Employee
engagement is the top priority and the organizational coup de grace for many HR
practitioners in both the private and public sectors. However, corporate
communications plays one of the most important catalytic roles in determining
employee engagement, and the intranet is increasingly the most important
catalyst in heightening engagement levels, which in-turn improves HR metrics
such as employee recruitment and retention (even customer service).
Read my full article Intranet 2.0 Increases Employee Engagement (Insidedge newsletter)
The items you mentioned are indeed a critical focus area for HR to be tracking moving forward.
We recently collaborated with noted talent management research analysts Bersin & Associates in this area to create a tool which measures and benchmarks a company's talent strategy, including in the areas of employee engagement & retention.
Anyone interested in learning more, or taking this detailed assessment for free may visit: Performance Management can absolutely have clear financial impact, yet despite this, 25% of organizations report senior managers do not support or model PM practices.
Hopefully this new tool can address an often underserved market.
For anyone interested in more research stats from Bersin & Associates, and take an interactive assessment which benchmarks your organization's talent strategy against more than 4000 organizations worldwide, visit:
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