How to Make Employees Want to Stay
The real cost of replacing an employee can be enormous in terms of recruitment, onboarding a new hire, training, lost productivity, lost engagement, lost on-the-job knowledge, lost relationships and potential customer dissatisfaction. That’s why it makes sense to do whatever possible to retain your employees, according to Mike Turner, Managing Director of You Become. In […]
Continue readingHow corporate culture impacts your bottom line, and how to measure it
Contrary to popular thinking, corporate culture is not an ‘airy fairy’ concept, but a business issue that has a direct bearing on your organisation’s bottom line. Mike Turner, the Managing Director of You Become, says developing a strong corporate culture should be treated like any other key business objective. Your corporate culture, which includes elements […]
Continue readingBridging The Millennial Expectation Gap
What can your organisation do to retain your Millennial employees—those tech-savvy individuals born between 1985 and 1999?After all, the cost of replacing even one employee can run to tens of thousands of pounds. A report by Oxford Economics estimated it cost about £30,000 to replace one employee.[1] That includes the logistical cost of recruiting and […]
Continue readingWhy FDs Miss the Point of Employee Engagement Surveys
It’s time FDs began to appreciate the ROI of employee engagement surveys, says Mike Turner, the Managing Director of You Become. Engagement surveys are leading indicators of financial success.Employee engagement is important because it drives the behaviour of employees, and that in turn drives organisational results. Numerous studies have shown the correlation between financial success […]
Continue readingFind out how many of your staff intend to leave in the next 12 months!
Employees who are secretly planning to resign unwittingly display signs that reveal their intention. So says Tim Gardner, a Utah State University associate professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. He identified 10 behavioural changes that occur in a disengaged employee. The changes usually emerge about one to two months before the worker officially […]
Continue readingEmployee Surveys: Why do MDs and CEOs Hate Them?
Employee engagement surveys are often hated by CEOs and MDs, who sometimes think they already can guess the conclusions. But they can be used to boost team productivity. So says Mike Turner, the Managing Director of You Become, a leader in employee engagement, organisational culture. “There’s a tendency to view them as little more than a box-ticking […]
Continue readingWhy Survey Monkey Employee Surveys Give You A Biased Outcome
Having employees who feel highly engaged in the work they do has many benefits, not least the fact they can help to boost performance by 30%, according to research. When employees feel engaged and enabled, they are more productive and likely to stay with the company longer than those who feel unmotivated and disengaged, the Hay […]
Continue readingEmployee Engagement And Its Effect On Your Business
What separates a mediocre company from a great one? What is it that makes a customer actively choose your business over your competitor’s time and time again? And what is it that makes your business a great place to work, inspiring outstanding performance from your employees? The answer is 2 simple, words – employee engagement. […]
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