Join your favorite 'HR Insider' and 'HR Outsider' as we go back to basics this summer and run through 6 fundamental topics in HR. We're now onto our second-to-last topic in the employee lifecycle and in today's episode we talk employee engagement. We kick off this topic by answering a few questions: What is employee engagement? Why does it matter? Plus, a great ‘did you know’/ short history section, followed by the ‘Outsider Outpouring’ and the debunking of three employee engagement myths. Questions or comments on today's episode? Tweet us at @TalentsoftGroup As mentioned in this episode, here are links to more reading: Our overview blog article summarizing this topic: https://www.talentsoft.com/resource/how-to-measure-employee-engagement/ Definition section: https://decision-wise.com/defining-employee-engagement/; https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2012/06/22/employee-engagement-what-and-why/#58ca2d0e7f37 Did You Know section: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5626826/; http://postgradicm.wikispaces.com/file/view/Kahn+W+(1990)+%27Psychological+conditions+of+personal+engagement+and+disengagement+at+work%27.pdf; https://blog.grovo.com/celebrate-25th-birthday-employee-engagement/ Myths, Stereotypes and Debunking section: https://decision-wise.com/5-employee-engagement-myths-you-need-to-know-now/; https://decision-wise.com/5-employee-engagement-myths-you-need-to-know-now/ Join us on again on Thursday 2 September as we continue to talk about Employee Engagement in 2021, with a step by step plan on how to measure and improve it from our resident HR insider Neelie – we call it our Insider Actions! And hear us talk about how one really innovative company has shaped their approach to employee engagement.