Employee
Engagement
he big buzz in the manage-
T
ment and leadership world
today revolves around
employee engagement.
How do you inspire employees to
is a vital
factor that
helps keep employees engaged. When asked
about the activities or services extended to
employees as part of their company culture,
respondents from the September 2011 ISPA
Snapshot Survey ranked the following as
their top five activities/services:
POSITIVE WORK CULTURE
89%
82%
happily work for you, provide the best
79%
69%
service to customers on a daily basis
65%
as well as voluntarily contribute
towards team success?
Pulse looks at multiple studies—
from broader employee-based surveys
by research firm Gallup, consulting
company Blessing White, among
other credible sources, to industryspecific studies such as the monthly
ISPA Snapshot Survey—to get a
Opportunity to
present new
ideas to
management
Employee
recognition
program that
acknowledges
those
demonstrating
positive
workplace
culture
Company
discounts for
employee’s
family
members
Organized
Access to
staff activities discounted or
outside of
complimentary
work (i.e.
meals during
group lunches,
work hours
cook-outs,
bowling, etc.)
snippet of what motivates and
engages today’s employees.
is one symptom of a
disengaged employee.
According to a Gallup study reported in thesocialworkplace.com, engaged employees in
the U.K. take an average of 2.69 sick
ABSENTEEISM
days per year; the disengaged
take 6.19.
Based on the September 2011 Report by
Globoforce Workforce Mood Tracker,
is a key
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
satisfaction driver. Two out of three employees (66
percent) who are planning to resign wish
their company would improve their recognition program. In addition, 40 percent of
those not seeking a new job also think the
recognition program needs work.
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May 2012