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There is a bounty of information on the definition of employee engagement and what it looks like in the general sense, but what does it really look like? Through my very own eyeballs, what will I see? When I work with employers on employee engagement, I start with three basic statements. I ask them to write down their responses alone. No talking. And I begin observing them.

We did it again. Cascade Employers Association has just earned recertification for the coveted EarthWISE Certification from Marion County. What’s an EarthWISE Certification and Why Does it Matter?

There are many legitimate reasons why it may be difficult to participate in pay surveys. Yes, they are often times long and they take time out of our already busy schedules to complete.

We all have them. Weaknesses, that is. Things we just are not good at. Skillful managers put themselves and their employees in positions that maximize our strength zone so that these weaknesses become irrelevant—they just don’t matter anymore. 

Employee relations has a reputation for being a catch all for anything HR related. I agree there is a lot that is included under the umbrella of employee relations, but I also believe it’s really only about three VERY IMPORTANT things: relationships, meaningful work and strengths.

Now that certain industries are seeing some recovery from the economic downturn, from a human resource perspective there is one big mistake that is proving to be a key differentiating factor between a successful recovery and continued struggle.