How To Better Understand & Help Your Organization's People

One of the most vital aspects of creating an amazing employee experience is dedicating time and resources into better understanding the people within the organization as well as helping them grow. Organizations must strive to do their best with developing their people, and giving them opportunities to thrive. Leaders and managers must listen to their employees, and gain feedback to create solutions that improve experiences and outcomes for workers of all types. To accomplish all of this, they must deeply understand the individuals that are a part of their organization, gaining psychological and emotional insights such as their values.

The following videos, infographics, and podcasts in this newsletter shed light on concepts and strategies to better understand the people within an organization, as well as assist them in growing and thriving. The newsletter features insights from Tony Lee , Monne Williams (she/they) , Jacob Morgan , Dr. Marie Puybaraud , Christa Dodoo, CFM, CIWFM, FMP, CMQ-OE Marc Weigum Milena Oliveira , Mike Petrusky , Joe Hart , Dave Stachowiak , SHRM , AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR , and more.

Here Are 12 Steps For Building A Successful Employer Branding Strategy From AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR:

1. Audit Your Existing Employer Brand
2. Review Your Recruitment & Selection Process
3. Start Building Your Employer Brand Based On Your Employee Value Proposition
4. Set Goals Surrounding What You Want Your Employer Brand To Look And Be Like
5. Divide Responsibilities
6. Select Relevant Metrics To Track
7. Choose The Right Channels And Formats For Promotion
8. Showcase Your Company Values And Vision
9. Absolutely Be Transparent
10. Utilize Employee Ambassadors
11. Monitor Your Organization's Progress
12. Continue To Fine-Tune Your Strategy

Does your organization facilitate friendships at work? Doing so increases employee engagement, employee satisfaction, employee retention, and much more.

Check out this 2023 Workplace Predictions Roundtable featuring Dr. Marie Puybaraud of 仲量联行 , Christa Dodoo, CFM, CIWFM, FMP, CMQ-OE Dodoo of UN WFP, and Marc Weigum Weigum of Twilio, hosted by Mike Petrusky on his Workplace Innovator Podcast.

"The true power behind 3M innovation lies in the people who make progress possible. There's a lot of investment in developing people and giving opportunity, so I think it's a cultural thing trying to inspire people to be creative and to develop themselves." - Milena Oliveira

One of the most important things for everyone to understand about employee engagement is that being fully engaged doesn't mean devoting oneself entirely to a job or sacrificing work-life balance. It means being presently passionate while working, which leads to countless benefits including those listed in the infographic.

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In this episode of SHRM 's All Things Work, host Tony Lee speaks with Monne Williams (she/they) , a partner at 麦肯锡 , about solutions to create better experiences and outcomes for front-line workers.

"Our culture was really driven by listening to our teams and spending lots of time in listening sessions getting feedback from our team members and we kept hearing kind of three consistent themes. One was a culture that starts with care... the second element is growth... and winning together." - 塔吉特百货 's CEO & Chairman Brian Cornell

Are leaders and managers in your organization doing these three things to create a great place to work? Leaders should not only work to apply these leadership principles, but also convey their value to other leaders and help guide them in doing so.

In this conversation on the Coaching for Leaders podcast, Joe Hart and Dave Stachowiak explore how to discover another person’s values through meaningful conversation, by asking three types of questions that gradually illuminate what’s important to another person.