Tag: employee engagement

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Make your intranet relevant, current and useful Many organizations rely on an intranet to serve as a core employee communication channel. After all, an effective intranet provides easy access to essential tools, lets everyone know what’s happening and allows employees to connect with one another. But an intranet isn’t like The Field of Dreams—you can’t […]


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In his book, Seeing What Others Don’t, Gary Klein retells the story of a seminar attendee. It illustrates perfectly the contrast between what managers should and should not do if they want to be fully engaged with their employees. The person in question said that when she went into her boss’ office, he was focused […]


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Every organization must work to keep employees engaged. For some organizations, the work of employee engagement is a breeze. For others, it’s a struggle. When organizations are struggling with employee engagement, increasing satisfaction through efforts like pride in the company, empowerment to enact change, and appreciation that goes beyond the financial go a long way. […]


Motivating employees seems to be a constant struggle for many leaders and managers. Try as they might, it seems to be a losing battle. They’ve tried carrots – pay increases, bonuses, stock options, fewer hours, more days off, and just about every other perk they can think of. They’ve tried sticks, too – threats to […]


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In the book The Competitive Advantage of Nations, Michael Porter suggests that differentiation is one way that companies can set themselves apart from competitors. While some advantage may be possible at a national level due to inherent natural resources, for example, we now know that this, as well as all the other means he suggests, […]


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Nearly three out of four Americans say that they’re bored at work.*  They feel that their knowledge, skills and abilities aren’t being used, and that their companies don’t care. To give you an idea of the size of the problem, imagine that instead of boredom, they were all too sick to even show up. The streets […]


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Much is made of delivering value to shareholders. Ask any senior director, manager or member of the board what his or her goal is in the company, and that will be the most likely response. It’s predictable, and it’s a cop-out. More on that in a moment. The term shareholder refers to those who have […]



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