Why Learning is Essential to Employee Engagement

Add something else to the list of what’s changed in the working world over the past year: Employees now consider opportunities to learn and grow as the top driver of a great work culture.

According to Glint’s latest Employee Well-Being Report, employees’ feelings on what constitutes a positive work culture have shifted—owing largely to the pandemic.

Opportunities to learn and grow jumped eight spots to become the top driver of work culture by the end of 2020. Belonging is now the second most-important driver, surging four spots. And organizational values—the extent to which employees believe their organization lives its values—moved up five spots to become the third most-important culture driver.

Why did the drivers of a great work culture change so drastically in 2020? Because the way we work changed drastically in 2020.

In the past, work culture was shaped heavily by in-person interactions: water-cooler chats, shared meals, team retreats, and the like. So, when the pandemic not only stripped away physical interaction but also threatened our safety, the less tangible drivers of work culture—growth opportunities, belonging, and values—became much more important to employees.

Employees want more from their employers than just a paycheck. They want to be challenged; they want to work in a space into which they can bring their whole selves; and they want leaders to mean what they say and say what they mean.

Challenging times can test any culture. But regardless of whether employees are working from home or in an office, through tough times or in the best of times, culture has a profound impact on both business and people outcomes. Organizations that proactively manage their culture see 5x higher revenue growth and 11x more resiliency than those that do not.

However, most organizations struggle to measure culture, give actionable insights to leaders, and influence employees to practice the defined values - meaning that many culture programs fail to create true change in the work environment.

Join Glint People Science Experts, Alice Wastag and Jennifer Stoll, as they discuss how to effectively measure culture to truly shape the collective identity of your organization. They will share best practices for assessing the shared behaviors that drive your organization’s effectiveness, equipping your leaders with insights to adopt those behaviors, and giving your employees an ongoing voice in shaping the culture at work. In addition, they will share some of Glint’s latest research on culture and how it has been impacted during the pandemic.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIBs) has never been more important. And leading organizations are reimagining their DIBs strategies for the new world of work.

But, in order to create an organization that champions DIBs effectively, it requires a truly inclusive and equitable approach.

Join Carolyn Kalafut, Senior People Science Consultant, Glint, and Daisy Grewal, Principal Research Scientist, People Analytics, Intuit, for the fourth episode of The People Success Advantage series to discover what organizational habits help foster diversity, inclusion, and belonging at all levels.

Join Carla Lanza, Chief People Officer, PayMaya & Archana Ramesh, Head of People Science APAC at Glint as they discuss how PayMaya is working towards building a company that can thrive in the new world of work with people at the centre.

On February 4 of this year, Microsoft announced their foray into employee experience with the Microsoft Viva offering. Part of this announcement highlighted a compelling partnership and integration between Viva Insights (formerly Workplace Analytics) and Glint (now a part of LinkedIn). This partnership brings together the power of passive, work pattern data from Viva Insights and active, survey feedback data from Glint to better understand and improve the employee experience in joint customer organizations.

This talk focuses on this intersection of behavior and sentiment data, sharing use cases, lessons learned, and best practices for exploring these complex relationships.

Join Shailendra Hegde, Director of Product Management at Microsoft and Kevin Meyer, Head of Strategy and Business Development at Glint as they discuss:
- The intersection of behavior and sentiment data
- Use cases
- Lessons learned
- Best practices for exploring these complex relationships

We are working in new ways and many are experiencing a collision between their work and their personal lives. This stress and uncertainty can have a negative effect on well-being, which we know is a key element to a person’s happiness and success.

Listen to the panel discussion and learn from some of the world's top HR Leaders who will share the strategies, frameworks and operationalization of wellbeing projects to foster engagement allowing employees to thrive in this new world of work

Crafting a people-centric strategy in today's hybrid work environment requires deep insights into the end-to-end employee experience that go beyond traditional listening programs. It also requires organizations to empower more managers and employees to take joint ownership over their engagement, development, and well-being at work.

In this session, learn how Glint can support you in:
- Evolving your listening and response strategy
- Understanding how workplace norms and collaboration shape employee perceptions
- Strengthening manager capabilities around feedback and coaching
- Guiding your people to develop habits for success

If diversity is what makes employees unique, and inclusion is how they are treated, then belonging is about how they feel about the experience of these two.

Join Archana Ramesh, Head of People Science, APAC at Glint to learn more about how your organization can:
• Measure the sentiments that matter
• Empower managers to build inclusive practices in their teams
• Build a workplace where your people feel they belong.

Archana will be joined by Devyani Dutt, APAC Lead for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at LinkedIn, to discuss how LinkedIn makes Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging a priority across the organisation for all employees to drive a true sense of belonging.

In the new world of work, a people-centric approach is imperative to an organization’s ability to innovate and grow, delight customers and beat the competition. How can you reimagine your HR strategy for long-term success by putting your people at the center?

Make 2021 the year your organization unlocks this critical competitive advantage by taking a new approach to People Success. Through stories, data, and real life examples, this four-part series will detail the “why” and "how" behind implementing new strategies that drive well-being, culture, manager effectiveness, and DIBs.

In this episode, discover concrete steps, advice and a better understanding of the importance of establishing habits that fuel manager effectiveness across the organization.

For more events in this series, check out The People Success Advantage landing page: https://info.glintinc.com/2021_01_Webinar_Habits_Series_RegisterPage.html

In many ways, 2020 was a long lesson in how to navigate a wide range of emotions and realities. That tug-of-war extended into employees’ work experience. In what seems to capture the topsy-turvy state of work life since the pandemic hit, employee happiness at work rose in 2020—all while employee burnout levels continue to see record highs.

According to Glint’s latest Employee Well-Being Report, employee happiness at work was up 5.4% in December 2020 as compared to December 2019. Meanwhile, employee burnout rose this past fall by nearly 4%, after previously having reached a two-year high in August 2020.

Join Eric Knudsen, Head of People Science Research at Glint to learn:
How employees can feel happy and burned out at the same time
The nuances of employee happiness and burnout across industries
How women and men are experiencing this moment differently
How HR Leaders can address these issues and set up their employees to thrive

How can you reimagine your HR strategy for long-term success? In today's world of work, a new approach is imperative to an organization’s ability to innovate and grow.

This webcast will explore organizational habits that help drive workplace culture change, presented by HR practitioners who have actually done it!

Join Ia Ko, Senior People Science Consultant at Glint, Kailey Burrows, People Development Specialist at Bell Flight, and Jenessa Disler, Manager of People & Culture at Bell Flight, to discover the “why” and "how" behind implementing strategies that fuel company culture.

We hope you can join us!

To help employees succeed in this new world of work, we must start by understanding how they’re adapting to these changes and taking action before our people become disengaged and trigger much larger business problems. In order to reimagine employee productivity, we must reimagine the way we think about the employee experience.

In our latest Reimagine Work conversation on February 24th at 12 PM SGT/3 PM AEDT, Amrita Prasad, Head of Strategy and Business Development, APAC, at Glint, and Karlee Scott-Murphy, Global Specialist - Knowledge & Insights at Microsoft will:
• Highlight data and analytics from employee surveys and workplace behaviour that reveal powerful insights around changes in workforce productivity
• Discuss why the traditional “command-and-control” approach to employee productivity doesn't work any more
• Explain why it's crucial for organizations to empower their employees
• Demonstrate how to use employee engagement insights and workplace behaviour analytics to reimagine how work gets done
• Outline practical actions to enable more productive behaviours in this new world

According to recent research, 58% of Black professionals face racial prejudice at work, and 49% of the Black community report unfair treatment in hiring, pay, and promotion.

HR, talent acquisition, and learning and development teams are uniquely positioned to help change this, and create a more equitable and inclusive workplace for Black employees.

This Black History Month, join talent leaders from Nielsen, Dropbox, and LinkedIn for a live discussion to:

- Learn best practices for hiring, supporting and developing Black professionals
- Hear unique insights on creating inclusive workplaces and fostering belonging
- Get your questions answered in an audience Q&A

Let’s bring together our community for a conversation that matters.

Featured speakers include:
- Melissa Thompson, Talent Acquisition Leader, Nielsen
- Danny Guillory, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Dropbox
- Jacqueline Jones, Head of Strategic Partnerships - Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, LinkedIn

This event will cover the “why” and “how” behind implementing strategies that drive well-being, presented by an HR leader who has actually done it.

Join Jeff Jokerst, Head of People Science, West, from Glint and Liz Thiel, Senior Director, Total Rewards and Associate Engagement, from Netsmart, on February 11, 2021 to discover concrete steps, advice and a better understanding of the importance of establishing habits that fuel well-being across the organization.

Here’s a confident assertion for an unpredictable world: uncertainty is no excuse for fear and complacency. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. When change accelerates, courage and creativity are your strongest allies. And many of us are learning that we have even more courage and creativity than we thought.

Why prioritize people? Because business prosperity depends on human ingenuity. That means we have a mission and an opportunity to use our own ingenious thinking to reinvent the employee experience. Competition demands that we attract, engage, and retain talented people; that we champion diversity, inclusion, and belonging; and that we help more people achieve happiness and success.

We’d like to invite you to take a look at some of Glint’s People Success Predictions for 2021 and beyond. During this webinar, Christina Rasieleski, People Science Expert at Glint, will cover:

- What key priorities HR leaders may face in 2021
- What 2020 taught us in terms of data trends and people priorities
- What role well-being, productivity, and technology will play in 2021

We’d like to invite you to join us as we take a look at some of our People Success Predictions for 2021 and beyond.

What key priorities HR leaders may face in 2021
What 2020 taught us in terms of data trends and people priorities
What role well-being, productivity and technology will play in 2021

Why prioritise people? Because business prosperity depends on human ingenuity. That means we have a mission and an opportunity to use our own ingenious thinking to reinvent the employee experience. Competition demands that we attract, engage, and retain talented people; that we champion diversity, inclusion, and belonging; and that we help more people achieve happiness and success.

While internal mobility was already a growing trend, it is definitely here to stay beyond 2020. Companies that excel at internal mobility are able to retain employees nearly twice as long as companies that struggle with it.

Join Archana Ramesh, Head of People Science, APAC at Glint to hear more about how you can develop great managers.

This session was part of LinkedIn+Glint Impact 2020 Deliver People Success virtual event held on December 3rd 2020.

How are you adjusting your people programs and setting up your employees and organization for success?

Join us for a fireside chat with Rosanna Durruthy, Vice President of Global Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at LinkedIn, and Matt Roddan, Head of People Science Consulting for North America at Glint, to discuss how organizations can drive meaningful conversations around the importance of creating inclusive workspaces where employees feel supported, thrive in their careers and have a strong sense of belonging.