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Thursday, April 28, 2011

About Human Resources: Take Your Coworker to Work Day: Employee Ideas

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From Susan M. Heathfield, your Guide to Human Resources

Vol. 12 No. 55 - ISSN: 1533-3698 April 28, 2011

Dear People:

April is National Card and Letter Writing Month which makes our second lead article appropriate. And, today is Take Your Child to Work Day. One company has a Take Your Coworker to Work program instead. Children visit regularly in this company anyway, so it seemed like a great idea to educate coworkers in their workplace. It's an employee-oriented program that other companies might well emulate. I've been attending a series of strategic plan roll out meetings in a client company. This week, we took every employee to a four hour offsite to discuss the company's new strategic plan, guiding principles, thematic goal, and simplified mission. The air was filled with excitement as the employees sensed that something different is happening with the way that the plan will be implemented in the company going forward. The offsite time sent a powerful message and small groups are making plans for some quick wins and company progress. Sometimes a gesture such as this is needed to send a powerful message of change. Have a great Friday.

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Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives.

Regards and wishing you and yours the best this weekend,

Susan


Take Your Coworker to Work Day: Implement Employee Ideas

You can implement employee ideas to assure employee engagement. Here's a good example. Take Your Child to Work Day has become a tradition on the fourth Thursday in April in some workplaces. But, at the TechSmith Corporation in Okemos MI, the concept has morphed into an opportunity for internal on-the-job training, and a new form of job shadowing.


Use Thank You Letters for Recognition and Motivation

Want to thank an employee or a coworker for a job well done? These sample thank you letters give you guides for thanking employees, coworkers, managers, and friends for their contributions in the workplace. These sample thank you letters provide a wide range of examples about how to thank and recognize people at work.


Does Your Work Environment Encourage Employee Engagement?

Probably not. But, it should. Employee engagement is a powerful factor for business success. Engaged employees are more productive, customer-focused, and profit-generating. Employers are more likely to retain engaged employees. According to the Gallup organization, employee engagement is a necessary strategy for companies that want to succeed in the marketplace.


Provide Feedback That Has an Impact

Make your feedback have the impact it deserves by the manner and approach you use to deliver feedback. Your feedback can make a difference to people if you can avoid a defensive response. Learn how to deliver effective performance feedback.


 


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