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The International Organization for Standardization (aka: ISO) has established standards for a wide range of business functions, but curiously none exist in the area of human resources. That is about to change. ISO Technical Committee 260, which now has 24 participating countries, seeks to ... [ read more ]

With an increasing volume of research demonstrating the link between levels of employee engagement and share-price performance of public companies, it was only a matter of time before investors began to take note. Enter the Human Capital Management Coalition (HCM Coalition), a consortium of 25 diverse global institutional investors representing... [ read more ]

Written and edited by Bruce Bolger, Richard Kern and Allan Schweyer of the Enterprise Engagement Alliance, Enterprise Engagement: The Roadmap is the newly updated version of the book formerly titled Enterprise Engagement: The Textbook. The name was changed to ... [ read more ]

Three leading corporations, three engagement solution providers and three key contributors are recipients of the Enterprise Engagement Alliance's inaugural 'First' Awards, honoring early innovators in the field of Enterprise Engagement. ... [ read more ]

The Enterprise Engagement Alliance has announced the winners of its 2016 People-Centric Awards. A total of 18 publicly-held companies warrant recognition this year for their dedication to generating returns for shareholders by investing in their relationships with customers, employees and communities. ... [ read more ]

Enterprise Engagement brings together major industry associations and organizations for a week of education, exhibits and networking events at Engagement World, April, 25-28, Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld. Four organizations in management, face-to-face engagement, loyalty, and rewards and recognition have united to promote the concept of enterprise-wide engagement at Engagement World, April 25-28, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld. ... [ read more ]

Now entering its fourth year, the Engaged Company Stock Index (ECSI), a partnership between McBassi & Co. and the Enterprise Engagement Alliance, has outperformed the S&P 500 by a whopping 21.5% including dividends, a performance that surpasses all but... [ read more ]

Global engagement solutions firm ITA Group recently announced the debut of Motivology, its exclusive brand of motivation. With Millennials projected to make up half the labor force by 2020 and even larger Generation Z on their heels, the challenges of motivating an already dynamic, diverse workforce continue to grow in complexity. That's where Motivology ... [ read more ]

A Swedish marketing campaign that connects potential visitors with Swedish volunteers willing to talk with strangers about their country is more than a clever idea – it demonstrates to what degree Enterprise Engagement is changing marketing as we know it. As reported in ... [ read more ]

The biggest news for ESM readers about Alex Edmans' Most Recent article, 28 Years of Stock Market Data Shows a Link Between Employee Satisfaction and Long-Term Value, is that it was featured in the Harvard Business Review... [ read more ]

Is the work experience different depending on gender? Modern Survey’s recent research on employee engagement, Employee Engagement and Gender, examines perceptions of the workplace and how those perceptions differ for women and men. ... [ read more ]

ITA Group, the Iowa-based employee well-being and engagement firm, recently announced the release of Strive5, what it calls "the Whole-Employee Solution." Strive5 consolidates key employee initiatives onto one platform, focusing on five key areas that influence employee health and... [ read more ]

The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) has released its comprehensive report, 2016 Trends in Rewards and Recognition, revealing that businesses will emphasize unique, upscale and individualized experiences in their motivation programs this year.... [ read more ]

Nominations are now being accepted for the Enterprise Engagement Alliance First Awards. These awards honor organizations that are innovative in the formal application of engagement principles in their business, as well as organizations that have supported or otherwise significantly contributed to efforts to create a formal roadmap for the implementation of engagement across the enterprise.... [ read more ]

Organizations as diverse as media giant the New York Times and Globoforce, the recognition company, are bringing in big names in business, academia and even entertainment to promote workplace transformation and human-focused leadership. The New York Times' New Work Summit, Feb. 29-March 1... [ read more ]

Aon Hewitt has announced the acquisition of Minnesota-based engagement analytics firm Modern Survey. Financial terms of the transaction have not yet been disclosed. This transaction strengthens Aon Hewitt's suite of workforce analytics solutions, including business and human capital analytics... [ read more ]

On the surface, the C-Suite Network is a promising new membership organization serving top management at established companies large enough to have multiple vice-presidential level executives. Dig deeper, and one discovers an organization built by highly experienced marketers that ... [ read more ]

When it comes to the number of job openings, salary, and career opportunities, the job of Engagement Manager is ranked No. 4 by career site Glassdoor.com. Only Data Scientists, Tax Managers, and Solutions Architects rank higher in overall score, but Engagement Managers, with an average base pay of over... [ read more ]

C-Suite Network, the world's most powerful network of C-Suite leaders, gathers executives from across the country to network, share ideas and gain valuable and actionable insights to build their own leadership and strategies. The C-Suite Conference is held ... [ read more ]

The emergence of Enterprise Engagement is going to demand an entirely new approach to leadership that will have to reach probably hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people who manage other people. Not only is great leadership critical to any engagement effort, leadership is the difference between happy and engaged people willing to... [ read more ]

Hoping to capitalize on the new interest in human capital analytics, a group of academics and researchers with extensive practical experience in business have launched Balaji Consulting Group (BCG). Based near Atlanta, ... [ read more ]

The Enterprise Engagement Alliance and C-SuiteNetwork have announced a broad marketing partnership to educate corporate management on the emerging field of engagement and to provide the EEA community with a range of the C-Suite Network's learning and networking services.Under the agreement, the Enterprise Engagement Alliance will develop an education program and content track on... [ read more ]

Readers of ESM and its blog know the issues people are raising about the relevance or utility of traditional employee engagement surveys, most recently by Dr. Bob Nelson, a prolific author and speaker on recognition and engagement, in the recent ESM article: Bob Nelson: Employee Survey Industry an Epic Failure.... [ read more ]

A fascinating new study published in the December issue of the Harvard Business Review delves into how customer satisfaction relates to customer retention. In an article entitled The New Science of Customer Emotions, authors Scott Magids, Alan Zorfas and Daniel Leemon delve deeply into a fact that Gallup identified years ago: satisfaction is not enough to retain customers ... [ read more ]

Internal Communications is the central nervous system of the corporate enterprise. In order to effectively disseminate vital information, engage key stakeholders, and drive employee performance and enterprise success, an engaging and innovative internal communication strategy is absolutely essential.... [ read more ]