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How One Company Increased Employee Engagement in Learning by 272 Percent

Cornerstone On Demand

Challenges with employee engagement and employee turnover are familiar to most companies at different points in their growth. Existing employees lacked the soft skills necessary to advance in the organization—and often left the company as a result—and qualified candidates were few and far between.

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The One Thing You Need to Learn How to Do Well in 2017

HR Bartender

Organizations are finding that regular employee feedback sessions improve performance. If you want to learn more, here are some of the more popular posts about feedback we published. Setting employees up for success means open and honest communication – both ways. But training is also key.

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Four Employee Engagement Challenges Facing Modern Energy Companies

Bonfyre

Travel burdens, long shifts, little sleep, and physical labor required as part of the restoration process can create high levels of stress for these employees. With so much on the line, utilities companies are seeking new ways to engage employees and decrease financial repercussions associated with low engagement.

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7 More Fascinating Employee Engagement Trends For 2017

15Five

It’s no surprise that employee engagement numbers have been abysmal for the last few years (and if that is a surprise, you need to read our blog more often.) According to Gallup, engaged employees comprise only around 30% of the workforce. No wonder this post on 2016 engagement trends was so popular. .

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5 Culture Trends for 2019

Companies that are looking to attract, engage, and retain top talent should leverage these trends to create workplaces where employees thrive. As we approach 2019, major shifts in the work environment will continue to affect the ways companies do business.

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Mindfulness Is Your Company's Employee Engagement Secret

Cornerstone On Demand

A 2017 American Psychological Association study on stress found that Americans are more stressed out now than they have been in the last decade. We are in desperate need of training and resources, in addition to permission from ourselves and our bosses to take a break. But what is "mindfulness"?

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How to increase employee engagement from the top down

Insperity

Want a surefire strategy to boost employee engagement and develop a more committed workforce? Are they engaged? The business world is flush with research and statistics about the importance of employee engagement – loosely defined as an employee’s involvement with, commitment to, and satisfaction with work.