Retention & Engagement

Increasingly, employers are taking a holistic approach to their wellness programs for workers. According to a recent study from Optum, employers are increasingly engaged in efforts to keep employees healthy. However, more organizations are moving their focus from wellness to well-being and taking a holistic approach to employee health. Read on to learn about the latest trends and best practices. … [Read more...] about Study: More Employers Exercise Well-Being to Keep Workers Healthy

Employees say that reskilling can make or break their engagement and decisions about where to work. The World Economic Forum has predicted that the world’s workforce will need “significant reskilling” by 2023. At the same time, studies show that employees want to learn and gain new skills. Yet a recent survey suggests that only 41% of workers say their employers are providing training to prepare them for the future. At the same time, 76% say that such opportunities would make their current or prospective employers more appealing. … [Read more...] about Survey: Future-Focused Training and Leaders Are in Demand

Innovative “stay conversations” can motivate your best workers not to go. Turnover costs U.S. businesses $600 billion last year, and this doesn’t account for the knowledge, experience, and ideas employees take with them when they leave. Increasingly, organizations are using “stay conversations” to keep people from going. A one-on-one talk between a boss and an individual team member, the stay conversation is designed to help the supervisor determine what’s important to their employee in the workplace, as well as his or her interests and aspirations. By getting this information directly from the employee, the manager can more accurately target efforts to keep the person engaged. Increasingly, employers see it as a fairly simple solution to a complex problem. … [Read more...] about Will They Stay or Will They Go?

Up to half of your employees may be looking to leave, but they might be willing to stay with the right incentive. While their strategies to retain good team members vary widely, employers are almost universally concerned about their ability to succeed in these efforts. In a new survey from Robert Half, only 19% of employers say they are “not at all concerned” about their company’s ability to retain valued employees. A third (33%) say they are “very concerned,” and nearly half (48%) say they are “somewhat” concerned. These worries appear to be well-founded, as 43% of workers in the same survey say they plan to look for a new job in the next 12 months. … [Read more...] about Worried About Your Employees Leaving? Survey Suggests You Should Be.

Survey: Workers blame weak company culture for lack of engagement. There was a time when employees commonly worked at a company for years, often receiving gold watches and pensions from the same place where they started their careers. However, recent findings suggest that employee loyalty is a thing of the past and that employers need to work harder to win engagement and buy-in. Read on to find out what employees like about their jobs, what impacts their morale and productivity, and what makes them head out the door. … [Read more...] about How to Make Employee Loyalty Trend at Your Company

Survey: Employees have favorite days, times to function. If you have an especially important task for workers, a new survey suggests you should give it to them on a Monday morning and almost never late in the day. Respondents also say that even when they want to be focused and productive, they are distracted by chatty coworkers (32%), office noise (22%), unnecessary or unproductive conference calls and meetings (20%), cell phone calls/texts (15%), and unnecessary emails (11%). Read on for more data from this survey, then find out what changes in schedules or workplace environment might make your teams more productive. … [Read more...] about When Is Your Team at Peak Performance?

Young employees have some specific expectations for jobs. Are you really prepared to walk the walk? Nearly half of Generation Z workers, those between the ages of 18 and 23, say they regret accepting a job offer, according to a recent survey; and only about half (51%) say they envision themselves having a long tenure at their organization. As regret can lead to turnover, low morale, and poor productivity, it’s important to know what Gen Zers want and how to hire candidates who are truly in sync with your organization’s culture. … [Read more...] about Gen Zers Often Regret Accepting Jobs, Make Quick Plans to Bolt

A few simple, creative steps can boost employee morale, engagement, and productivity on holiday. In healthcare, there are no holidays. Like it or not, at least some of your employees will have to work when others are off celebrating with family and friends. However, there are efforts that HR and other leaders can take to make working on holidays more fun and less stressful for everyone. While free food is always welcome, there are other, creative, out-of-the-box ideas that will almost make workers happy to take the holiday shift. … [Read more...] about Take Working on Holidays from Drudgery to Dynamite