How You Can Use Your Employees’ Strengths to Drive Engagement

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You hired your employees based off of the skills that they have and can bring to your team.  Use those talents to drive engagement in your organization.

According to a Gallup poll, “employees who use their strengths everyday are 6 times more likely to be engaged on the job.”

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Recognition vs. Rewards: Which Will Benefit Your Employee Suggestion Program?

Great Job On Sign Shows Praise Appreciation Or ApprovalWant to find a way to recognize your employees and encourage engagement?

In this blog post, I will compare recognition and reward, let you know the benefits of recognition, and give you successful ways to recognize your employees. These points are based on those outlined in the book Employee Driven Quality.

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6 Steps to Start an Employee Suggestion Program: Steps 5 & 6

the victoryThis is the fifth and final post in our series on how to establish a successful Employee Suggestion Program (ESP). We’ve based this series in part on the book Employee Driven Quality.

Our last post covered Step 4: Pilot for Your Employee Suggestion Program.

In this post, I will cover steps 5 and 6: Rolling Out Your Employee Suggestion Program, and Continuous Improvement. Let us take a look at these steps one at a time. [Read more…]

6 Steps to Start an Employee Suggestion Program: Step 4

Cartoon scientistThis is the fourth post in our series on how to establish a successful Employee Suggestion Program (ESP), in part based on the book Employee Driven Quality.

Our last post covered Step 3: Creating A Detailed Framework of Your Employee Suggestion Program.

In this post we will cover Step 4: Pilot for Your Employee Suggestion Program.

What does a “Pilot” mean?

A pilot is a small-scale test that will help your organization learn how a large-scale project might work once implemented.

You can set up the guidelines of your ESP pilot by asking 4 questions. What are these questions? Let us take a look at them one at a time.

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3 Big Myths About Employee Suggestion Programs

Cute background with cartoon unicorns in the cloudsA good Employee Suggestion Program (ESP) can offer a variety of benefits for your organization.

However, three myths may be keeping you from implementing a successful ESP. Wondering what those are?

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6 Steps to Start an Employee Suggestion Program: Step 2

ビジネスマン パソコンThis is the second post in our series on how to establish a successful Employee Suggestion Program (ESP), based on the book Employee Driven Quality.

Our last post covered Step 1, Establishing a Development Team for your ESP.

In this post we will cover Step 2: Defining the Objectives of your Employee Suggestion Program.

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6 Steps to Start an Employee Suggestion Program: Step 1

People help hand join up stairsIs your organization planning to launch (or relaunch) an Employee Suggestion Program?

In this blog post series, I will share six steps to help you establish a successful Employee Suggestion Program. These steps are based on those outlined in the book Employee Driven Quality.

Step 1: Establish Your Employee Suggestion Program (ESP) Development Team

The first step is to establish a development team for your ESP. This team will define and implement your ESP. So, who should be on your ESP development team? [Read more…]

4 Ways Engaged Employees Benefit Your Organization

http://us.fotolia.com/id/67072522According to Gallup, “As organizations [increase engagement], they greatly reduce the negative impact of actively disengaged employees while unleashing the organization’s potential for rapid growth.”

 

 

Consider the following statistics:

Ratio of engaged employees to disengaged employees in the average business: 1.83:1

Ratio of engaged employees to disengaged employees in world-class businesses: 9.57:1

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3 Tips to Breathe Life Into Your Employee Suggestion Program

Neon butterflyIs your Employee Suggestion Program losing momentum?

Don’t forget that your employees can be the best source of innovation. If your organization experiences a drop in suggestions, here are 3 tips to get your ESP back on track.

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The Secret of Employee Recognition

Excited Kid with TrophyHow good is your employee recognition program?

Employee recognition is important for your employees and your organization. Learn how you can unlock the secret of employee recognition and use it to benefit both your employees and organization. [Read more…]