Comments on: Engagement: Lipstick for Pigs

By: Heather Bussing

Heather Bussing — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:47:00 +0000

Thanks John. I’m sure you are right that happy employees who care about their work do better, more creative work. But to get there, first have a great service or product. Then hire the right people, pay them well, and give them resources, autonomy, and clear expectations.

By: John E. Smith

John E. Smith — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:15:00 +0000

Great article Heather… and your 4 points are right on!
But to your points on engagement and happiness…

This was true during the industrial age… but
in today’s creative and knowledge based economy the engagement and happiness of
employees gives an organization a big advantage. There are lots of studies that
have shown that engaged employee are more productive(as much as 6x) and happy
employees are more creative(as much as 37%).
In a future where the measurement of an employee is innovation and valued
add over hours in a seat and phone calls answered, engagement and happiness do
matter… they might even matter most.

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