Gallup is a US-based organisation known around the world for its public opinion polling information and large-scale collection of business performance data. Gallup is also known for its research into the foundational elements of employee engagement that predict performance. 

For all that has been written about employee engagement, you would think that finding a list of popular definitions by the prominent players wouldn’t be too hard to find. Yet, there isn’t one.

Have you ever sat in a meeting bored out of your mind and thought to yourself, "This is the worst presentation in the world ... why are you sooo boooring?"

Here are a few icebreakers that you might like to try with a corporate team or any group of adults either at the start of the training or after a break in the session to help re-energise and engage the participants.

High-frequency trading company "Optiver" has been revealed as Australia's top workplace in the 2013 Best Places To Work study.

If you've spent any time in an HR / L&OD role, or in HR consulting, you'll be aware of the many models and definitions of employee engagement.

“Here’s something they’ll probably never teach you in business school: The single biggest decision you make in your job — bigger than all of the rest — is who you name manager. When you name the wrong person manager, nothing fixes that bad decision. Not compensation, not benefits — nothing.” — Jim Clifton, CEO, Gallup.

This is part 2 of our Employee Engagement Research Summary. To read part 1 Go Here.