This document summarizes a presentation about measuring employee engagement and other key metrics to improve business results. The presentation discusses how the world of work is changing with increased stress, connectivity and skill gaps. It defines employee engagement and its relationship to discretionary effort, advocacy and business results. The presentation recommends aligning employee survey questions with business goals, including questions about enablers, linking survey results to performance metrics, and delivering insights to managers to enable action. A case study of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center is presented.
1. Small Business Best PracticesSeries
Beyond Employee Engagement:
Measure What Matters Most to Your Organization
and Improve Business Results
August 15, 2012
3. Introduction
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• Specializes in employee surveys and action-planning
facilitation.
• Partners with HR leaders and executives to improve employee
engagement, business processes, and business results.
• Delivers employee survey results that propel your business
forward.
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4. Speaker Profile
• Pi Wen Looi, PhD, Founderand
Principalof Novacrea Research
Consulting
• An expert in employee survey
design, employee engagement, and
meeting facilitation
• More than 15 years of experience in
talent management consulting
• Clients have included LSG Sky
Chefs, DiversityInc,
Eichstaedt&Lervold, LLP, Great
Lakes Bioenergy Research Center,
and Wellpoint
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14. Employees are Planning to Leave
Source: 1. Blessing White, 2011; n=11,000, global. 2.Corporate Executive Board, 2010. n=50,000
39%
Percentage of employees likely
to leave their company in the
next 12 months1
25%
Percentage of high-potentials
who are likely to leave their
company post recession2
Photo: iStockphoto
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15. CEOs are worried about
•Skill Shortages
•Recruiting and Retaining High-Potential
Middle Managers
Source: PwC 15th Annual Global CEO Survey, 2012
Meanwhile, Survey Says…
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16. A Strategy To Retain Talent
and Improve Business Performance
Employee Engagement
Photo: Maria Boniza, Flickr
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18. The Conference Board
• An Employee’s Intellectual and
Emotional Involvement with
His/Her Job
• Displays Discretionary Efforts
What’s Employee Engagement?
Gallup
• Affirmative Answers to All
Gallup’s Q12
• Involved in and Enthusiastic
About their Work and
Contribute to Their
Organizations in a Positive
Manner
Photos: The thinker, by Sarah GF, Flickr. Hearts, Microsoft Office.
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22. Leverage Survey Insights to Improve Business Results
Engagement
Retention
Discretionary
Efforts
Advocacy
Business
Results
We Want to Go One Step Further
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26. Idea In Action
Goal: Improve Customer Satisfaction
After—Specific and Actionable
I have the authority to go off-script if it
enables me to effectively resolve client
issues.
Before—Generic
I know how to resolve client issues.
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27. Include questions about operations, processes, and resources
Include Enabler Questions
Photo: Marctbyrne, Flickr
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28. Idea In Action
Communication Process
After—Specific and Actionable
Communication from senior management is:
• Timely
• Easy to Understand
• Honest
Before—Generic
Communication at Company ABC is
transparent.
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29. E.g., Customer satisfaction, retention of high-
potentials, internal mobility, revenues, accident rates
Link with Performance Metrics
Photo: Microsoft Office.
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31. Help your managers see where and how they can
take action
Deliver Insights
Photo: Tony Cornish, Flickr
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32. Idea in Action
Deliver Insights
How much do you
agree or disagree
that:
Overall
Division
Total
East Midwest Southwest West
The new online
collaboration system
helps me do my job
effectively.
51% 53% 41% 35% 75%
My manager does a
good job in encouraging
collaboration across
project teams.
52% 45% 36% 31% 65%
I can easily find product
information on our
Company’s knowledge
database.
58% 55% 80% 35% 60%
The numbers shown are the percentages of employees who selected “Strongly Agree” or “Somewhat Agree”
Sample data, for illustration purposes only.
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34. • Align survey questions with your business
strategy
• Include enabler questions, be specific and
relevant to business
• Link survey results to available performance
metrics (e.g., revenues, absenteeism rates,
customer satisfaction, high-potentials
turnover)
• Deliver insights to managers, enable
managers to take follow-up actions
Beyond Employee Engagement
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35. Case Study
• Great Lakes Bioenergy Research
Center (GLBRC)
• Diverse Group of People
• Not All Full-Time
• Employee Survey
• Focus on Four Key Areas
• Establish Baseline
• Follow-Up Action
• Survey Results Feedback
• Strategic Input for Ongoing Process
Improvement
• Re-evaluate Next Year
Photo: Matthew Wisniewski, GLBRC
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36. The World of Work is Changing…
Photo: Pi Wen Looi
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37. Measure What Matters Most, and…
Photo: Bairis, Flickr
Improve Engagement and Business Results
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38. Q & A Session
• One question per participant.
• Announce your name before asking the question.
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39. Thank you!
• You’llreceive a copy of the presentation and this
webinar recording in email.
• Want to improve employee engagement at your
company?
Email Pi Wenat: piwen.looi@NovacreaResearch.com
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Notes de l'éditeur
Start from effective questionnaire design—align with business strategy and business goals, include enabler questions. Link your survey results with performance metrics, and deliver insights to your managers and help facilitate action planning at the departmental or team level.