Pulse Interviews are a regular employee feedback practice for organizations committed to fully understanding the challenges employees encounter in their roles with the company. Pulse Interviews are the best way to generate continuous, up-to-date feedback from employees. Organizations dedicated to creating a productive employee environment understand exactly how important it is to regularly reach out… Continue reading Top 5 Pulse Interview Insights
Category: Voice of the Employee
Dependence on Ill-Defined Engagement Is a Mistake
Organizations will continue to struggle with finding and keeping people and creating the workplace conditions necessary to drive productivity despite the recent modern workplace challenges. Organizations spend billions of dollars on employee attraction, retention, and development in an effort to manage, yet employees remain disengaged with their roles and disenfranchised from their companies. Organizations are… Continue reading Dependence on Ill-Defined Engagement Is a Mistake
The Employment Relationship and the Power of Choice
Power in the employment relationship is an interesting concept and I have never actually discussed the matter using that term. We typically talk about the employment relationship in terms of who has control, but it is easy enough to translate control into the word power. For nearly a decade following the 2008 recession, unemployment was… Continue reading The Employment Relationship and the Power of Choice
Why People Quit During the Pandemic
We recently hosted a webinar titled “Voice of the Employee Trends During the Pandemic.” The below quotes are based on Work Institute interviews with employees who quit their jobs based on how their organization managed the coronavirus pandemic. Employees continuously demonstrate three primary categories of reasons why people intend to quit or quit during this… Continue reading Why People Quit During the Pandemic
Importance of Employee Feedback During the Pandemic
Many leaders today are lagging in creating an environment where every employee does their best work. Employees are left in the dark by their organization and organizations are not in tune with employee concerns. But fear not because there are clear actions organizations can take to stabilize employee hopes and concerns. Many people are out… Continue reading Importance of Employee Feedback During the Pandemic
Strengthen Workforce Community & Prevent Employee Unrest During a Crisis
Updated: February 29, 2024 When someone misunderstands the actions of another it can create conflict and those misunderstandings come from the lack of or poor communication. These misunderstandings and frustrations lead to poor performance, lack of workforce community, and low employee morale. It is vital employers communicate clearly, honestly and compassionately with their workforce to… Continue reading Strengthen Workforce Community & Prevent Employee Unrest During a Crisis
Employee Well-Being During the COVID-19 Crisis
Well-being is related to physical or mental health concerns of the employee or those of his or her family. As the employability marketplace improved between 2010 and 2019, employees found opportunities to prioritize caring for themselves and their families and placed high importance on well-being reasons in their decisions to stay or quit a job.… Continue reading Employee Well-Being During the COVID-19 Crisis
Valentine’s Day and Relationship Feedback
Valentine’s Day is here and just like any other year; it is time to check in with my significant other for our year-in-review survey. Every year on Valentine’s Day we set aside time to provide feedback to each other on our relationship. It’s a tradition we practice once a year to tell each other what’s… Continue reading Valentine’s Day and Relationship Feedback
5 Musts for Conducting Exit Interviews
Under normal marketplace conditions, it’s important for organizations to conduct exit interviews with former employees as a step to reduce turnover, increase retention and protect profits. In an employee-in-control marketplace, where approximately 3 in 4 reasons for turnover could have been prevented by the organization, it becomes critical for organizations to conduct exit interviews in… Continue reading 5 Musts for Conducting Exit Interviews
Employees Hold Power in Today’s Job Market
The job market in today’s economy continues to prove the power employees hold. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 2019 closed out with a 50 year low unemployment rate of 3.5% and a whopping 7.3 million job openings. This means the majority of open jobs will be filled by employees who are currently working. … Continue reading Employees Hold Power in Today’s Job Market