The Egyptian artisans hired to build the necropolis for Pharaoh Ramses III in the 12th century BC were not connected in the sense of today’s connected employee. In a word, they were not SMAC, Social Mobile Analytics Cloud, empowered. Despite the lack of SMAC gear that’s the norm for connected employee in today’s leading companies, the […]

Based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, next to physical safety, ‘belonging’ is a basic human necessity. In context of the workplace, when an employee believes in the organisation’s mission, they tend to invest in that journey as well. These employees utter statements such as: “We are putting together a new program successfully” or “We have […]

Teamwork culture is promoting a work culture that values collaboration. When people work in a team environment, they are likely to make better decisions in terms of planning, thinking, and making decisions and actions by cooperating with one another. Teamwork culture took a backseat in the past, as most of our family structures, schools, etc. […]

It’s a tried and tested theory that recognising your employees is a pathway towards maximising employee engagement. This engagement can form between you and your employee or your employee with the company overall. When you recognise your employees for their efforts, contributions and time, they feel acknowledged and significant to your organisation. How this is beneficial […]

If you asked a group of CEOs ‘what’s your competitive advantage?’, some will say building a superior quality product, while others may promote their robust business model. The majority though, are likely to say that their people are their advantage.  Now, this may sound like an obvious response, the truth is, no matter how good your […]

Managers use Employee Engagement Survey Questions to measure the sentiment and engagement of their team members. On average, a survey sent to employees of an organization typically contains 30-60 questions which are rated on a five-point scale. 92% of companies use employee engagement surveys, which is an important measure of organizational success. This is supported […]

The latest research on employee loyalty states that almost 59% of employees do not recommend their organisation as an ideal or great place to work. Hence, it is very important to understand the loyalty level of your employees and to find out the reasons behind the lack of their loyalty towards the organisation, as it […]

Employee motivation is an amalgamation of a number of factors such as the energy level, creativity, and commitment that an employee brings to the table at the workplace. Companies have always found it challenging to find ways to motivate their employees. However, staff motivation is a crucial factor because a low employee motivation is certainly […]

According to Gallup‘s research, only 13% of employees would be motivated by their job worldwide. And with 63% of employees being “not engaged”, how can such low levels or no employee motivation be explained? Low salaries, gruelling work days, poor work environment or consequences of not motivating employees, are as many culprits for the disengagement of […]

Any number of strategies can foster employee engagement, but the truth is that your company’s managers generate the greatest results because they occupy the hot-seat positions that affect day-to-day operations, company culture and staff performance. In fact Gallup research reveals managers account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement scores across business […]