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Prevent ‘EE Exodus: Make It Make Sense to Them

September 30, 2009
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I saw a intriguing phrase recently in regard to employees’ state of mind: “turnover intention”  A Deloitte report describes this as, “an employee’s “conscious and deliberate willfulness to leave the organization” within a certain time interval, e.g., the next six months” (Tett and Meyer, 1993).
You know that I think it is important to never take for [...]

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Employee Engagement – For the Win!

September 10, 2009
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I find it interesting when I am asked to back up my claim that employee engagement actually supports productivity and profitability. There has been plenty of evidence available on this for at least 30 years, and darned it if Gallup didn’t produce some more recently. (Thank you Gallup!)  Their study parses apart the differences between [...]

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Treating Each Other More Humanly at Work – What I Don’t Mean

February 10, 2009
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I find that when I talk to people about this idea of treating each other more humanly at work, that I have to talk as much about what it isn’t as about what it is. So, let me be clear, I am not talking about:
Treating People at Work Like Family
Ever see the cartoon that shows [...]

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