Blog Posts

A Compelling Business Case for Employee Engagement Initiatives

Are you frustrated from trying in vain to get your finance department or other senior executives to understand the value of measuring and building employee engagement?  If so, you’re not alone. I’ve talked to thousands of managers and HR professionals who are at their wits end trying to justify the cost of such initiatives. Sometimes people in the finance function are quick to question the cost of “that soft and fuzzy people stuff.” (I’m allowed to say this because I spent a large part of my career in finance.) But the statistics below will give you great fodder ...

Take an “Engagement Selfie”

OK, so the Chicago Bulls didn’t get very far in the playoffs this year, but I did get to go to one game before they were knocked out. I took this “selfie” and thought my inaugural blog post should be about how everyone needs to take an “engagement selfie.” If you’re not familiar with what this is, let me explain and empower you and your organization. The Problem with Old Fashioned “Engagement Groupies” Like Ellen’s famous Oscar selfie -- or “groupie” as some called it -- earlier this year, employers have been taking “engagement groupies” for years by conducting ...