How Doing Good Can Transform Employee Engagement

"In order to drive sustainability throughout an organization, it really helps to involve and inspire employees. Ideally, they should feel that the company they work for has a greater societal purpose than just squeezing out higher and higher margins to pass along to shareholders."

Source: www.inc.com

The author points out that sustainability, in the people sense, requires employee engagement. Three ways to engage include: giving a sense of purpose, being transparent, and offering choice.

Fast Company reports on the New Rules of Work: More flexibility on order

Forget everything you've always known about work. The rules have changed.

Source: www.fastcompany.com

Flexibility to work whenever wherever comes at a price. But is it worth it?

5 Issues of Work&Place now available free at #WorkplaceInsight – Excellent articles by workplace luminaries

Source: workplaceinsight.net

Every new issue is like a gift! I highly recommend Work&Place and the rest of what Workplace Insight publishes.

Want better performance? Plan work around your (and your employees’) circadian rhythms

"Although managers expect their employees to be at their best at all hours of the workday, it’s an unrealistic expectation. Employees may want to be their best at all hours, but their natural circadian rhythms will not always align with this desire. Why you should answer all your emails at 3PM."

Source: hbr.org

We've all seen the evidence, but we just don't pay attention. Can you imagine the reaction you'd get if found napping at your desk? Yet, it would actually improve your performance.

Flexible Work Opportunities are MIA, especially for high-income workers I #WorkplaceInsight

Only a handful (6.2%) of new jobs, offer both decent salaries and the opportunity of flexible working, new research has revealed.

Source: workplaceinsight.net

The report referenced here points out that lack of flexible work options are causing some employees to "trade down" to positions that offer more flexibility.