#RedBranchWeekly: Engage Your Employees With These Must-Have Tips

By Haylie Rawlings

Keeping employees engaged is an important part of a manager’s job, but it’s not always easy. This time of year there can be many distractions in the workplace, whether it be holiday talk or employees struggling to concentrate on their work. We’ve compiled a handful of employee engagement strategies you can take part in this holiday season to help keep your employees from becoming disengaged. iRevü starts off by talking about how you can invest in employee engagement to boost your business. Mission-driven goals are necessary when trying to improve employee engagement and performance, which ClearCompany provides some insight on. If you’re still in need of some confidence in boosting employee engagement, sign up for our newsletter for even more tips!

iRevü: Business Slow? Invest in Employee Engagement

Let’s get the simple explanation out of the way – engaged employees means better productivity. We’re talking big time increases. A study by Gallup found companies with an average of 9.3 engaged employees for every actively disengaged employee, experienced 147% higher EPS compared to their competition. Still not sold? Well, they additionally found that work units in the top quartile in employee engagement outperformed bottom-quartile units by 22% in profitability and 21% in productivity. Read more…

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ClearCompany: 3 Proof Points to Inspire Leading a Mission-Driven Company

Employees without a mission or goals are unlikely to succeed in your organization. In a recent study released by Glassdoor, “mission-driven” companies have 30% higher levels of innovation and 40% higher levels of retention with a tendency of being first or second in their market segment.  Take these three proof points to the managers of every department of your organization to drive why creating a mission-driven workplace is so important.

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CyberGrants: 16 Tips to Increase Employee Participation in Holiday Giving

‘Tis the season….to give that is! This time of year puts everyone in the mood to participate and give a little extra to the community. Especially for those who may not be able to support a CSR program year-round, this is a great alternative. 88% of employers believe effective employee engagement programs help attract and retain employees. And, the same can happen for your company as well. Read more…

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Reviewsnap: Employee Appreciation: The Butter for Performance Management Bread

Getting more out of an employee’s day is a top of mind subject for managers and supervisors across all industries. Facilitating an environment where motivation, engagement and productivity exists, is easier said than done! Appreciation is at the center of a great performance management plan. Recognition and gratitude for a job well done is not a nicety to be dismissed, but rather an often overlooked piece of performance management ripe with opportunity. Read more…

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PeopleTicker: 5 Steps You Can’t Miss for a Competitive Compensation Plan

A study conducted by Ernst & Young of 10,000 employees in 8 different countries concluded that stagnant wages was the number one reason people quit their jobs. In addition, staying employed at the same organization for over two years on average decreases lifetime earnings by about 50% or more. As the contingent workforce rises and job hopping is not so looked down upon in the hiring process, more and more employees feel empowered in the marketplace to negotiate their salaries or dust off their resume. Take a look at this…

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