Organizations can't force, beg, or buy the type of workforce performance needed to succeed today. As legions of business leaders struggle to boost the return on their human capital and flawlessly execute their latest business strategies, it's no wonder that employee engagement remains a top priority. Recognized as a driver...
Lack of authority and an inability to see where their contribution fits into the big picture is leaving Generation Y, or Millennials, disengaged and disenchanted with work, according to a report by BlessingWhite. Surveying more than 7,500 people and interviewing 40 HR and line managers, the report...
10 Tips to Engage Your Team and Yourself3 Strategic Suggestions from BlessingWhite as WellJoanna, agreed! BlessingWhite issued a very comprehensive report with excellent advice to better engage teams. Three points I particularly appreciated and highlighted in my blog were:1) "Align, align, align." In the most successful organization, "everyone understands the...
Supervisors across the United States perceive coaching to be a threatening and time-hungry monster that demands perfection and eats away at their schedules. This misconception, however, could cost managers one of their most rewarding and effective leadership experiences. When asked, "What is the biggest challenge you...
All those layoffs, benefits cuts and flavor-of-the-month top-down management plans may be taking a toll on employees' psyches. In a survey of more than 7,500 workers on four continents, 75 percent said they trust their immediate boss, compared with just 60 percent who trust their organization's senior leaders....
// INFO GRAPH // Workers for North American technology companies are less likely to remain with their present employer than their counterparts in most industries, according to a survey of 3.342 employees by BlessingWhite. Asked if they plan to stay in their current job in the year...
Employees have more confidence in their own managers than in top execs. Which term would an employee be more likely to use to describe the company CEO: trustworthy or deceptive? Given the number of recent corporate scandals, the latter term is the likely choice. However, the...
Colliers Houston & Co., a full-service commercial real estate firm providing strategic corporate real estate solutions to clients on a local, national and international level, has completed a 10,000 s/f lease for Blessing-White, a global consulting firm, at 23 Orchard Road in Montgomery Twp., a submarket of the greater Princeton...
High retention rates are often an employer's dream come true, but retention can shadow the importance of employee engagement. "The State of Employee Engagement 2008," a recently released global survey from BlessingWhite, a consulting agency based in New Jersey, found that 85 percent of engaged employees plan...
Surveys of employee attitudes often paint a bleak picture, but as long as employers insist upon checking the pulse of their staff, they need to be prepared for good and bad news. A recent survey conducted by BlessingWhite, a New Jersey-based consulting agency indicates that a greater number of...
Globalization, enhancements in technology and the expansion of flexible work schedules and telework have scattered many work groups, which raises a new challenge for managers, experts say. Consulting firm BlessingWhite finds that fewer than one in four managers at global companies work in the same location as their...
There's a disconnect between the career development employers offer to employees and the career development employees want, according to a global survey of nearly 1,000 executives and managers. "Employees are clearly not benefiting from management efforts to support their careers," said Christopher Rice, chief executive officer of Blessing-White, a global...
There's a disconnect between the career development employers offer to employees and the career development employees want, according to a global survey of nearly 1,000 executives and managers. "Employees are clearly not benefiting from management efforts to support their careers," said Christopher Rice, chief executive ...
Percentage of U.S. workers who said "interesting work" best describes what they want most in their next position, according to a study conducted by BlessingWhite: 29 Percentage who said "meaningful work": 18 Percentage who said "work-life balance": 18 Percentage who said...
Many employees can recall attending meetings where managers saluted the month's top performers. Very few, if any, have attended meetings where an executive praised a daring effort that failed. Yet for industries that pride themselves on innovation and risk taking, such gestures should not be so rare, according to...
Managers of science and technical professionals say that promoting innovation is a major organizational challenge. But according to a new study by global consulting firm BlessingWhite, these same leaders are slow to cultivate risk-taking and innovation within their teams. The organization surveyed 898 executives who lead expert employees in...
/IN PRACTICE/ While many employees express positive feelings about their work, employers, and managers, that doesn't mean that they are enmeshed in their work. The latest Employee Engagement Report by the global consulting firm BlessingWhite indicates that less than one-fifth are fully engaged in the office....
Business Editors PRINCETON, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 9, 2003 Opinion Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCI) Firms Combine Rigorous Employee Research Analytics with HR Development Expertise Into Market-Leading Offerings Opinion Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCI) and BlessingWhite today announced a joint marketing agreement that will...
Business Editors SKILLMAN, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 2, 2001 BlessingWhite, a training and consulting company headquartered in Skillman, New Jersey today changed ownership in an employee-independent contractor buyout from its parent company, Wolters-Kluwer. Christopher Rice, CEO of BlessingWhite commented, "This is an exciting time for BlessingWhite....
Business Editors FEATURE... SKILLMAN, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES--May 1, 2001 As economic uncertainty sends business leaders scrambling to revise growth plans and shore up the bottom line, there are three key strategies senior executives need to keep top of mind to ensure the long-term success...
