Podcast - Employee Engagement
“The role of leaders and organizations is to create conditions so that the employees can really thrive and build on their initial level of engagement”. - Dasa Suissa
How can companies start to engage employees?
How do you treat your employees? Like an adult, a commodity or as human beings?
We had the pleasure to sit down and talk to Dasa Suissa. Dasa is a Leadership Development Facilitator, Culture Transformation Facilitator, Employee Engagement Consultant and an HR Capability Development Facilitator. She is also a Lecturer at the Charles university in Prague where she teaches several HR and adult development related subjects.
For more information about Dasa Suissa please visit her website: dagmarsuissa.com
In this episode we talk about some differences between employee engagement and employee satisfaction. We also talk about expressing emotions at work and the effect these can have on our work performance.
Listen to the podcast to find out more.
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Why Improving Your Corporate Culture Starts with Employee Feedback
Did you know that employee satisfaction really is the lifeblood of your business’ health?
All organisations – both big and small - are very reliant on how well they function from within. The internal processes and the staff who make it work have such an impact on everything from customer service and branding, all the way down to the bottom line. It’s no surprise really, as a ship can’t sail without a crew. But how happy does that crew have to be?
Let’s discuss how corporate culture works and why we want to improve it with employee feedback.
Corporate culture has been a focus for business over the decades, however it has become much more in the spotlight only recently as research has begun to show how much it affects
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Podcast - HR Trends with Leadership Labs
What are some of the current and emerging trends in HR?
How to manage the stress levels and avoid burning of employees out, while also keeping up high level of productivity?
Who bares the responsibility for employee's wellbeing: senior management, HR, employees themselves or a combination?
What are some practical things that both senior management and HR practitioners can do right now to close the communication gap?
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It’s time to prove HR’s impact on business success
Have you noticed that every other department is in full focus, today?
Marketing is setting up leads with fancy content, and the sales team are converting them into profitable long-term clients. Upper Management is running the show, Finance and legal are formulating strategies and the administration team are supporting the whole operation.
What about HR? Well... we’re just doing our thing – seen and never heard. I mean, we’re only responsible for a business’ greatest asset: the staff.
The real problem is, we only have ourselves to blame.
It’s time to re-establish the importance of Human Resources, and here’s how.
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Agile HR: A transformation still in progress
Agile working methods started life in the world of software development but quickly migrated to other sectors. Companies looking to gain a competitive edge through innovation began adopting the agile project management practices of Silicon Valley. So out went top-down, long-term planning. In came small, cross-functional teams working through short cycles or “sprints” to meet fast-changing customer needs.
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Is your company really ready for employee engagement?
Most HR professionals, if asked, would argue employee engagement is important. For HR the goal should always be happy and satisfied employees who do a good job and feel comfortable at work. In reality there seems to be a lack of true commitment to implementation of ongoing employee engagement strategies.
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Payback for Listening to Employees All the Time
If you tell business leaders they need to carry out employee engagement surveys every two weeks or even more often, they are likely to say that once a year is bad enough. The thought of more frequent surveys would fill them with horror.
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