Top 9 Performance Review Questions
Performance 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 make everyone’s direction a lot more clear. […]
Top 5 Mistakes To Avoid In Your Next Engagement Survey
For 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, they won’t be as effective. Common survey mistakes The following are common mistakes many organizations make when […]
How Do You Identify Troubled Teams?
There 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 ever been to a team-building workshop, you might remember […]
What Is Employee Engagement and How Can It Help Your Organization?
There 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 them up-to-date on the organization’s bigger direction. Employees feel […]
What is the Difference Between a Satisfied Employee and an Engaged Employee?
What Is the Difference Between a Satisfied Employee and an Engaged Employee? There’s a big difference between satisfied and engaged employees. As noted in the article entitled, Satisfied Employees vs. Engaged Employees: How to Spot the Difference, engaged employees behave and act differently. It’s like the difference between giving a restaurant a rating of five […]
Top 6 Reasons your Employees Aren’t Engaged
Achieving employee engagement is a worthwhile cause for your organization. When employees are engaged, they feel a connection to the organization and its outcomes. The end result is that they are a lot more excited about doing their work, they will work harder, and they will want to stay. So let’s look at the reasons […]
Top 15 Employee Exit Interview Questions
If Employees leave your organization and you don’t know why, you may be losing a valuable chance to improve it. In fact, their silence may cause more employees to leave your workplace in the near future. Why? Since you didn’t hear about the problem that caused your employee’s exit – there is a good chance […]
What is the Cost of Losing an Employee?
It’s more than you think. When an employee’s business relationship isn’t working out, they become sick or they need to take an extended leave, businesses pay for it, in more ways than one. So it’s in a business’ best interest to do whatever they can to keep and support the best people in their organization. […]
What Type of Culture Should You Create?
If you want to create a new business culture, the first step is to understand what culture looks like and means to your organization. Second, learn how to measure and define your business’ current culture, and third, decide if you want your culture to change, and if so, how? So what does a culture look […]
How Does Workplace Culture Relate to Employee Engagement?
There is a shift in the marketplace as more and more organizations are starting to realize the importance in cultivating a good workplace culture. It is a key factor in measuring how successful your organization is in attracting and retaining good employees. Sleep Walking Through Your Job In 2018, Gallup pollster reported that only 16 per […]