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.
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.
We all know that happy and engaged employees are good for business. They’re more productive and less likely to take time off work or leave than those who are disengaged.
Does your company get a good return on all the time and money it invests in leadership development? Despite the millions spent on developing leaders, many employees – maybe most – are disengaged from their work and not giving it their best shot. That’s often the result of poor leadership.
Digital transformation is hot at the moment as companies look for new business models to see off the rivals disrupting their industries. But a growing body of research shows that most transformation projects are doomed to failure. One recent study found that nine out of 10 digital transformation projects do not live up to expectations.
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As the global economy picks up speed, many companies are coming up against an unexpected problem: their growth strategies are making them less – rather than more - profitable. Companies facing this paradox are typically so focused on controlling costs that their management practices damage employee satisfaction and the quality of employees’ working lives. As a result, stress levels rise, employee engagement falls and the productivity of the people who are meant to deliver increased profitability nosedives.
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A while ago, I read a great post about the future of HR by McKinsey & Company. They say that HR in the future should be more strategic, drive business value, measure results, be analytical and accountable for the right metrics. That sounds very familiar and I wanted to share a few experiences and thoughts of my own on this topic.
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What is it about traditional engagement surveys that doesn’t work? Is it because most tend to be annual (or at most, quarterly) in nature – meaning they merely record a snapshot of sentiment on a particular day of the year, rather than revealing the ‘real’ mood?
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For the most part, we speak at a high level regarding the importance of employee engagement and human capital management. We’ve discussed everything from how it plays an important role in your company’s culture as well as how it affects your profit margins per employee. However, we haven’t really dug deep into the science behind this, which is the core of VibeCatch’s flagship product, the Quality of Work Life Index (QWL).
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We say that building great culture really starts with your employees. If you were to think of your company like an economy, your employees are what drives that economy. Treat them well, and your company will flourish.
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