The QWork Future

Team building is meant to encourage employees to move outside their normal activities and connect with coworkers. Done right, team building activities for work can increase employee engagement. Done wrong, employees will watch the clock and wonder why the event was scheduled in the first place.

Most employees enter a new job bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. A fresh environment is exciting, coworkers are welcoming, and managers are supportive. Yet after the first year, the honeymoon phase fades away and employee engagement starts to decrease.

Disengaged employees can cause major problems...

As an HR leader, you’re served a ton of information about how you can improve your engagement initiatives. And you’ve probably heard several different employee engagement definitions.

Employee engagement is being discussed during strategic meetings, performance conversations, and in...