Disengaged Employees: Do They Care?
Disengaged employees are often maligned as a blight on organisations. They are something to be moved along as soon as possible (if it is that easy!). There are even some articles openly referring to the disengaged employee as a ‘bad employee’. But is this fair to...
Toxic Boss: the cost to your organisation
At some point in our careers, almost all of us have had to deal with a toxic boss. They are present in every organisation and have a catastrophic impact on both individual employees and on the organisation that employs them. Are you struggling to cope with a toxic...
How to Engage Millennials: is it really that different?
The issue of how we should engage millennials in the workplace has been the focus of much research and debate in recent years. Rightly so, as millennials will make up 40% of the working population by 2020 (Forbes, 2014). Do you want to learn new skills to engage your...
8 Steps to an Engaged Workforce
One of the main HR objectives in many businesses is to build an engaged workforce. Employee engagement is front and centre of mind for senior management and business owners. Not just HR managers. This is even more important these days as the march of technology...
Employee Potential: All employees have the potential to be great!!
This is the founding principle of etimes2. Employee potential is core to how we think. We fully believe that all employees have the potential to be great – great employees and great ambassadors for your company. Find out what is blocking the potential in your team:...
8 Tips to Select Your Employee Engagement Software Provider
Employee Engagement Software has become a ‘no brainer’ for most organisations. The return on investment for this type of software is impressive with reduced people costs and increased productivity. For example, engaged employees are 87% less likely to leave...
Employee Engagement Software: what it should do for you
Employee Engagement Software has taken over the engagement survey marketplace. The software options are wide and varied and each organisation will have a preference for certain approaches. Technology has opened up the effective application of the employee...
Demise of the Annual Engagement Survey
There are many articles citing the failings of the Annual Employee Engagement Survey. These articles are often predicting, calling for and supporting the demise of the annual engagement survey. So, are these authors and commenters correct in this? Here is my take...
Planning to Keep New Hires Engaged: 4 Tips
The Problem Losing new hires to disengagement at work is a problem faced by many organisations. Significant costs such as absenteeism, productivity, quality and customer attrition are associated with this problem. The Solution Several steps can be taken to...
The Journey to Disengagement: creating false job expectations
Some recent articles have highlighted how engaged new hires have experienced a relatively quick descent into disengagement. What happens in the new hire’s experiences with their new employer that causes disengagement to set in? We all know the costs of disengagement...