According to experience management company Qualtrics XM, engaged employees are 87 per cent less likely to leave their organisation. That means reduced turnover costs in recruiting and training new staff and less lag time between training and full productivity, explains customer service and leadership expert Monique Richardson, author of They Serve Like We Lead.… Read more »
If you’re growing your business right now, my guess is staffing issues are delivering you a world of pain. Time and our precious human resources are in scarce supply, explains recruitment expert Roxanne Calder, founder of EST10. Every organisation is deprived of talent. As for time, that is the consequence and paid handsomely for,… Read more »
Today’s workforce want more than a good wage to remain loyal to their employers. It’s time businesses deliver on purpose and growth opportunities or lose your best workers, warns Neal Woolrich, Director of HR Advisory at Gartner. Today’s headlines suggest that organisations are at war with their employees. Against a backdrop of economic woe… Read more »
When it comes to creating more gender balanced experiences in the workplace, there is still work to do. While the latest Employee Experience (EX) Trends research from Qualtrics shows there are no significant gaps in the core employee experience metrics between men and women – such as engagement, intent to stay, inclusion, wellbeing, and… Read more »
Is your team really as engaged, productive and effective as they could be? An employee engagement survey can help you find out, but only if you ask the right questions. According to Neal Woolrich, HR Advisory Group Director with Gartner, here are nine questions every employee engagement survey should include. Business, geopolitical and economic disruptions… Read more »
While this year has brought many challenges it has also created a new era of employee positivity, writes Chris Dahl, co-CEO at Pin Payments. As seen with the quiet quitting movement and great resignation, the concept of work needs re-imagining. ‘Work’ as a notion has been completely disrupted these past two years. Staff are now… Read more »
Staff are now working remotely at least some of the time, and it’s imperative to evolve your workplace policies to accommodate this standard, writes Neal Woolrich, Director HR Advisory at Gartner. There are ways to make the remote work experience productive and engaging — for both employees and the organisation. To provide staff with the… Read more »
In their latest employee workplace engagement survey the global analytics firm, Gallup found only 14 per cent of Australian and New Zealand Workers feel a sense of engagement at work to the extent they feel involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace, writes Dan Haesler, performance coach and leadership expert. The… Read more »
COVID-19 has created immense challenges for enterprises and organisations across Australia but that doesn’t mean employee engagement should take a back seat, writes Matt Seadon, General Manager – APAC, Achievers. To say 2020 has been a difficult year for Australian businesses is an understatement. Since March, thousands of enterprises have had to rationalise their operations,… Read more »
We’ve learned a lot this year. Businesses have had to deal with numerous challenges brought on by lockdowns, health concerns and remote working. We have seen businesses shift focus or completely rethink their business model. A third of the country’s working population had to adapt to the working from home reality – with mixed results,… Read more »
A new report has found Australian workplaces are amongst the worst in the world when it comes to employee engagement and satisfaction, with employees reporting a lack of respect and little opportunity for collaboration. The Gallup report found only 14 per cent of employees in Australia and New Zealand are engaged in their jobs. An… Read more »
Fatter pay cheques are no longer the be-all, end-all when it comes to keeping employees engaged, happy and productive in the workplace, writes Employment Hero’s Chief People Officer Alex Hattingh. Employees want employers who make employment easy for them. Employers who live up to the belief that there is more to a job than just… Read more »
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