toxic leadership (what a term!), but engagement is an iterative cycle, can be broken @ many pts. #TChatMiriam Brosseau
A1: Empowerment drives engagement. Great things are possible when everyone is accountable to get things done #tchatAlli Polin
A1. Engagement is talent without training wheels #tchatSalima Nathoo
A1: Engagement happens when the employee and corp have a relationship where both work for each other’s future. #TChatJanis Stacy
A1 Engagement> hierarchy and stuffiness makes for poor engagement. More openess can make work fun & more efficient #TChatEnzo Guardino
A1. Engagement is the motivation to perform and the safety to express ones true self at work #tchatAmanda Sterling
A1: engagement is employee buy in. If they have not bought into the mission/vision…it will be difficult to retain or train them #TChatStewart Pratt
@MeghanMBiro A1. Engagement is people from all levels of an organization interacting and being invested in success. #TChatJason Ebbing
A1: I would define #employeeengagement as aligned organizational purpose: transparent, empowered & measurable. #TchatDavid Kovacovich
A1: Engagement is showing up fully in mind, body and spirit, bringing the best of you to your work #tchatSusan Mazza
A1 Disengagement is ultimately damaging to the ees and the organization. #TChatMarla Gottschalk PhD
A1: Engagement is part immersion & part influence. Employees feel a part of what’s going on, but can also affect what goes on. #tchatTL Frasqueri-Molina
A1. I am glad to hear engagement discussed/considered in the work place, another aspect of the real world we need to educate stds on #tchatGuy Davis
A1: Engaged employees act as if they started your company. #tchatBrent Skinner
a1. Engagement begins inside #tchatMichael Clark
A1 Employee engagement happens when businesses realize that co’s are people; some orgs take longer than others to realize #tchatClaire Crossley
A1: Engaged is being invested in the outcome for the sake of the org’s/team’s success not just for personal gain #tchatSusan Mazza
A1: Employee engagement is basically whether they give a damn or want to go home. Whether their efforts feel worth it. #tchatLisa Haggis
A1 Engaged employees care about other employees and the company they work for. #tchatAl Smith
A1 engagement is treating people like grownups and expecting them to treat you the same #TChatPaul Hebert
A1. Engaged employees feel valued and critical to an organization. #tchatTerri Klass
A1 Engagement is an emotional, values-based alignment. #tchatStephen Abbott
A1) Engagement = community #tchatnancyrubin
A1: Often there is an engagement gap because employees do not understand objectives, or the why behind what they are doing #tchatIrene Becker
A1: We’ve all been insanely busy, but not wanting to be there. #Engagement’s that, but interacting & wanting to be there. #tchatBrent Skinner
A1: Engagement makes people want to hold themselves accountable to being and doing their best #tchatAlli Polin
A1: Engaged employees care just as much about the outcome of the organization as you do. #TChatSpark Hire
A1: Engagement is giving our full attention to our teams and our employees #tchatJen Olney
A1: Engaged by heart&Mind:Loyalty, Saying good things about the org,Striving Innovation,Commitment to quality mission,Motivation #TChatNissrine Ghannoum
A1. Engagement means an alignment with employees feeling authentically connected to an org and its values. #tchatTerri Klass
A1: You’re paying attention, and you’re enjoying that. #tchatBrent Skinner
A1. Great question..its the process of keeping workers connected to the org’s goals, mission and vision. #tchatChris Fields
@JsarahwatsHRA1. Engagement=degree to which employees feel invested in & aligned with THEIR day-to-day experience as part of the .. #TchatSai Krishna D.
#tchat A1 Employee engagement is also about enabling everyone to love their mission enough to play an active role in it.Bruno Coelho
A1: Engagement is allowing others to have a voice, creativity and freedom of expression, and giving them permission to crush it! #tchatSusan Avello
A1 EE demonstrates via behavior, performance & attitude:desire-loyalty-excitement-interest-passion-commitment-enthusiasm 4 job/career #TChatDonna Rogers, SPHR
A1: Meaning I dig my work, my crew and even the mother ship. I’m all in (or mostly). #tchatKevin W. Grossman
a1. Forget professional, personal, internal, external; just engage. #tchatMichael Clark
A1: Employees understanding how their particular task affects the outcome of the business, and keeping them excited about it. #tchatJoshua Barger
#tchat A1 if you truly work as a team each member is so engaged each day or project a different member may emerge as the leader.Sage Bramhall
A1. with college students engagement means activity beyond the classroom, working on campus, volunteering, student orgs, tutoring etc #tchatGuy Davis
A1: Someone who is engaged cares and shows it in everything they do as well as their way of being with others #tchatSusan Mazza
A1 – knowing why i’m here and being able to make an impact #TChatPaul Hebert
A1 Engagement is a people strategy that keeps the right employees engaged in the right position for the long haul #TChatLeAnna J. Carey
A1 Too much focus on buy-in for vision/mission & not enuf on ppl’s daily experience. Engagmnt a daily battle, not 1-time sales pitch #TchatJane Watson
A1: Engagement is connection & passion for the work & org that make people want to go the extra mile #tchatAlli Polin
A1 Engagement is an emotional commitment to your work – #TChatMarla Gottschalk PhD
A1: engagement is going beyond- a feeling of empowerment and pride in what one does. Fuels passion and curiosity #tchatMegan Rene Burkett
A1. intrinsic employee motivation, loyalty and promotion. The higher the engagement the more an ee becomes a magnet for talent #tchatJen PhillipsKirkwood
A1. Engagement=degree to which employees feel invested in & aligned with THEIR day-to-day experience as part of the organization #TchatJane Watson
#tchat A1 Employee engagement is about everyone knowing the reason why they exist and why does it matter.Bruno Coelho
A1: a way to manage talent retention, hold off attrition and boost productivity and job satisfaction << SMILES? #TChatMeghan M. Biro
A1: An engaged
employee is passionate, involved in, and knowledgeable about the business – inside and out of their own realm #tchatJoshua Barger
A1 Engagement is a soft word – many meanings – dependent on context – too easy to gloss over real meaning #TChatPaul Hebert
A1: Engagement is the intangible desire to go “above and beyond” for your work #TChatAlex Raymond
A1: Engaged leaders pick up the phone when members of their teams call. #TChatBrent Skinner
Q2: Is it simply toxic #leadership that affects culture and engagement, or more than that? #TChatMeghan M. Biro
A2 Two kinds of contract: Employment and Psychological. When Psych contract gets broken engagement tanks. #tchatKeith Punches
A2: Hiring ppl that aren’t passionate about what they do, and what you do, affects engagement for all – whether they’re mgmt or not. #tchatBright.com
A2 the trad construct of jobs that separates ppl into “boxes” is antithetical to engaging-shift focus to what connects vs. separates #tchatSusan Mazza
A2: Toxic leaders are usually just lazy. Positive, motivated leaders are not toxic by default #tchatTamera RousseauVesta
a2 It goes beyond toxic leadership. Right people for the right job. Keeping people engaged. Work that is rewarding. #tchatShawn LaCroix
a2. Look people in the eye and communicate. #tchatMichael Clark
A2: It’s not the title that leads, it’s the person and if you are in a position to influence with toxic behavior you spread others #tchatJen Olney
A2: Toxic leaders come in several varieties. The leaders themselves might be the disengaged ones. #tchatBrent Skinner
A2: Folks making it sound like employees are un-empowered, scaredy cats. Toxic leaders are devastating if we let them be. #tchatTL Frasqueri-Molina
a2. Stop trying to tell people not be negative. #tchatMichael Clark
A2 So how hard is it to say – “You matter” – #TChatMarla Gottschalk PhD
A2: Engagement happens in the trenches. Great leaders empower transparency – others stay out of the way and let culture form #tchatDavid Kovacovich
a2. Dear leadership: Please be open and honest, tell employees the truth #tchatMichael Clark
A2. Toxic leaders should be banned from organizations. #tchatTerri Klass
A2—Orgs are as problematic/awesome as their people—but toxic #leadership can spread disease like dirty water if everyone drinks. #TChat (RP)Shawna Kelly
A2 It’s a lack of ability and/or commitment to make sure people know how and why they matter HERE AND NOW #tchatSusan Mazza
A2: When people are connected to clients, colleagues, inspiring work – the damage from a toxic leader is less but not gone #tchatAlli Polin
A2. No, that no the only thing…internal and external forces are kill engagement…hiring practices and compensation packages .#tchatChris Fields
A2 Leaders of culture selfless, they acknowledge that it doesn’t matter who gets the credit, and teach this to their followers. #tchatMark Clements
A2 Toxicity needs to be neutralized at the training stage otherwise the venom grows stronger with age #TChatEnzo Guardino
A2: Toxic #leadership isn’t the only thing which affects culture & engagement but may be enough for killing both. #TChatJanis Stacy
a2. People must learn how to transform toxicity into enhanced engagement, performance and productivity. #tchatMichael Clark
A2 In toxic environments, it’s impossible to challenge orthodoxies – which is a characteristic of healthy organizations #TChatLeAnna J. Carey
A2: The rotten apple in the barrel syndrome. One toxic leader among other leaders can bring the org down. #TChatTom Bolt
A2. Trickle down effect. If the leader cannot even be engaged or positive, how can employees? Lead by example. #TchatLexie Forman Ortiz
A2: A toxic culture is more devastating than a toxic leader. The nearer to the top of the org chart the more harmful to engagement. #TChatTom Bolt
A2. we look up to leaders, it’s never a good sign if your leader isn’t engaged. it’s all about the energy #tchatAshley Lauren Perez
A2 I believe it’s more, you can have great leadership but despite that, a team & peers that suck the life out of you #tchatClaire Crossley
A2: No way! You can make toxic hires too. Used to run large call center. Only takes a few to infect others w/ sinister attitudes. #TChatStephen Van Vreede
A2 A lack of alignment with engagement, organizationally, as well. Rewards, etc. #TChatMarla Gottschalk PhD
A2: Toxic “employeeship” sometimes causes the lack of #engagement. #tchatBrent Skinner
A2: One good leader can’t fix culture and engagement on their own. They need cooperation within the org for any change to stick #tchatRebecca Jo Luke
A2: Any number of factors can break down engagement in the ecosystem that is your culture. Leadership is a big one. #tchatLisa Haggis
A2: I’ve seen how a group of committed, engaged employees overcome toxic leader, so it’s just not the leadership that is influential #tchatTL Frasqueri-Molina
a2. Typically, the higher you climb in an organization, the less likely you are to think you’re wrong about anything. #tchatMichael Clark
A2: Toxic leadership hurts but so does lack of career path, unclear vision, lack of community… #tchatAlli Polin
A2: The expectations of excellence and commitment start at the top #tchatJen Olney
A2. I do think we can have idealized, unrealistic view of engagement. Not possible for everyone, everyday to be engaged. TPS reports? #TchatJane Watson
A2. #Leadership can affect culture but so can toxic employees, I have seen both #tchatGuy Davis
A2: Toxic leaders can certainly derail engagement and the company as a whole, but even good leaders can have disengaged employees. #tchatSabrina Baker
A2: Toxic leadership is the #1 problem in business. Gr8 cultures can’t exist within such environments. #TChatJohn R. Bell
A2: it’s self awareness, it’s being a fit- alignment with the role and culture, it’s stimulating dialogue. Many factors in ee #tchatMegan Rene Burkett
A2 Either toxic leadership, or weak leadership that allows toxic activity within the organization. Either way, it’s about leadership. #tchatStephen Abbott
A2: Toxicity can leech into our engagement supply from all over the frickin’ place. #tchatKevin W. Grossman
A2: It’s toxicity at all, regardless of where it comes from – leadership or folks on the line – we’re all a part of the ecosystem #tchatTL Frasqueri-Molina
A2: The top leaders set the tone and their level of engagement is palatable throughout their organizations. #tchatJen Olney
A2. it plays a part, especially if leadership kills any chances for employees to be engaged on their own #tchatAshley Lauren Perez
a2. I call employee break rooms toxic waste dumps #tchatMichael Clark
a2. Every person must become responsible for toxic words, emotional states and reactions. #tchatMichael Clark
A2. Definitely a big factor, but org structural issues (excess bureaucracy, limited communication/collaboration) major culprits too #TchatJane Watson
A2: Everything moves from the top down. Toxic leaders derail engagement, but ther are other factors also. #tchatIrene Becker
A2: Toxic leadership / toxic coworkers can shrivel employee engagement. If it isn’t pleasant, nobody’s gonna be excited 2 b there! #tchatDawn Rasmussen
A2 engagement is a choice – not a reaction #TChatPaul Hebert
#tchat A2 Leadership is the one thing that affects everything. Leaders help answer the question: why should I put my Heart+Soul into this?Bruno Coelho
A2 leadership only one part of culture- other part is the empls – they have responsibilit
y too #TChatPaul Hebert
A2: Toxic leadership is definitely a huge contributor, as leaders set the tone, but EE apathy can make it spiral out of control #tchatJoshua Barger
A2 Two kinds of contract: Employment and Psychological. When Psych contract gets broken engagement tanks. #tchatKeith Punches
A2 Broken unspoken employment contract between comps and ees created the prob IMHO #TChatPaul Hebert
Q3 Are stretch assignments and risk-taking important to employee engagement? Why or why not? #TChatMeghan M. Biro
@MeghanMBiro #tchat A3: idle hands are the devils playgroundBurke Allen
A3. May depend on who you are classing as employees – all those who work on behalf of an org, or just those on the perm payroll? #tchatBelinda Johnson
A3 if you are there 40+ hours a week you might as well do a good job and help others #tchatShawn LaCroix
A3. Choose stretch assignments in partnership with employee and boss. #tchatTerri Klass
A3: The nine box model has room for risk takers & stretchers but still embraces others that are engaged & contributing #tchatAlli Polin
A3: Yes -your top employees want to continue to grow & it’s to your business’ benefit to let them. Calculated risks are a good thing. #tchatBright.com
A3 Stretchable = Flexible. Employees are like reeds in the wind just don’t blow too hard #tchatEnzo Guardino
A3: Blocking Social Media at work shows lack of trust, = a HUGE engagement killer! It can be so powerful in workplace! #tchatSusan Avello
a3. Engagement and growth are two sides of the same experience #tchatMichael Clark
A3. Stretch assignments made me a better pro, but I have supervised people that could handle nothing beyond the formal job descp, sad #tchatGuy Davis
A3: There is a need to celebrate even small wins, while also modeling and teaching the skill of failing fwd #tchatIrene Becker
A3 Not everyone wants “enriched” work – and that’s ok. #TChatMarla Gottschalk PhD
A3 Yes! Helps gives employees a sense of ownership & builds trust. Employers can see employees full potential as well. #TChatAmy Do
A3 but it’s balance. Do you really WANT to build a cadre of Entrepreneurs? Better lock your IP down (some would say) #tchatKeith Punches
A3 Risk taking is key to growth personally & organizationally – equipping employees w/skills results in engagement #TChatLeAnna J. Carey
A3 stretch goals require a partnership between the person asking and the person doing – when both engage success is inevitable #tChatSusan Mazza
A3: engaging organizational initiatives start with a person and a belief in positive change. No one cares if no one tries. #tchatDavid Kovacovich
A3. Stagnation leads to disengagement. #tchatTerri Klass
A3: Absolutely, challenges at work are an excellent vehicle for personal & professional growth #TChatSean Charles
A3 What doesn’t bend, breaks. (To quote Ani in an unexpected setting…) #TChatMiriam Brosseau
a3. If an employee does not feel like they can stretch and grow, they’re gone. #tchatMichael Clark
A3 if you’re not growing you’re……………………………….. #tchatKeith Punches
A3: A “stretch” assignment would need to mean that you know the #strengths + abilities of your folks. Important thing to remember. #TChatAndrew Henck
A3: Stretch assignments won’t spark a *culture* of engagement org-wide, but they might engage one disengaged employee. #tchatBrent Skinner
A3 How do you find the right stretch assignment for you or your ees? #TChatMarla Gottschalk PhD
A3: Let employees show us what they can do instead of assuming they’re not ready or able #tchatAlli Polin
A3 “stretches” will be viewed with disdain if failures outnumber successes #tchatSteve
A3 stretch assignments are a great way to hold people accountable for being and doing their best #tchat ppl doing great work are engagedSusan Mazza
A3: They’re important to a) employee development which is important to b) employee engagement. If no a), then fire b). #tchatKevin W. Grossman
A3. Risk taking can be just what the doctor ordered if an individual and their boss partner together. #tchatTerri Klass
A3 stretch assignments are first and foremost opportunities to make the entire company better #tchatSteve
A3: it depends on the employee and what is going to help each individual get the best results. #TChatSpark Hire
A3. A stretch assignment helps talent grow into their leadership skin. #tchatSalima Nathoo
A3 It’s always very positive to find out that you can do (be) way more than you ever thought possible ~ stretch & risk > #tchatCASUDI
A3 Huge believer in the stretch assignment – how else to you challenge what you have “under the hood”? #TChatMarla Gottschalk PhD
A3 if I’m not challenged it’s not a good day. #tchatKeith Punches
A3: Risk taking is important in cultures where failure is accepted… otherwise, fear will rule & engagement even lower #tchatAlli Polin
A3: Employees who want to be challenged will accept it, but careful not to impose the assignments – they have to be willing to engage #tchatJen Olney
A3. Stretch assignments can really motivate people to perform at a higher level and grow in their career. #tchatTerri Klass
A3 Any org culture that is focused on learning + growth will encourage + equip folks to take risks (new role/project/etc.). #TChatAndrew Henck
A3. playing it safe is not progression. we are human- we progress. our needs to be engaged change. we need to risk to discover. #tchatAshley Lauren Perez
A3. Yes, in that they’re features of orgs that trust employees, are not overly rigid, place value on employee learning & innovation #TchatJane Watson
A3: Challenging employees to go outside of their comfort zone increases engagement but not tossing in the deep end of the pool 2 swim #TChatTom Bolt
A3: Stretch assignments and risk taking are important for some, not others but does let mgmt know the character of the employee! #TChatJanis Stacy
A3: YES! Employees want to be challenged and grow. Nobody likes dead ends #tchatAlli Polin
A3 Stretching employees that are willing and eager to develop is fantastic. The challenge is stretching complacent employees #tchatShawn LaCroix
A3 risk taking is required for learning and growth – seeing progress is #1 thing for engagement #TChatPaul Hebert
A3: IMO it’s a good indicator of engagement if an EE is willing to go outside their comfort zone for what they believe (the company) #tchatJoshua Barger
A3 stretch assignments signal trust and value #TChatPaul Hebert
Q4: What can employees do to improve their own mindful engagement investment? What about leaders? #TChat #TChatMark Babbitt
A4 want to mindfully engage? get CURIOUS, especially about the people you work with — they are always so much more than u see.#tchatSusan Mazza
a4. Do you know how to show love for someone in a professional manner? #tchatMichael Clark
A4: In addition to offering suggestions outside of your area, taking the initiative and being involved in the project #tchatJoshua Barger
a4. People easily engage with people that care. #tchatMichael Clark
A4: Approach your leader as if he or she is partially a partner. Good leaders will welcome this. #tchatBrent Skinner
a4. Listening demands internal silence. Do you know how to stop thoughts? #tchatMichael Clark
A4: Message to Leaders (especially CEOs): Like life, there’s more to business than just making money. #TchatJohn R. Bell
A4 employees can choose to do work that they enjoy and that matters to them to begin with – don;t just settle for a job #tchatSusan Mazza
A4. constantly ask ma
nagers about opportunities to learn/shadow. They can point you in the right direction #tchatAshley Lauren Perez
A4. leaders need to communicate openly and honestly, the single mom with 3 kids may be as engaged as she can at that point in time #tchatGuy Davis
A4: Leaders must lead from within. …within the team, not outside it. #tchatBrent Skinner
a4. Consciously engage moment-to-moment, day-to-day, week-to-week, year-to-year life-long #tchatMichael Clark
Amen! “@SocialMediaSean: A4: Avoid workplace drama at all costs and invest time in positive relationships #TChat”Miriam Brosseau
A4 it’s easier if you OWN your piece of the process. Find ways to improve it, tinker with doing things better. “Polish your Peace”.. #tchatKeith Punches
A4. don’t let anyone make you feel like you feel like you are stuck. fight to grow and learn- everyday #tchatAshley Lauren Perez
A4: Leaders need to lose the “my way or the highway” mentality & employees need to let their voices be heard #tchatAlli Polin
a4. Learn, practice and experience power tools and real-time strategies for transforming engagement . #tchatMichael Clark
A4 technique: List your EOY goals so you can see them every day and write down each day’s progress towards these #GrowthChart #tchatSteve
A4: Offer solutions not just complaints #tchatJen Olney
A4 Listen. Actively listen. #TchatAmy Do
A4. Keep an open mind and heart. #tchatTerri Klass
A4: Employees can continue their education/learn new skills. Leaders can help them put that to use. #tchatBright.com
A4: Be a 360 degree leader – extend beyond your official title. #tchatKathy Herndon, GPHR
A4: Employees can drive results. Share ideas & solutions. Seek out opportunities. Does require strong #leadership to support #tchatErin Colleen Goodell
A4 Invest in yourself (leader or employee) by continually Learning. #tchatCASUDI
A4. First step for employees is to access if they are in the right position 4growth-if not, seek stretch position #TChatLeAnna J. Carey
A4: Be the wind beneath the wings of the team. Communicate with ALL. Sometimes the cheerleader is responsible for points scored. #tchatBeverly Davis
a4. Effective engagement does not happen by accident or good intentions #tchatMichael Clark
A4: Avoid workplace drama at all costs and invest time in positive relationships #TChatSean Charles
A4. Leaders need to set tone – ask people for their opinions (& listen to what they say); be open to alternate ways of reaching goals #TchatJane Watson
a4. Physical engagement: transforming negative reactions into creative choices, reducing stress and enhancing well being. #tchatMichael Clark
A4. take initiative. try to learn more about the company other than what their role restricts them to. network, innovate, grow. #tchatAshley Lauren Perez
#tchat A4 Just because you’re an employee doesn’t mean you’re not a leader. Who’s leading your Life? Use everything to become ALL you can beBruno Coelho
A4 at some level all employees have to think like consultants-ask “why?” often, practice #LateralThinking, spend time with customers #tchatSteve
A4. Expect more of yourself and meet it before scheduling a meeting with your manager to transfer responsibility. #tchatSalima Nathoo
a4. Emotional engagement: improving how we experience, manage, transform and communicate emotional states. #tchatMichael Clark
A4: Leaders need to ask more questions and wait for answers before filling the silence #tchatAlli Polin
A4: See question #3 — stretch assignments and risk taking. #tchatKevin W. Grossman
A4 employees Be open minded. Leaders should ask questions and listen. A lot. #tchatAl Smith
a4. Intellectual engagement: improving how we think and speak. #tchatMichael Clark
A4: Take accountability for their work,pride in their own individual leadership w/in and be willing to step up when the time presents #tchatJen Olney
a4. Everyone can learn how to effectively engage intellectually, emotionally and physically #tchatMichael Clark
A4 Open up the “engagement” conversation with yourself (then your boss.) #TChatMarla Gottschalk PhD
A4: Make the time for relationships & communication – not just cranking out the work #tchatAlli Polin
A4 if toxic environment shift focus away from pleasing management to just doing the best job YOU can do. #tchatKeith Punches
A4. Leaders need to encourage continual learning for their teams to feel engaged. #tchatTerri Klass
A4. Employees should explore how their role fits into larger org; seek out expert colleagues & learn from them; shake up routine! #TchatJane Watson
A4: Question status quo, be respectful, offer alternatives. #TChatTom Bolt
A4: Focus on personal development regardless of work culture #tchatKathy Herndon, GPHR
A4) Form a support group or start a twitter chat (just kidding….I think) #tchatnancyrubin
A4 take an active role in career and job planning – not wait for reviews and mgrs to tell what to do #TChatPaul Hebert
A4 look at your paycheck…look at the unemployment numbers…look in the mirror #tchatSteve
A4 decide what they want – what they like – where they want to be #TChatPaul Hebert
A4: Practice mindfulness before heading to work. Yes, really. #tchatBrent Skinner
A4. Employees must see learning and growing as a way of work life. #tchatTerri Klass
A4: Asking good questions is a sign of mindful engagement. #TChatAndrew Henck
A4: Employees and leaders are not always different people :) #tchatTL Frasqueri-Molina
A4: Keep lines of communication open. For ideas to be heard you have to listen first… Two way street. #TChatTom Bolt
Q5: How can technology facilitate and improve employee engagement? How can it hurt? #TChat #TChatMark Babbitt
A5: Without tech, there’d be no #TChat. But there’d still be a world of work. :-)Brent Skinner
A5: For this Engineer, Technology IS the biggest reason to be engaged at work! #TChatJanis Stacy
Precisely! @TerriKlass A5. We need to use both technology and relationship building side by side to engage. #tchatErin Colleen Goodell
A5 At this moment I’m using tech as a tool to engage. Love it. Feel connected, free to share. Tech can enhance connection, commitment #tchatExpertus
a5. People detest change and cling to comfort zones, tech is a brave new world changing by the second. #tchatMichael Clark
a5. People are more afraid of being social than understanding how to integrate tech. #tchatMichael Clark
#TChat a5: tech can limit engagement too- leaving some employees feeling overwhelmed and silencedMegan Rene Burkett
A5 Need to use the tool that fits the job- social media, tangible tech, f2f. We have them all at our disposal, must use wisely. #TChatMiriam Brosseau
A5: Saw some Yammer success stories. In my old org? It was quiet… silent… except for HR/Mktg >no engament #tchatAlli Polin
A5: Technology helps geographically dispersed teams remain engaged. That’s all I got on this one tonight. :-( #tchatBrent Skinner
A5 I would MUCH rather have a Fireside or Brown Bag Chat with the CEO than a tech solution. #tchatKeith Punches
When your attention goes to the technology not the people using the technology = watch out ~ A5 #tchatCASUDI
A5 focus on increasing connection and meaning reagardless of the tool or medium – high tech can be high touch too #tchatSusan Mazza
A5.w/o tech i’d feel like i was on an island- we even have contests (this week will be pumpkin carving)-we post pics on internal site #tchatAshley Lauren Perez<
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a5. Organizations will have to create culture and space for employees to fail and learn with customers in real-time #tchatMichael Clark
A5 Technology keeps people networked even across great distances but nothing beats eye to eye think tanking…which engagement needs #tchatEnzo Guardino
A5: a) Transparency b) Transparency ~ Careful technology is a loaded weapon #TChatSean Charles
A5 Technology allows employees near and far to connect. Downfall – focus can be lost when face-to-face due to multi-tasking. #tchatAmy Do
a5. How to effectively engage real-time via teach cannot be taught in an online course, manual or book. #tchatMichael Clark
A5: Tech should not be a place where ideas grow until leaders weigh in & brainstorming dies #tchatAlli Polin
a5. Organizations must train employees how to successfully engage customers real-time, a tremendous challenge. #tchatMichael Clark
A5. We need to use both technology and relationship building side by side to engage. #tchatTerri Klass
A5. Then there’s the ‘Engagement survey’ – can technology, data analysis make it more valuable; impactful to engagement initiatives? #TchatJane Watson
a5. Engaging via tech is a subtle art that is difficult for even the best communicators. #tchatMichael Clark
A5: My org is HUGE! But employees use Yammer to share stories, crowd source solutions – connecting like that using tech is amazing. #tchatTL Frasqueri-Molina
A5. tech helps my company communicate/stay engaged/be involved since most of us work from remote locations #tchatAshley Lauren Perez
A5 TECH Helps w scope & speed (tools) of comm & collab BUT does not replace IRL ~ if U think it does = HURT #tchatCASUDI
#tchat A5 some will use it a a vehicle to learn and produce. Someone very shy may find it easier to engage through technology but can’t hideSage Bramhall
A5: Low tech works miracles too. Remember the handshake and press the flesh. #TChatTom Bolt
A5 There are some great platforms that help facilitate, profile sharing & team building out there. (Jostle) #TChatMarla Gottschalk PhD
A5. tech can present engagement opporunities in a non-threatening way, but can also be impersonal #tchatGuy Davis
A5: Real-time collaboration & building on ideas enhances engagement through tech or not #tchatAlli Polin
a5. People face tremendous challenges communicating IRL, much less engaging via tech #tchatMichael Clark
A5: Technology can be a gr8 (tool)
A5 Used well it can connect, support knowledge sharing, collaboration. Used poorly, it can further insulate employees from each other #TchatJane Watson
A5: Tech offers tools—they only build #engagement as much as leaders/empls are willing to use them to connect, share info & listen. #TChatShawna Kelly
A5: Technology is merely a vehicle to serve our communication, it’s the technology that engages, it’s the people who use it #tchatJen Olney
A5 Excellent online support and capability can be more engaging than a poor supervisor. #TChatIan Welsh
A5: #Technology can bridge time zones, cultures, generations… #tchatKathy Herndon, GPHR
A5: Correct application of technology enhances engagement. Technology for technology’s sake misses the purpose. #TChatTom Bolt
a5. What happens in tech, stays in tech, visible forever. #tchatMichael Clark
A5: If used incorrectly, it could hurt it, but generally speaking I think it’s a great tool to keep everyone involved and connected #tchatJoshua Barger
A5. Technology can open up a world of information and people to each of us. It can be amazing! #tchatTerri Klass
A5: Technology is not the message. It is the vehicle to deliver the message. #TChatTom Bolt
A5 Technology can greatly facilitate engagement by giving employees the best equipment and trust in usage. #TChatIan Welsh
Engage this picture: Post #TChat Sunset, Mission Beach, San Diego, CA http://pic.twitter.com/C2MW4T69Michael Clark
A lot of companies, through recruiting advertising, corporate mission statements, employee communications or any other aphorism-friendly medium, proudly proclaim some variation on the theme, “Our people are our greatest assets.”
As the economy slowly rebounds, however, there’s a pretty good paper trail showing that, in fact, many of these assets were treated, essentially, like a cost center, at least when it comes to the old p&l. Shedding the fixed costs of human capital might make sense on a balance sheet, and has, over the short term, created both shareholder value and historic levels of employee productivity.
For the overwhelming majority of workers, there’s nothing fixed about human capital. And they’re about to prove it; with the expected mass exodus of talent in the wake of the rebounding economy, many companies and talent organizations are about to discover, in fact, that “our people are our greatest assets” is more than a corporate catch-phrase.
Because a lot of those assets are about to walk out the door, taking with them, in many cases to competitors, a level of institutional and internal knowledge whose value on the balance sheet might be hard to calculate, but whose bottom line effect will be felt by many organizations for years to come.
The upcoming seismic spike in employee turnover will look different than any we’ve seen in the past. A recent Monster.com survey showed that fully 82% of fully employed workers have updated their resumes in the past 6 months, and a whopping 96% of employees with tenures of over 5 years are openly exploring opportunities.
Any recruiter can tell you, candidates with up-to-date resumes and job longevity are pretty much the Holy Grail of talent acquisition. And the crusade for your organization’s employees is about to begin.
Join #TChat tonight as we discuss what employers and job seekers alike can do to take advantage of this historic confluence of trends that stand poised to redefine the status quo of workforce and talent management.
#TChat Questions and Recommended Reading (4.5.11)
Whether you’re a recruiter, job seeker, or employer, the ‘perfect storm’ of accelerated attrition and acquisition will change the way you work, and who you work with, and we want to hear from you tonight from 8-9 PM ET.
Here are the questions we’re going to be discussing tonight, along with some recommended reading to help inform, and inspire, tonight’s #TChat conversation:
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Workplace Culture Factors to Consider Before Leaving Your Job
Q1: Almost 90% of workers report being “open” to looking for new jobs. Why is this number so high?
Visit www.talentculture.com for more great information on #TChat and resources on culture fatigue and how to overcome it!
Our Monster social media team supports the effort behind #TChat and its mission of sharing “ideas to help your business and your career accelerate – the right people, the right ideas, at the right time.”
We’ll be joining the conversation live every Tuesday night as co-hosts with Kevin Grossman and Meghan M. Biro from 8-9 PM E.T. via @monster_works and @MonsterWW. Hope to see you tonight at 8 PM ET for #TChat!
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