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The Language of Employee Engagement – Part 2

There are myriad definitions of “employee engagement.” Invariably, most of my keynote presentations and workshops begin with an exploration of the “correct” definition. But the reality is that there isn’t a single correct definition. Engagement encompasses a lot of attributes and characteristics. Therefore, I thought it would be interesting to reach out to all of my LinkedIn groups and ask for the most common one-word descriptions of employee engagement. Here are the results of the most frequently cited words, in alphabetical order: A-player Caring Committed Creative Curious Customer-centric Ethical Energetic Fun Giving Honest Innovative Inspiring Learner Long-term Loyal Mentor ...

8 Tips for Awesome Onboarding

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I was recently honored to conduct a SHRM webinar sponsored by Jellyvision called The 8 Tips for Awesome Onboarding. With 5,000 registrants, it was one of the most well attended webinars in SHRM history. I was also excited to learn that attendee feedback ranked high enough to place us in the top 5% of all webinars. Thanks to everyone who logged in to watch! If you missed it, you can watch the archive here. (If you don’t have a SHRM membership, you can sign up for free.) I thought I would share with you and your team some of ...