The Underdog Workplace Edge
A podcast about keeping employees AND increasing your profit??? Your humble Underdog is here to help smaller companies without HR and Training departments grow their profitability while keeping great people, one interaction at a time. She’s been in the corporate space and solved a lot of problems in the people-process-purpose arena with precision instead of pushing big time-consuming programs and flavor-of-the-year changes. Her aim is to help owners and leaders of small businesses keep and grow employees at work by involving them in smarter work methods. Her mission? To help you get quick results in daily work situations without expensive training and long programs. Smaller companies have an edge - the opportunity to pursue profit while personally caring for the people in their business - each and every day. Calling all underdogs to join the conversation!
The Underdog Workplace Edge
UWE 005: Leveraging Gallup's controversial survey question
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Erin Colbert
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Episode 5
005 - Employees don't know all of the reasons that leave an employer. After all, people have needs that they don't realize and articulate - they just go where they're met. So, what is a need that employees have today and how is that being met in your workplace?
- Gallup has developed a 12 question employee survey that indicates how engaged employees are. (If they're not engaged, they're likely to leave the company.)
- One question on the survey is controversial and a lot of people make fun of it, but it's remarkably important to the employee's longevity with a company.
- When 6 in 10 employees answer "yes" to this question, your company can expect increases of 7% in customer engagement and 12% profit.
- Employees need this whether they realize it or not.
- Work to support new employees in this need on their first day.
- Make a little time and space for existing employees for this to foster their fulfillment in this area, too.
Do you need to know how to get employees started on Day 1 in a way that increases their odds of staying? Check out worksmartlovepeople.com/podcast for a ready-to-use Day 1 onboarding plan that will give you the best edge in getting and keeping great employees.
I invite you to connect with me by email and through my website!
Peace, Erin (chief underdog)
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