Today’s episode focuses on why we need to officially move beyond the idea employee satisfaction and happiness and design transformative employee experiences in order to achieve true employee engagement and loyalty.
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Engage and Don’t Limit Yourself to Just Great Experiences
Today’s episode focuses on why we need to officially move beyond the idea employee satisfaction and happiness and design transformative employee experiences in order to achieve true employee engagement and loyalty.
“Yes, we want both satisfied and happy employees, but neither is engagement – and engagement is what we ultimately want.”
– Peter C. Atherton, P.E.
“In its most productive form, employee engagement is about alignment… and specifically the alignment of an employee’s goals, interests, and actions with those of the team, the client, and the organization.”
– Peter C. Atherton, P.E.
“Just seeking to provide ‘better experiences’… without reaching beyond the experience itself, is more akin to seeking ‘employee happiness’ than it is to achieving ‘employee engagement’.”
– Peter C. Atherton, P.E.
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Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- ActionsProve’s 4-Part blog series on The New Rules for Employee Engagement – Part 1: Know Your Role
- ActionsProve’s 3-Part blog series on Enhanced Employee Engagement – Part 1: The Parent Hack to Advancing Relationships
- ActionsProve’s blog on Employee Engagement is Not a Thing
- Podcast episode with Bob Kelleher, author, speaker, and president and founder of the Employee Engagement Group on The Evolution of Employee Engagement and HR
- Podcast episode with Nikki Lewallen, an accomplished leader, business development pro, speaker, and philanthropist on Achieving and Succeeding with Employee Engagement
- Podcast episode with Ryan Suydam, Chief Experience Officer and co-founder of Client Savvy on The Business Case and Starting Place for Better CX
- ActionsProve’s Leadership & Management Development Services