Director of People Engagement at Forward Air shares how they have achieved success through their employee listening strategies.
Category: Engagement
How to Keep New Employees from Quitting a Job in the First 90 Days
You just hired a new employee last month. They just finished onboarding and are finally settling into their role. Everything seems to be going well, but to your surprise, they quit. So, what’s the deal? Why would new hires accept an offer at a company, only to leave within the first few months? Well, it […]
Engagement Survey Results
Communicating Employee Engagement Survey Data Your employee engagement survey has closed, and you have your data, you have come up with an action plan from your results, but now what? An important but often overlooked step is coming up with a plan to communicate to everyone in the company the results and the next steps […]
Engagement Survey Communication – Success Strategy
Communication is Key to Engagement Survey Success When it comes to having a successful engagement survey project, a strong internal communication plan is critical. For an engagement survey to be effective you need to have high participation so that you hear as many voices as possible, and communication is key to achieving this. We have […]
How to Retain Nurses – Nurse and Nursing Retention
The demand for nurses is rising every year. The American Nurses Association estimates that by 2022, there will be a need for 3.44 million nurses. To put that number in perspective, an additional 1.13 million nurses will be required in less than 10 years. Unfortunately, while healthcare organizations need to hire more nurses to meet […]
Employee Engagement in Healthcare
Why Employee Engagement Matters – Particularly in Healthcare Employee engagement seems to be the latest buzzword in healthcare and beyond. Many have jumped on the bandwagon, claiming that an engaged workforce is the silver bullet to achieving optimal employee performance, superior quality patient care, and increased revenue. But, what is engagement really and why should […]
Motivation for Nurses
Why Money Won’t Motivate Your Nurses It’s another one of those days. Kathy has more patients than she knows what to do with, and each one is demanding in a way that is especially tiring. Suddenly, her manager stops her in the hallway with a smile and says, “Hey, I know this is a tough […]
Improve Employee Satisfaction with Effective Leadership Communication
Taking action to improve your organization can often require a significant investment of time and money. However, there are some opportunities that are relatively inexpensive to improve that will greatly benefit your organization. One such opportunity is leadership communication. Taking time to ensure leadership has an open line of communication with your employees can improve […]
Why Employee Engagement Increased in 2020
For many businesses, the biggest win in 2020 was simply staying in business. Not everyone got to celebrate this, and those who did should consider themselves fortunate. An interesting thing happened while we were all focused on COVID-19’s impact; employee engagement went up, and not by an insignificant amount. According to People Element’s recent Engagement […]
The Evolution of Employee Engagement
Now that we have entered a new year, it’s often customary to reflect upon the year being left behind. Many things can be said about 2020, but when it comes to employee engagement, a few key points stand out. Health & Wellbeing The unknown nature of COVID-19, combined with the need for widespread precautionary measures, […]
