Category: Employee Engagement

You Have a Great Work Environment…But What about Your Culture?

If I were to ask you what the key driver is to having a workplace with a high level of employee engagement, would you know how to answer? I ask this question to companies a lot, and the answers are never really all that surprising to me. I usually get one of two answers —...…

The Key to Employee Engagement: Knowing Where to Start

If I were to ask you right now how engaged you think your employees are, what would your answer be? I’ll give you a hint, the actual answer is far less. What we’ve found is that most employers believe their workforce has a 60 percent employee engagement level. Unfortunately, that’s quite a bit higher than...…

Employee Engagement: The Little Things ‘Add Up’

Last month, I helped Holmes Murphy host a client webinar around the impact of employee engagement and culture on workers’ compensation. An existing property casualty client, along with our Joyages and ethOs teams, shared their thoughts, experiences, and best practices they feel help employers in dealing with these topics. While we discussed some objective resources...…

Burnout Rages on in the Workplace

I can’t help but notice the increase in the number of articles specific to burnout as of late. In fact, according to recent study by Achievers, almost 85 percent of employees don’t think their company is doing enough to address the issue. The Harvard Business Review also highlighted an article a few weeks ago called...…

A ‘Unique’ Perspective on Leadership and Employee Engagement

Spring is definitely in the air, and so is baseball! After a historic winter storm in February, I find myself with an extra hop in my step now that Spring baseball is in full swing. While coaching my oldest son’s baseball team, I began to really think about leadership (both on and off the field). Much like...…

Did Your Employee Engagement Take a Hit Due to COVID-19?

COVID-19 has no doubt had a huge impact on your organization’s employee engagement. So, how can your business engage employees efficiently, effectively, and from the heart? And even beyond that, how do you engage their whole family? Think about it for a moment. If we’re all honest with ourselves, COVID-19 has flipped our employees’ work-life...…