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Publication Date: 2012
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I Want to Work "There!"
Freifeld, Lorri
Training, v49 n4 p16-18, 20-24 Jul-Aug 2012
"TGIM" (Thank God, It's Monday) is phrase rarely heard from employees. But most organizations wish it were. Research continues to show that engaged employees are productive employees. And productive employees mean a bigger bottom line. The top three factors critical to employee engagement relate to recognition, career development, and the direct supervisor's relationship with employees. Training can play a key role in developing an organization's culture and increasing employee engagement. The $64,000 question, though, is how exactly can training help organizations foster engagement? The author looked at the 2012 "Fortune" 100 Best Companies to Work For list (produced by Great Place to Work Institute) to find leaders in employee engagement and cross-checked it with 2012 Training Top 125 and Training Top 10 Hall of Fame lists, which boast leaders in training. Some 19 companies appear on both the "Fortune" and "Training" lists. In this article, 12 companies talk about what makes their employees so enthusiastic, how they use training to stoke that fire, and how they measure their success. This article also offers tips that can be applied in one's own organization.
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Productivity, Employees, Motivation, Economic Development, Recognition (Achievement), Career Development, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Job Training, Role, Leadership, Organizational Culture, Holistic Approach
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Education Level: Adult Education
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