Tag: Research
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What Does Employee Engagement Even Mean?
What does engagement mean to you and your company? That’s a question I’m trying to answer with a new research study. I’m partnering with my friend Jason Lauritsen to examine the ins and outs of engagement in a very hands-on manner. Instead of just looking at the theory, we’re digging into the specific practices that…
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New Research: What Candidates Really Want from Employers
Last week I published some new research that frankly surprised me. When we hear about video interviews, assessments, and hiring processes, we expect candidates and employers to be on opposite ends of the spectrum. But it’s not the case. When asked a series of questions, both groups responded similarly, and the priorities for each group…
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Employee Compensation–What is Your Biggest Frustration?
I’m doing a short, two question survey to help me prepare for a presentation I’m doing in February. If you take 2 minutes to respond I’ll send you a copy of the slides and a video discussing the topic. Click here to complete the 2-question survey.
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Research Power: Anonymous vs. Confidential Surveys
I like data. I like reviewing it, pulling out trends, and sharing insights. I also like when I get the opportunity to ask others what they like and get some anonymous feedback, because I believe that anonymity helps to improve the quality and quantity of responses. Recently I was listening to a podcast, and the…
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Workplace Flexibility: What’s Changing (and What’s Not) #shrmtalent #workflex
Earlier today the latest workplace flexibility research from the Families and Work Institute and SHRM came out, and there were some very interesting data points in the study. A few quick hits from the 2014 National Study of Employers (link to the full study below): The presence of women/minorities impacts offerings: Organizations with more women and…
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Hey, We’re High Tech, Too!
When I tell people I work in Huntsville, I usually get a glassy-eyed stare in return. I mean, really, I work in Alabama. How great could that really be, right? Cotton fields… Relatively low population density… Who cares? :-) The other day I ran across this study and wanted to share. Just click on the…
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Do Millennials Make The Worst Employees?
Liars. Disloyal. Prima donnas. It’s not star athletes, folks. It’s your very own Millennial generation. So says a set of studies done in recent months surrounding the latest group of employee to hit the workplace. I’ve debated on writing on this topic for a while, but when the latest came out about a study describing…