In episode 158, Coffey talks with Ashley Smalley about recent HR trends and news items related to employee engagement and workplace culture. They discuss Gallup’s global survey on gender differences in employee engagement; the importance of leadership communication and employee feedback; the concept of “personality hires” and its potential drawbacks; productivity anxiety among employees; and the dangers of making broad generalizations about demographic groups in the workplace. Here are some of the news items they discussed

• Women’s Engagement Advantage Disappears in Leadership Roles
• 42% of Employee Turnover Is Preventable but Often Ignored
• What’s a personality hire? Here’s the value they bring to the workplace
• Have we entered an era of ‘toxic productivity’?

 

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Ashley Smalley

Ashley Smalley is the Founder of Smalley Consulting, a certified human resources professional, a trusted consultant, and an adept facilitator in the workplace culture sphere. Her passion is for people to enjoy their work because they enjoy the people with whom they work, and she accomplishes this with her talent for tailored leadership and people development strategies. Her eclectic work experience from retail, local government, oil and gas, and the local church has given her a unique perspective on people in the workplace, regardless of industry. She uses that perspective to bring practical teaching that can be utilized immediately.

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