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The Real Reasons Your Employees Don’t Answer Surveys
BlogYou’ve probably noticed that for years now, a lot of organizations have been asking people to “take a few minutes to fill out a survey.” People are getting hit with it in bookstores, at the end of telecom calls, when they chat with technical support teams online,...
Municipalities, We Want to Hear From You
BlogAt TalentMap, we’re continuously working to improve our solutions. Our team is currently conducting market research interviews with municipality professionals across North America, and we would love the opportunity to speak with you. Our goal is to better...
Top 9 Performance Review Questions
BlogPerformance reviews can feel like talking to a school teacher about your report card. Most of us aren’t big on it. We might even feel a bit anxious or uncomfortable about doing it. But once it’s done, it can give the employee and the employer great insights and...
Top 5 Mistakes To Avoid In Your Next Engagement Survey
BlogFor many years now, organizations have used surveys to measure their employees’ engagement. But as described in this Deloitte article entitled, “Becoming Irresistible. A New Model for Employee Engagement,” written by Josh Bersin, if they aren’t utilized properly,...
How Do You Identify Troubled Teams?
BlogThere are a few signs that teams are not working well. If teams don’t have trust, don’t share thoughts and ideas, don’t find ways to work together, and don’t accept each other’s differences and support each other, there can be trouble. Why teams matter If you’ve...
What Is Employee Engagement and How Can It Help Your Organization?
BlogThere are a lot of opinions out there about what employee engagement looks like and what it does. But, to keep it simple, let’s look at what some engaged employees feel and experience at work How do employees experience “engagement” on the job? Their managers keep...