Does it seem people are unhappy at work? It should. Not only is employee engagement down, things such as anger and stress are up. And those are things you want to reduce because happy employees are critical to business success.…
Employee Engagement
Because employee engagement is top of mind for your fellow HR pros these days, you've probably heard about eNPS. It measures how satisfied your employees are, and categorizes them into "promoters," "passives" or "detractors," by asking two crucial questions: What's…
By now, most HR pros realize that introducing gamification doesn’t mean hooking up PlayStations and calling it a day. Instead, gamification means using learning management software (LMS) or any other eLearning tool to stimulate training by converting work activity into…
If employees seem reluctant to give it their all, it's likely time to bring back engagement. The good news: Employee engagement actually rose last year, according to Gallup's Global Workplace Report. The bad news: Less than a quarter of employees…
The events of the last three years have shaken up the world of work. The cumulative effects have placed significant reconsiderations in employees’ heads – why they join and remain within a business. The model of how, where, and when…
Onboarding new hires is an often-missed opportunity for crucial early employee engagement. That's according to Tina Schust Robinson, founder of training and coaching company WorkJoy. During a presentation at the 2023 BambooHR Virtual Conference, she said that it's worth it…
Some employees are acting like scouts these days. They're working on a badge -- the Coffee Badge. But we doubt Coffee Badging is something you want them to do. When Coffee Badging, employees check in just long enough to swipe…
When it comes to maintaining employee engagement, the last few years have been tough. We’ve endured a global pandemic, many businesses were forced to rapidly adapt to new ways of working in order to stay afloat, and then we were…
We talk so much about keeping Gen Z and Millennials happy, it seems we've lost sight of the older generations at work. Who cares about keeping Gen X and Baby Boomers engaged, satisfied and excited about work? We all should.…
Employees are everywhere. Literally and figuratively. Physically, they're together just some of the time. Mentally, they're often not on the same page. Sometimes, they're disinterested in the work and their colleagues. So how does an HR pro or front-line manager…
So you’ve decided to organize a fun activity for employees to participate in. Maybe you’ll set up a cornhole tournament or friendly softball game. Everyone can have a little fun and go home happy. What could possibly go wrong? The…
From #QuietQuitting to #RageApplying, there hasn’t been a shortage of trends sweeping the workplace – and the internet. It can be hard to keep up with changing trends, but it’s important to know what’s happening on the (virtual) grapevine. Here…
Employee engagement is a measure of how dedicated and invested employees are in their work and workplace. Highly engaged employees believe their company values their contributions, has their back, and that the work they do makes a difference. Disengaged employees…
Just because employees stay -- and created The Big Stay -- doesn't mean they're happy. In fact, many are "disgruntled stayers," not happy campers. What's at issue: Some people stayed because the job market went flat. Others didn't see pay…
Happiness is a lot more than a great state of mind. It’s a hard-core business advantage. Happy employees achieve their goals nearly a third more often than their colleagues – and for good reason. The happy people are 36% more…
What's wrong with employee engagement? Lots, according to research. But we probably don't have to tell you that. HR pros see it in the workplace: It's the struggle to retain talent. It's the resistance to change. It's the lack of…
