Perspectives from Leading Indicator Systems
We think a lot about human capital challenges. We hope you’ll find some of our thinking fresh and useful.
The Continuing Toll of COVID-19
LIS Quarterly Workforce Listening Study:
The latest study finds a deteriorating employee outlook amidst a doubling of fears about addiction, injustice, and the collapse of society. Employer support in these turbulent times is seen as backsliding. For employers, the study identifies key interventions that can be used to address these issues and reassure employees. Interested? Register to get the full study!
Engagement Demystified
Employee engagement as an area of assessment has long suffered from fuzzy thinking and a lack of clear definitions. Once the fog lifts, the concept of engagement isn’t that complicated. It’s motivation.
How Inclusion Fuels Engagement
Too many Human Capital consultants and practitioners treat Diversity & Inclusion, Engagement, Leadership, and Culture as if they were distinct, disconnected phenomena. The truth is, they are deeply interconnected and there are powerful control levers in understanding their interrelationships.
Are you Building a Virtuous Circle of Talent Development
Senior executives are passionate about results, but still shy away from developing others. Could a virtuous circle allow them to do both?
Culture: Your Killer App
Company culture has the potential to be a huge competitive advantage if it is carefully tended, shaped, and reinforced. Regular assessments are a critical source of feedback on whether or not you’re getting it right.
Engagement —> Quality —> Profit
Employee engagement is important for its own sake, right? But what if engagement were a substantial driver of both service quality and financial performance? Linking employee engagement to customer experiences and financial outcomes is the gold standard. And it can be done!
Designing Workforce Surveys
Before you launch your organization-wide assessment program, make sure you’re aligned with these best practices.
A Blueprint for Team Assessments
The importance of teams to the ultimate success of organizations is unquestioned. Despite their critical role, relatively few organizations have consistent assessment processes in place to evaluate and improve their performance.
Is it Substantive or Just Significant?
Viewing quantitative survey results only from the perspective of statistical significance is a mistake. Interpreting results without thoroughly understanding the survey itself, the nature of the groups being compared, or what constitutes a meaningful effect size, far from gaining meaningful insights, may be completely misleading.
Unmet Care Needs: The Emotional Toll Amplifier
Lots of American workers are suffering physically, economically, socially, and emotionally these days. But there’s one group that’s experiencing far greater impact, those workers with unmet needs for child care or elder care.
Emotional Wellbeing and Employee Engagement
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Emotional Wellbeing and Profitable Growth
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