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Engage Employees Using Customer Service Tactics

Harvard Business Review

At most companies, the human resources department "owns" and measures engagement. These efforts earn these companies deep, long-lasting customer loyalty. Employee focus groups identify key themes and issues, and employee teams help develop solutions, which they present to store management.

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Employee Engagement Depends on What Happens Outside of the Office

Harvard Business Review

Perhaps human resources leaders are spending their money in the wrong places. Specifically we used interviewing and focus groups to find out whether many of the root causes of engagement are actually found outside the workplace. Managing people Human resource management Organizational culture' The answer?

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How to Design a Corporate Wellness Plan That Actually Works

Harvard Business Review

The most common approach is to conduct regular surveys or focus groups to determine which aspects of health and wellness are important to employees, and which initiatives are not a good use of time. There are a few simple ways to start doing this. There are a lot of misconceptions about wellness programs out there.