I have done over 300 speaking engagements on the topic of Employee Engagement over the last 6 years and I am getting tired. My quest to find the essence of what creates organizational culture and how we can empower workforce awesomeness has been trumped by a number of things:
In simplest terms, Engagement can not be packaged and sold. Engagement is
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On May 8, @weknownext chatted with Matt Charney of Talemetry and Lizzie Maldonado of Starr Conspiracy about "The Next Generation Workplace."
In case you missed it, here are all the great tweets from the chat:
With social media, what you don’t know can seriously hurt your organization. One 2010 survey found that employees estimate spending roughly four hours every day checking multiple email accounts, with up to two hours spent on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. A 2012 Salary.com survey found that 64 percent of employees visit non-work related websites daily. And don’t think blocking employee access to social media on company networks is the answer; personal smartphones and tablets are ubiquitous, and easily fill the gap.
The dilemma for today’s organizations is that while social media use at work has...
Millions of goods-producing jobs have been eliminated in the past 20 years, and although the manufacturing industry has bounced back in recent months, the most consistent growth in the labor market has been tied to the service sector for the past several quarters.
Manufacturers, however, aren’t quite ready to cede their standing as a pillar of economic strength. In fact, experts say the industrial sector could return to a level of productivity not seen for decades—before major technological advancements, overseas outsourcing and several recessionary periods began to decimate its ranks.
By 2025 manufacturing could reach 15 percent of U.S. gross...
Where do young professionals see themselves in the next 10, 15 … 25 years?
Where do their employers see them?
We know that the next generation of workers has already initiated a historical shift in the workplace. They’re demanding cultures that are mobile, flexible, collaborative, and learning-focused. They view top-down organizational structures as obstacles for accomplishing goals and prefer networks of peers over hierarchy.
But what do they think about leadership and ladder climbing when their vision for the future doesn’t really have any ladders?
As organizations transform their cultures to attract and retain talent, the power seems to...
Talent practices from the world’s top companies and foremost workforce planning strategists.
From the C-suite to the sales force to the ground floor, downtime is deadly. When a job opens or turns over, organizations must adjust seamlessly. In Positioned, some of the world’s best people strategists examine how best to address the constant challenge of having the right people available when needed.
Thought leaders including Dave Ulrich, John Boudreau, James Walker, Jac Fitz-enz, Peter Howes, Dan Hilbert, and Naomi Stanford weigh in on the future of strategic staffing, virtual...
In May, the hiring rate will rise in the service and
manufacturing sectors compared with a year ago,
according to the Society for Human Resource
Management’s (SHRM) Leading Indicators of
National Employment (LINE) survey for May 2013.
• Employers will continue to grow payrolls in May.
A net of 42.9 percent of manufacturers and a net of
37.1 percent of service-sector companies will add jobs
in May.
• Recruiting difficulty was mixed in April. Difficulty
in recruiting candidates for key jobs decreased
in manufacturing and increased in services compared
with a year ago.
• Weak wage growth continued in April....
On May 1, @weknownext chatted with past winners of the Sloan Awards about "Award Winning Workflex."
In case you missed it, here are all the great tweets from the chat:
Most fish don’t know they swim in water. At least not the fish whom I have interviewed.
The same is true of most human beings when it comes to corporate culture. Most of us don’t appreciate fully the cultures of which we are a part.
Corporate culture is a product of human beings, and none of us is perfect, so no corporate culture is without some strengths and weaknesses. Indeed, the weaknesses usually are the strengths (taken to the extreme).
Keep in mind, however, that there are often different corporate cultures. There is the public culture and then the underground culture. And if...
Work is complex. So are the lives of today’s workers.
Employers understand that the 21st century workplace requires a culture that encourages and supports flexibility. That’s why the smartest businesses have redefined where, when and how people do their best work.
Businesses are pioneering new environments that focus on results and are creating flexible schedules that encourage greater autonomy. As a result, they're seeing higher employee retention rates and greater productivity.
Who are these model employers and how can you learn from them?
