The Business Reporter, part of the Sunday Telegraph in the UK, asked 7 experts what is next for employee engagement?
Here is my abbreviated interpretation, using mostly their words, of what they believe:
Tony Thomson: A move to management by mutual consent
Frazer Rendell: Employees as players not pawns
Mark Quirk: Engagement at the center and real time measures
Claire Sporton: Amplify the voice of employees
Mark Allison: Engagement as a DNA type driver of the organization
Gary Cattermole: Stop using the buzzword and make engagement inherent in what organizations do
Richard Lock: Get simple and move to engagement from people to engagement with people
I would agree with most of what was said. What do you think is next in the world of work for employee engagement?
I believe the future of engagement will be small, simple, significant, and sustainable as we engage every day with tactical and practical actions for the benefit of all: employees, organizations, customers, and other key stakeholders.
To read the full Business Reporter article, click here.
David Zinger is an employee engagement expert and speaker concentrating on small as the new significant in employee engagement.
And I also read a piece over the weekend that said forget about engagement. Passion is now more important than engagement. I had to laugh. Give it time and there will be an article that says Blankety Blank is more important than passion. How long will organizations continue to chase their own tail instead of really looking at the message about engagement?
Terrence: I am going back to basics. Thanks for the comment. David
Well I think it’s quite obvious. After engagement comes marriage!
Touché Jeff