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December 22, 2009
This is a group for people interested in research on employee engagement. You can offer the latest sources or discuss the results.
December 21, 2009
In this group we will look at how we foster, enhance, and extend our own personal engagement in work.
December 21, 2009
This group is intended for anyone who wants to help Managers do a better job promoting employee engagement. What skills does a Manager need? What tools can a Manager use?
December 21, 2009
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Does employees’ satisfaction with workplace diversity positively impact employees’ overall satisfaction with their jobs? The attached research gives us some insight into this topic. I look forward to your comments. All the best, Kevin Sheridan
December 11, 2009
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December 3, 2009
While holding the organization more responsible to prove their value to its employees is a great move, we can't forget that Engagement is most certainly a two-way street, as others have noted in this thread. Without both parties motivating themselve…
October 30, 2009
Thanks for sharing. This would be fun to use in a training class . . . Should the manager meet with the employee? What should he say? What outcome is he looking for?
July 29, 2009
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July 23, 2009
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I'd like to share with EE Network members an article recently put out by HR Solutions. With the news of the American Idol finale still buzzing in the entertainment world, is there any better time to take a look at the Engagement of former reality te…
May 26, 2009
Excellent videos on Engagement! It's great to see Actively Disengaged, Ambivalent, and Actively Engaged employees profiled in a light-hearted and funny way! I especially liked the 'Three Faces of Engagement' video.
May 19, 2009
Kevin Sheridan added a blog post
I am excited to announce the launch of HR Solutions' three short films on employee engagement! Please find the links to these lighthearted movies on my main profile, or by clicking here. If you wish to send the link to a friend, simply have them pa…
May 5, 2009
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April 3, 2009
Kevin Sheridan was featured
March 19, 2009
We'll see and thanks David
March 18, 2009

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Who are you?
I am the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Consultant of HR Solutions International, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in Employee Engagement/Opinion research. I direct all survey work conducted by the firm. I have gained my experience in the field having co-founded three successful survey-related organizations.

I have done consulting for some of the world’s largest and most respected corporations and have earned several distinguished awards and honors. One of my most notable recognitions was for the creation of HR360™, which won Human Resource Executive Magazine’s HR Product of the Year Award. I am also a frequent speaker at national and international conventions and my work has appeared in many publications.

Upon receiving an MBA with a concentration on managerial decision-making and strategy from Harvard Business School in 1988, I founded Collegiate Research Services, Inc. (CRS). CRS was established for the sole purpose of introducing the American Career and College Entry Service (ACCES), a unique and cost-free service for high school students in America.

Prior to business school, I spent four years with the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. in New York City, London, and Japan. As Relationship Manager and Second Vice President, I directed Chase’s business relationships with 37 Japanese banks and trading companies and eight Australian banks; financial arrangements with these organizations exceeded $10 billion. A previous assignment as Assistant Treasurer and Credit Analyst entailed reviewing the Bank’s $60 billion loan portfolio on a global basis and included work in more than 40 countries.

While attending Harvard, I worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Fixed Income Sales & Trading Division where I completed two special projects for the firm’s Chief Executive Officer.
What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
Engagement Specialist and Management Consultant, with expertise in building workforce cultures of engagement
Website:
http://www.hrsolutionsinc.com
Where are you located?
Chicago

HR Solutions, Inc. Debuts Short Films on Employee Engagement

As many organizations struggle to define how Employee Engagement is demonstrated in the everyday work environment, HR Solutions has put together a light-hearted series of video clip shorts. Please enjoy!

Video One: The Three Faces of Engagement

Video Two: The Project Meeting

Video Three: The Watercooler





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Life After Reality: Business Lessons Learned from Former Reality TV Contestants

I'd like to share with EE Network members an article recently put out by HR Solutions. With the news of the American Idol finale still buzzing in the entertainment world, is there any better time to take a look at the Engagement of former reality television contestents?


Life After Reality: Business Lessons Learned from Former Reality TV Contestants

It was 2005 when Alicia Campise stood in front of Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, and the infamous Simon Cowell to belt her heart out. O… Continue

Posted on May 26, 2009 at 9:30am —

Kevin Sheridan

HR Solutions, Inc. Debuts Short Films on Employee Engagement

I am excited to announce the launch of HR Solutions' three short films on employee engagement! Please find the links to these lighthearted movies on my main profile, or by clicking here.

If you wish to send the link to a friend, simply have them paste the following URL in to their browser:
http://www.hrsolutionsinc.com/Engagementshorts/

We appreciate any comments or suggestions for additional videos that you would like to see in the… Continue

Posted on May 5, 2009 at 8:47am — 1 Comment

Kevin Sheridan

Open Job Positions

I wanted to inform everyone of the current open job positions at my company, HR Solutions. At HR Solutions, we turn data into action. We conduct employee and customer surveys on behalf of our clients around the world in an effort to help them develop a blueprint for positive change. We also provide management consulting services to our clients in the areas of performance management, teambuilding, effective communication training, mentoring, change management, and leadership development.

HR Solu… Continue

Posted on March 18, 2009 at 1:37pm — 2 Comments

Kevin Sheridan

Why the Lopsided Look at Employee Engagement????

For years, the research on Employee Engagement has centered on how managers and organizations can build higher levels of Engagement in the work place – a continued focus on what best practices can be employed to make a workforce more engaged. Simply put, the responsibility and accountability is forced on Management to create Engaged workers.

Does this imbalance and one-sidedness seem a bit odd and off-center? Of course it does. While it is certainly virtuous and valuable to have management acce… Continue

Posted on March 11, 2009 at 8:33am —

Kevin Sheridan

RECESSION HAS DIFFERENT IMPACT ON JOB SECURITY FOR ENGAGED VERSUS DISENGAGED EMPLOYEES



Many would assume that recently-heightened fears of job loss have translated directly into employees exerting extra discretionary effort at work, in the hopes of creating job security. However, as HR Solutions’ research shows, just the opposite is occurring with Disengaged Emp… Continue

Posted on March 3, 2009 at 12:25pm — 3 Comments

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At 9:34am on December 22, 2009, Terrence Seamon said…
Kevin,
Welcome to the Manager Tools group at the EE Network!
Terry
At 7:16am on March 19, 2009, Kevin Sheridan said…
what is your email address?
At 2:52am on March 18, 2009, Vikrant Gusain said…
HR matrix.xlsQ-12 analysis of casting1.xls

HI Kevin,
How are you? thanks for replying.
About my project I am using the Q12 and a matrix in which we do calculate the no. of hours a employee has spent in a month on value added and routine activity.
Regarding Q12 we have divided the 12 questions in to 4 heads i.e Basic needs(Q1-2),Overall Growth(Q11-12),Management Support(Q3-6) and Team Work (Q7-10).
Then we compare the results of basic needs with overall growth and team work with management support.

For more clarification i am uploading a copy of the sample of the data collected and of matrix.

Vikrant Gusain
At 10:52pm on March 16, 2009, Vikrant Gusain said…
Hi Kevin,

I am undergoing a winter project in which I am using Gallup organization Q12 in assessing the engagaement level of the employees. I have already collected the data filled from the employees and now I have to analyse the data.
The problem I am facing is that I am not aware of how to analyse the Questainnaire .Is there a set parameters to be followed whike analysising it?
Looking forward for a positive reply


Vikrant
At 7:16am on February 27, 2009, David Zinger said…
Kevin,

You sound like a very busy man and I appreciate you would talk the time to join this network. I look forward to learning from your experiences and perspectives. I encourage you to offer you ideas in discussions or set up forums. Let me know how I can be of assistance.

David
 
 

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