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U.S. Employee Engagement Plummets to 11-Year Low

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This marks the lowest engagement rate since 2013. The data, published by Gallup , shows the decline represents a loss of 4.8 million engaged employees. The record-high percentage of engaged employees was recorded in 2020, at 36%. This means that the younger millennials and Gen Z employees have seen their engagement ratio fall from 3.1

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How to Ensure Collaborations Thrive

On The Job

Innovation and business strategy experts are urging more companies to collaborate with outside partners to stay competitive, but research shows the risk can be great if the contribution level isn’t carefully considered. Davis , INSEAD Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise.

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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

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meetings (totaling 18 hours) per week,” numbers which increase as “management level and number of direct reports increases.” Additionally, non-management employees reported that only 11.9 If the intent of a meeting is to have people report what they’re doing, have them write a memo instead. A 2022 Otter.ai

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

Success

How they innovate: One such collaboration, with Vacation Donations, helped connect guests departing from vacation rental properties with a place to leave extra food that would otherwise go in the trash. 29 Communications in 2013, “sustainability” and “impact” were far from the buzzwords they are today. Fast forward to now, and No.

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How to Partner with a Rival for a Win-Win

Success

Collaboration is one thing, but collaborating with your competition ? You can also attract big clients by collaborating with competitors. By collaborating with other successful entrepreneurs you respect, you establish industry standards and position yourselves as thought leaders. They were open to collaborating.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

The study found that there is a strong correlation between high workplace satisfaction and high employee engagement, with employees who have greater control over their physical workplace – including access to private spaces – also reporting the highest engagement levels. Fixed Technology exceeds mobile by 2:1.

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Workplace and property firms must wake up to the new era of networked businesses

Workplace Insight

A more academic explanation of companies was provided by a little-known UK Nobel prize-winning economist, Ronald Coase (1910-2013). Collaboration, partnering, sharing data and skills exchange will all feature. So, companies existed to share risk and reward and to legally protect shareholders. Firms will be permeable and fluid.