After a tremendous build-up, the EU Referendum has come and gone and we are officially out of the European Union. Granted, the dismantling is not an immediate one, we still have several practices to put into place before we can officially begin our tenure as an independent nation.
Employee engagement: a definition
According to the CIPD, employee engagement is:
"a ‘mutual gains’ employment relationship, creating a win-win for employees and their employers. It’s usually seen as an internal state of being, physical, mental and emotional, but many also view it as encompassing behaviour and in particular work effort."
"People work for money but go the extra mile for recognition, praise and rewards." - Dale Carnegie, Leadership Training Guru
It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart
people so they can tell us what to do.” – Steve Jobs
Employee engagement: a definition
Everyone seems to be talking about ‘employee engagement’ these days. The effects, especially, of employee engagement are fast gaining fame in boardrooms and corporate circles. Many cite 'boosts in productivity approaching 202%’ and retention. There’s even talk of vastly improved customer service levels.
“Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. No involvement, no commitment.” – Stephen Covey.
So, what exactly is employee engagement? We like the CIPD's definition which proposes:
BMW’s recent letter to Rolls Royce employees casts the whole EU debate in new light. What part do businesses play in a debate that will largely be decided by the British public? Should this part first be debated among employees to explore the pros and cons of any position assumed? And, if some kind of intra-poll should take place, how is it best facilitated? Far transcending the current debate, these in essence, are timeless questions that strike at the core of employee engagement, communication and relations.
Last week we began a series on employee engagement, where we identified the CIPD’s ‘mutual gains’ definition as encompassing:
“Employment engagement proposes a ‘mutual gains’ employment relationship, creating a win-win for employees and their employers. It’s usually seen as an internal state of being, both physical, mental and emotional, but many also view it as encompassing behaviour and in particular work effort.”
So, what are the 3 C's of employee engagement?
Did you know that just 13% of employees are engaged at work? Everyone seems to be talking about ‘employee engagement’ these days, but what are the rules?
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Everyone seems to be talking about ‘employee engagement’ these days. The effects, especially, of employee engagement are fast gaining fame in boardrooms and corporate circles. Many cite 'boosts in productivity approaching 202%’ and increased retention, and there’s even talk of vastly improved customer service levels. Agreed, that’s the impact, but, what is employee engagement?
You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.
— Lee Iacocca
As is customary at this time of the year, a lot of business leaders will be refining their vision, setting goals and defining objectives for the coming year. All this is well and good, but then comes the stumbling block: communication. After all has been refined, set and defined, is anyone really getting the message?
