Six Savvy Action Plans to Increase Engagement Through Professional Growth
Professional growth is a joint effort – with inputs both from the employee and their employer. So the truth is that individuals and organizations have a lot to gain from committing resources and energy into managing careers. 1. Start career development on day one. Introduce a robust on-boarding program that integrates new hires into their […]
Plan for Engagement Survey Action Planning Difficulties
Surveying your employees is one thing. Acting on results is another. The difficulty of employee engagement survey action planning might come as a surprise. It takes a champion or three to make it happen. A good many champions of employee engagement have wrestled with some of the best oppositional managers. These naysayers are everywhere. Getting management […]
Engagement Survey Follow-up Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Organizations can say all kinds of things without uttering a single word. One of the most perilous is leadership’s big silent hush following an employee feedback survey. That quiet inaction can be a real killer. The whole purpose behind polling is to uncover information for future action planning. Earliest accounts of statistical gathering date back […]
Employee Engagement Action Planning: ‘Quick Wins’ That Can be Implemented After Your Survey
Your organization must identify its priorities for action, and it should also identify some simple and effective changes the organization can make quickly. This way, your company can demonstrate to employees that it is committed to acting on the survey results and that change is possible, positive, and going to happen. To identify employee engagement […]
8 Reasons Why a 3rd Party is Best for Presenting Survey Results to the Exec Team
Employee engagement surveys invariably surface negative or sensitive leadership issues. It’s an industry norm. A predictable key driver. And a top opportunity for improvement with relation to engaging people in their workplace environments. But when executive team members are gathered together hearing unwelcome news about themselves, a certain expression comes to mind: don’t shoot the messenger. For […]
Dig Deep with Employee Focus Groups: Part 2
Facilitation Guidelines Employee focus groups can dig deeper into problems and causes identified in employee surveys, and can surface suggested solutions. Once you have determined the purpose of your employee focus group, what questions will be asked, and have finalized the timing and location of your focus group, it’s time to ensure you’re ready to facilitate […]
Dig Deep with Employee Focus Groups: Part 1
Experiences, Feelings, and Preferences Unearthed After an organization has conducted an employee engagement survey further dialogue may be required to validate and clarify results, unearth the root causes of issues, and provide deeper insights that feed into and assist with action planning. Employee focus groups probe identified problems and causes, and surface suggested solutions. The […]
Building Better Buy-in from the Bottom Up
Three Post-Survey Action Planning Tactics There’s no universal solution when it comes to post-survey action planning. Essentially tactics fall into three distinct categories. Many organizations have success mixing methods. Choosing the right approach depends on your organization’s corporate culture, leadership style, the abilities of your different managers and a compendium of other circumstances. 1.Strategic Breakthrough […]
