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The Responsibility To Create An Innovative Culture Lies With Employers

We recently came across an impactful study conducted by BMC, which was shared at last month's Davos World Economic Forum: http://bit.ly/2iBDIHc.  The theme for the annual meeting in Davos was Responsive and Responsible Leadership, as "traditional industries are being redefined and new ones are being created from scratch." Advances in machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, self-driving vehicles, and new payment technologies are forcing businesses, governments and individuals to examine how people work and the skills required of labor forces to meet the demands and needs of digital industry.

Posted by Allan Steinmetz at 11:00am

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Will Outsourcing Kill Employee Engagement?

According to a recent front-page article in the Wall Street Journal entitled “The End of Employees”, US companies are shifting work once considered to be core company functions to contractors, which is pruning costs and job security for workers. The article states, “never before have American companies tried so hard to employee so few people. The outsourcing wave that moved apparel making jobs to China and call center operations to India is now just as likely to happen inside companies across the US and in almost every industry.”

Posted by Allan Steinmetz at 11:00am

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The Employee Burnout Epidemic

Any good manager knows that their team cannot perform at a consistently high level if they are tired and overworked. And yet, a number of recent studies show that employee burnout is a significant contributing factor affecting staff turnover, morale, and employee engagement.

Posted by Matt Manning at 11:00am

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Why Is “Purpose” So Important?

 Last week, our CEO posted a blog addressing the definitions of vision, mission, values, and purpose and how they work together to define an organization. So let’s talk specifically about “Purpose”. Why is it so important to an organization to define and communicate their purpose?

Posted by Rick DeMarco at 11:00am

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2017 Engagement Predictions From Inward

The other day I read a blog post by my good friend and former colleague David Sable, CEO of Young and Rubicam, entitled “My 7 Predictions for 2017 From A Cloudy Crystal Ball”. As usual it was an interesting read and stimulated a great deal of thought.

Posted by Allan Steinmetz at 11:00am

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Top Five Insights For Employee Engagement In 2017

 

As we wind down 2016 and enter into the holiday season, Inward has compiled our top five most insightful and impactful posts from the past year. These thought leadership pieces cover a range of essential topics, including employee engagement, branding, onboarding, and communications, just to name a few. We hope you gain valuable tips and strategies from the following pieces.

Posted by Allan Steinmetz at 11:00am

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What If We Invest in People and They Leave?

 

Recently, in my Linked-In Network, I saw a post with a quote by Peter Baeklund that captured the essence of why Inward Strategic Consulting is passionate about what we do.  

Posted by Rick DeMarco at 11:00am

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Inward’s 18th Anniversary – 10 Commandments of Internal Branding, Culture, and Employee Engagement

 

It was 18 years ago that we first started building our own brand identity. At the time, many companies were conducting large-scale process redesign and reengineering programs. Reportedly, close to 50% of those programs were failing, and 80% of the credit was given to reasons related to company culture clashes. Our thinking? What could we do to help organizations deal with enterprise change, culture realignment and internal branding?

Posted by Allan Steinmetz at 11:00am

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A Great Plan Is Only As Good As Its Execution

Recently we published a blog in which we talked about the gap between recognizing employee engagement as a strategic imperative and dedicating the proper resources to address it. In that blog we included some suggestions on how to secure the resources required to effectively create a culture of high engagement. But securing the resources is really only half of the solution. Creating that culture requires a commitment to execution of the engagement plan. 

Posted by Rick DeMarco at 11:00am

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Don’t Get Caught Sleeping Behind The Wheel

I was planning to write a blog post this morning on an entirely different topic. I changed my mind when I saw the scene outside my office window. Apparently one of the technicians from a local utility company thought it was okay to grab at catnap in the middle of the day. I immediately thought that the company might have an employee engagement problem if their people feel it’s okay to take a nap in the middle of the day. Now I realize people have good days and bad days. Perhaps he had a late night taking care of the sick child, or maybe he had insomnia couldn’t get a good night sleep. Or maybe he was up partying to the wee hours of the night and woke up with a hangover.

Posted by Allan Steinmetz at 11:00am

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