Re-Engage, How America's Best Places to Work Inspire Extra Effort Through Extraordinary Engagement (Innbundet (stive permer))

Leigh Branham, SPHR, is Founder and Principal of Keeping the People, Inc., a talent management consulting firm that helps organizations analyze root causes of turnover and employee disengagement, then develop and implement employer-of-choice strategies. His previous experience includes serving as Leader of Talent Management for Right Management Consultants. Branham is the author of The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave: How to Recognize the Subtle Signs and Act Before It's Too Late (AMACOM, 2005), was based on post-exit surveys of employees in 17 industries conducted from 1998 through 2003. Selected by businessbookreview.com and The Library Journal as one of the top 30 business books of the year, it was released in audio form by Executive Soundview. Mark Hirschfeld (Omaha, NE) is Principal of SilverStone Group Management consultants and has written numerous articles.

Why should I worry about keeping workers happy in a time of rising unemployment? Because you can't afford not to. In an eye-opening survey of 10,000 employers in 43 states, the Best Places to Work are not only the most engaging work environments for employees - they are also the most efficient, productive, and successful. Even in the toughest economic times. What separates the 'best' from the rest? These companies understand and utilize the six 'universal drivers' of employee engagement: Caring, Competent, and Engaging Senior Leaders; Effective Managers Who Keep Employees Aligned and Engaged; Effective Teamwork at All Levels; Job Enrichment and Professional Growth; Valuing Employee Contributions; and, Concern for Employee Well-Being. How can I get the 'best' from my employees, my company, and myself? Simple. Re-engage them. Praise for "Re-Engage": 'Authors Leigh Branham, SPHR, and Mark Hirschfeld delve into how the best places to work keep employees at all levels engaged and productive, and offer lessons on how to revitalize your own employees' engagement' - "SHRM/HR Magazine".

Re-Engage Table of Contents Chapter 1. Employee Engagement: The Key to Building a "Best Place to Work" Chapter 2. Crosswind Factors: Why It's Harder than Ever to Build A Winning Workplace Chapter 3. What Separates The Best from the Rest?: Six Universal Engagement Drivers Chapter 4. Steering the Ship and Inspiring the Crew: Trust and Confidence in Senior Leaders Chapter 5. The Real Job of Managers: Keeping Employees Aligned and Engaged Chapter 6. The Power of "We" to Magnify Engagement: Building Team Effectiveness Chapter 7. Job Enrichment and Professional Growth: The Present and Future Driver Chapter 8. The Never-Ending Source of Engagement: Valuing Employee Contributions Chapter 9. Getting Down to Basics: Two Ways of Viewing Employees Chapter 10. Self-Engagement: The Employee Side of the Equation Chapter 11. Becoming a More Engaged Workplace Appendix A. Best-Places-to-Work Basics Appendix B. The Good, Bad and the Ugly: A Case Study In Health Care Appendix C. Studies Linking Employee Engagement Practices to Business Results Appendix D. Comparison of Senior Leader Survey Items to Manager Items as Differentiators Between Winning and Non-Winning Companies