Ten Dangerous Myths About Employee Engagement
Editor’s Note: Our friend Rodd Wagner is one of the sharpest minds in our industry. So we were delighted when he offered to write a guest post on a subject that’s been bothering both him and us – the many dangerous myths about employee engagement that too many employers believe. Rodd makes some great points. Enjoy – then, if you’d like to talk further about employee […]
Career, Employee Engagement, Insights, Uncategorized
From Mediocre to Marvelous: 6 Tips for Making a Megastar Manager
Managers make or break organizations. Managers hire, fire, promote, coach, counsel, discipline, delegate assignments and recognize employees. Beyond those necessary responsibilities, managers play a critical role in employee satisfaction. You’ve heard the saying, “People leave managers, not companies.” Employee engagement, employee retention, and a positive workplace culture are all linked to management. Consider the following, reported […]
Career, Insights, Uncategorized, Workforce Management
5 Signs It’s Time for a New EAP
Employee assistance programs (EAPs) have gone through an unfortunate transformation over the last two decades. What started as a program to support the workplace through clinical intervention, short-term problem solving, management and high-level organizational support has morphed into a commodity. Today, EAPs seem to be evaluated based on price rather than service and expertise. Thus, […]
EAP, Insights, Uncategorized
How to Help Employees Make Wellness Changes That Stick
GPS tracking. Sleep monitoring. Step counting. With all their bells and whistles packaged in sleek, fashionable designs, it’s no surprise that fitness trackers such as Fitbit, Garmin and Jawbone have established such a strong presence in the world of wellness. Yet, while these products can effectively track various aspects of someone’s day — such as […]
Healthy Living, Uncategorized, Well-Being, Wellness
Too Much, Too Fast, Too Soon?
Why You Might Be Overtraining Your Team’s Well-Being and What to Do About It It actually happens more than you might think. A well-intentioned personal trainer creates a training program and unknowingly overestimates what his or her client can handle. The trainer creates a program to challenge the client’s mind and body to optimally perform—to […]
Employee Engagement, Insights, Uncategorized, Well-Being, Wellness, Workplace Culture
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends New Depression Screening Guidelines
An estimated seven percent of adults in the United States suffer from depression every year. Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in persons 15 years of age and older, and one of America’s most costly illnesses. Left untreated, depression costs more than $51 billion in absenteeism from work and lost productivity and […]
Insights, Mental Health, News, Uncategorized, Well-Being, Wellness