Employee Engagement
Are annual surveys a waste of time? The challenges around engagement frequency
Each and every year, the world continues to evolve at a fast pace. And the wants and needs of employees continue to change along with this too. That’s where annual surveys can come in handy – and it’s a practice utilised by many.
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Improve your workplace culture by prioritizing regular employee listening
Creating a great company culture is vital for employee happiness and productivity, and therefore business growth. And a truly healthy workplace culture will stem from addressing and actioning feedback from employees at all levels in an organization.
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Pulse surveys and the power of leading data
Pulse surveys are a great tool for organisations to gain employee feedback, and they’re becoming increasingly popular as a result. Traditionally, it was a very common business practice to only issue employee surveys annually. However, a recent shift in the need for regular employee listening has meant that surveys need to be relayed more frequently.
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Leading a hybrid team – the new expectations
As we continue to navigate out of the pandemic and settle into the new ‘normal’ of our working lives, it’s clear to see that hybrid working is here to stay. With the many benefits of either remote or hybrid working being felt – from saving time on a daily commute, general costs savings, and increased time spent with family – it is easy to see why more employees than ever are pushing for their organisations to commit to a long-term hybrid team working model. Hybrid working is now being driven by employee demand not employer preferences.
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How Human Resources can influence its leadership teams
2022 is bringing a greater focus on leadership teams than ever before. In times of uncertainty, everyone in an organisation turns towards their leaders, so it’s not really a huge surprise.
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Know why your people quit – before it becomes too late…
Imagine that, in an idle moment, you’re looking at your company-issued smart phone and you see an advert for a job on LinkedIn that seems to be right up your street. You click on that link, and you start to make an application and that’s when your boss appears in front of your desk (yes for a change you are in an office) and says “I can see you’ve clicked onto LinkedIn Jobs but before you go any further, can I talk to you about how you’re doing and the opportunities available to you here?” Amazi
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Is hybrid working? - Being flexible as an employer
In theory, hybrid working offers the best of all worlds for the employer and employee. It combines pre Covid-19 patterns of office-based working, with remote days, into an overall working schedule that allows both for in-person collaboration, team building, and productive work at a work location. This, as well as the opportunity for employees to carry out more focussed work when they need to be at home too.
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Communication with employees on parental leave
As September 2021 drew closer and my big pregnant tummy grew larger, I was both excited and nervous about what challenges the next few months, years, and the rest of my life(!) would hold. Not least meeting my new baby and adjusting to life as a new mum, but also how this would impact my role and career development whilst on parental leave.
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The importance of using open-ended questions in your surveys
When conducting any employee engagement survey , considering the way your questions are structured is essential. If you ask the right questions, you will be provided with actionable and insightful data. Ask the wrong ones, and you could end up finding out very little from your workforce and possibly even leave them feeling a bit miffed! There are typically two types of questions in an employee survey – open-ended questions and closed questions.
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4 steps to help your people managers increase their team engagement
We are all human, so there’s no way we can be 100% engaged with our work and at the top of our game every single day, all day. Great managers though, will know exactly how to encourage team engagement and to keep employees performing their best whenever it is possible to do so.
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The top employee engagement drivers that your organization should prioritize
If you’re looking to measure your employee engagement and experience levels, you are going to need to focus on specific employee engagement drivers to get both accurate and fair results.
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How to communicate your employee survey results - A step-by-step guide
Surveying your staff – especially on a more frequent basis – is one of the most effective ways to gain insights on what is and isn’t working well in your business, as well as how your staff are feeling in their roles. But once you get your employee survey results back, the big question is ‘how are you supposed to communicate them?’ Selecting the right questions and sending out the survey is just half the battle; the real work begins now…
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5 tips for building your culture in a hybrid workforce
With many organisations seeing the employee benefits of working from home during the Covid-19 lockdowns, they have now opted to continue with this new way of working, but it is not without its challenges. While technology proved to be one of the biggest struggles for companies during the start of the pandemic, the concern has now shifted to company culture and how you are supposed to maintain it well with a hybrid workforce.
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WorkBuzz launches text analytics capability for enhanced employee engagement insights
WorkBuzz launches text analytics capability for enhanced employee engagement insights - WorkBuzz
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What impact has the Great Resignation, and the wider ramifications of the pandemic, had on employees’ attitudes to reward and benefits?
In the WorkBuzz State of Employee Engagement 2021 research, we spoke to 300+ organisational and HR leaders. The research uncovered many things we had seen coming from the opinions of employees themselves, in the thousands of employee surveys we run.
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Developing leaders with the key skills needed for a new generation of hybrid workers
When the first lockdown took place, most organisations were caught off guard, having to react fast. Many employees were forgiving, understanding this was new territory. And with office-based employees working from home, it was arguably easer to lead. With clear priorities, leaders had to focus on how to equip their teams for remote working, focus on making their communications clear, and ensure their businesses were resilient enough to survive.
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Employee engagement has declined by 50% in organisations with no D&I initiative
Organizations without EDIB initiatives have seen a 50% decline in employee engagement, while those progressing in their journey report higher engagement levels. Learn more in the State of Employee Engagement report by WorkBuzz. Download now.
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How conscious leadership can help improve employee engagement (and create a positive work culture)
With research indicating that UK workers are some of the least engaged globally – just around 45% of them are engaged at work , workplace consciousness and strong leadership are more vital now than ever before.
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Tackling HR’s biggest hybrid working challenges
How do you enable effective hybrid working? It’s a pressing challenge for all HR leaders right now, with 43 per cent of UK organisations stating that it’s their top priority. But what should HR leaders be focusing on first? With so many hybrid working challenges, it’s not that easy to know where to start. Here, Steven Frost, Founder and CEO of WorkBuzz, provides his thoughts on what should be tackled first, using the latest research from business and HR leaders.
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Salary and pension are of low importance to UK workers compared to 12 months ago
Flexibility and wellbeing have become the top priorities for UK workers, surpassing salary and pension. According to WorkBuzz's research, employees now value flexible working options and wellbeing support more than ever before. Learn more about the changing landscape of employee engagement in the 'State of Employee Engagement 2021' report.
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How technology can support the employee experience (EX)
At WorkBuzz, we see employee listening is a pivotal part of business strategy with a far-reaching impact on both culture, customers and, ultimately, business performance. But it’s important that the outcome of your employee listening is then used to influence the employee experience.
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Engage your team over the festive period with these 10 activities
As we approach December, all heads turn towards ‘the most wonderful time of year’! Now, unless you have a team full of Scrooges, the holiday season is a great occasion to connect with your employees, boost engagement and, of course, have some fun!
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How staff engagement/experience can impact your business performance
Staff wellbeing has never been a more popular topic of conversation. The Covid-19 pandemic pushed many of us into an involuntary period of self-reflection and left countless employees assessing whether they were in fact happy in their places of work, leading to a decline in staff engagement as a result.
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WorkBuzz Celebrates Excellence In Employee Engagement In Small-To-Medium Businesses
WorkBuzz is very proud to be presenting the SMB Company of the Year award at the Employee Engagement Awards, celebrating excellence in SME businesses.
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