Team and Employee Development: Focus on a strong team for engagement
Managers and leaders play a significant role in employee engagement levels, and when leaders aren’t pulling their weight, the whole team is sure to suffer. According to recent Gallup research, “managers account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement across business units.” Manager involvement and leadership skills with their employees are greatly […]
Leaders are Sinking — Send in the TIGERS® 6 Principles™
Employee engagement is a real problem for companies worldwide. Recent research shows that only about 13 percent of employees worldwide are engaged in their positions and it points to the issue that leaders are sinking and it is time to send in the TIGERS 6 Principles. It’s all about engagement A lack of engagement isn’t […]
Is Increased Employee Productivity Possible?
httProductivity is a hot topic for most employers, as unproductive employees cost companies lost revenue in terms of employee time and amount of work completed. Tracking productivity can prove to be difficult at times, especially when companies are new to the scene or contain a large number of employees across several departments. But one employee’s […]
TIGERS® Success Series 2016 Team Building Blog Recap Part Three: Employee Engagement
This is the third week of our four-part 2016 blog recap series. Over the past two weeks, we’ve reviewed all of our articles in the Polls, Research, and Surveys and Management, Leadership, and HR Issues categories. The first week concentrated on the latest information from 2016 that applies to team building strategies, employee productivity and […]
Empathy Training Offers a Positive Return on Investment
Disengaged employees are an avoidable workforce development mistake that has a huge impact on the bottom line. According to a Gallup poll, disengagement costs the US economy an estimated $450 to $500 billion annually. These lost earnings can be found in the cost of employee turnover, lost productivity, missed days of work and even stolen […]
Low Cost, High Reward Team Building Strategies for Motivating Employees
“Motivation Monday” is such a popular slogan because many people experience a slump after the weekend and don’t feel motivated to perform well at their jobs. Employers should take notice when employees describe a lack of motivation because their performance, quality of work and profitability for the company will dwindle, affecting others around them, as […]
Improve Happiness to Improve Engagement In Government Agencies
Employee engagement is important for U.S. government agency performance. According to new research, engagement appears even more important for local and state government as disengaged employees reportedly cost the U.S. up to $100 billion annually. According to Gallup’s research findings reported in the article, Unhappy State, Local Government Workers Cost U.S. Billions, 71 percent of […]
Team Building And Hiring Strategies To Attract And Retain Talent
I was speaking at a SHRM gathering a few months ago and a Human Resource Manager from a call service company shared that retaining talented people was a problem in his company. In spite of the training given to new hires, it was rare for a new employee to stay with the company over two […]
Slipping Engagement Levels Leaves Leaders Wondering What To Do Next
While engagement levels are still higher compared to the same time in 2015, levels slipped to 32.7 percent in May after the two previous months remained above 33 percent, according to U.S. Employee Engagement Slips Below 33% in May. Employee engagement levels have steadily increased over the past three years, and levels in 2015 largely […]
Finding The Right Teambuilding Tips To Keep Millennials Invested In Your Company
When you compare the crisis in US business leadership and the wave of millennials now anchored in the workplace, it is no coincidence that retention is an issue. And, there’s no denying it: millennials are now in the workplace in full force. Individuals born between 1980 and 1996, millennials have the reputation of regularly switching […]