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Anonymity in employee surveys is required for it to serve as a sustainable improvement process. While it is expected, not all employee survey software enforces anonymity.
The alarm goes off. Check the phone. Reply to emails. Get up, quickly into the shower. Wash hair or not? White or blue shirt? No, iron the green. Find the black bamboo socks. Shirt looks a bit worn; make a note to get a new one at lunch. Getting late, skipping breakfast. Quickly get to work. Made it, 2 minutes until the day’s first meeting. Phew! Hmm, that meeting could have been an email. Manager wants to discuss how to retain our best client. Long brainstorming session. Missed lunch. Grab a cinnamon roll and a banana. Called into an extra meeting. Write the brief for our new strategic partnership. Feeling tired, hard to focus. So many email pings! All quiet rooms are taken. Headphones on. Come on, focus! Head home for dinner. Must finish the brief before the day can end. Find a better idea. No, that won’t work. Think! Ok, good enough. Exhausted, brain is spinning. Can’t fall asleep. Ok, only one Netflix episode tonight.
Managers’ main role is to lead employees and teams to perform well. One effective leadership style that is gaining in popularity for its proven benefits is inclusive leadership.
“Impressive employee experience” was one of the focuses at Professio’s event, Strategy Talk HR 2024. This often means including employees in co-creating their work and work experience, and one tool to work with the employee experience is a modern employee survey.
“Today companies are dealing with a competitive labor market, high levels of turnover and workforce stress … Problems like diversity and inclusion, culture, and leadership development remain paramount, and HR teams are also worried about employee experience, productivity, and internal efficiency,” Josh Bersin writes.
What is an organization’s financial impact from increased employee engagement? ROI of Engagement is a concrete compilation of current scientific studies showing the connections between increased employee engagement and the organization’s financial gains.
Developing an organizational culture where people perceive they can perform and have well-being is essential for organizations to attract and retain relevant talent. A central component of such a culture is social belonging.
Organizational culture is a well-discussed topic for its potential to make or break execution. Developing the culture is a journey that needs continuous nurturing. The bigger the organization grows, the more challenging it is to ensure you cultivate the culture appropriately to support the strategy into execution.
Today, the younger generations push for a different work environment. While a desire for change existed before Covid-19, the pandemic brought a rapid work environment transformation and a record-high number of people who left their jobs.
Attracting and retaining talent is a critical workforce issue today. When talent evaluates future employers, they place great importance on the employer brand. It is also proven that employer branding has a positive effect on retention.
