Employee engagement

Strategies for engaging and retaining mature workers

January 7, 2016

A new white paper predicts that upcoming dramatic shifts in workforce demographics will leave many companies with vacancies that will be difficult to fill with younger, less experienced workers.

Gettin’ dirty for safety’s sake - Where’s your dirt?

David Sarkus MS, CSP

January 6, 2016

Culture is an archaeological construct and it stands to reason that you have to dig a bit in order to find out what’s really going on in your organization.

7 habits of highly engaged companies

David Sarkus MS, CSP

November 18, 2015

About 15 years ago, I read an important engagement story regarding a line worker with a major automotive manufacturer in the United States. The story evolved from an organizational push to gain more involvement from their workers at a time when it was critical.

Winder Power celebrates a three year safety milestone

November 16, 2015

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Winder Power reached a major milestone this month by recording three years without a reportable accident or lost-time incident.

Feeling emotionally attached to work leads to improved well-being

Study shows benefits of “affective organizational commitment”

November 11, 2015

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Workers who feel emotionally attached to and identify with their work have better psychological well-being, reports a study in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

How do you engage a job-hopping workforce?

Dave Johnson

November 3, 2015

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The rally cry of being your sister’s and brother’s keeper is an old saw in the workplace safety world.

Gensuite® Audit Assistant awarded 2015 OH&S New Product of the Year for EHS Software

October 22, 2015

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Gensuite LLC is proud to announce Gensuite® Audit AssistantTM as 2015 OH&S New Product of the Year for EHS Software. Eighteen companies were honored for winning Occupational Health & Safety magazine’s seventh annual New Product of the Year contest in various categories. Winners were recognized with awards during the 2015 National Safety Congress & Expo in Atlanta September 28-30.

Feigning interest: Will job applicants fake what they love to get a job?

October 14, 2015

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Defined as the love and passion people have for certain work activities and the environment, vocational interest has been shown to successfully predict how well people perform in the workplace. However, will job applicants honestly report their vocational interests when they are told that their responses will be assessed for hiring decisions?

Predictive Solutions to present at the National Safety Council Congress & Expo

Chuck Pettinger, Ph.D., and Cary Usrey will speak at the NSC Congress & Expo on Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29 in Atlanta, Ga.

September 25, 2015

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Predictive Solutions, the leader in predicting workplace injuries, announced today that Chuck Pettinger, Ph.D., and Cary Usrey will present at the 2015 NSC Congress & Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Go beyond engagement with your employees

September 21, 2015

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An interesting discussion at this year’s National Safety Congress (NSC) this week in Atlanta takes place today at the Executive Forum. The topic is “Beyond Engagement: Innovations for Sustainable Success” and it is presented by the Campbell Institute.