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The professional services industry is not without its employee engagement challenges. Yet, when it comes to engagement numbers, this segment outperforms all others. Their levels are noticeably higher while their share of disengaged workers is well below all other industries. Why is that? In this month’s Performance Perspective, Mike Ryan…
As businesses emerge from one of the most difficult economic stretches in modern history, investments in Incentive Travel are growing again. In its 2014 Trends Study, The Incentive Research Foundation found that one third of all incentive travel planners will increase their budgets in the coming year. Spending is expected…
The phrase “employee engagement” has captured the attention of business executives for some time now. Rightly so. Workers who are engaged are worth more to the companies that employ them. They drive better business results, are more productive, tend to stay with their employers longer and please customers along the…
Companies have a lot riding on an employee’s overall effectiveness. Faced with an onslaught of new competitors with lower barriers to entry, businesses know that they need to get the most out of every employee every day to stay on top. Since many employees work on the front lines of…
Even though unemployment remains stubbornly high, businesses still struggle to attract and retain top talent—the people who possess the kind of skills and leadership potential companies will need to grow over time. In fact, a shrinking leadership pipeline (defined as a global shortage of workers with both the abilities and…
There is a lot riding on employee engagement these days. No forward looking business would argue that it hasn’t become an important part of their growth strategy. At higher levels, it’s a business catalyst that elevates just about every conceivable financial metric. At lower levels, however, it stymies growth and…
For sponsors of employee reward and recognition programs targeting today’s new breed of knowledge-based workers there is good news. The realization that businesses are more dependent on their employees’ attitudes and aptitudes to distinguish the company in our global marketplace has taken hold on the executive floor. Here’s the challenge—and…
The quest to grow globally is more than an aspiration, it’s an economic necessity for businesses; an imperative that has taken on a critical, if not complicated dimension for multi-national companies. As the world has progressed, it has become “flatter,” one where rapid technological advances have created both unprecedented opportunities…
Does employee retention still matter? That’s a fair question, and one that’s being asked by more than a few business leaders. In the midst of an economy that isn’t growing very much and one where U.S. unemployment levels are hovering at the 9% range—all business expenses, including those that are…
As companies look for new ways to leverage intellectual capital across their global workforces while reducing costs, virtual work environments are rapidly being adopted. They are enabled by familiar technologies, from email and text messaging tools to sophisticated global video conferencing, all of which have replaced the old forms of…
