Minneapolis, MN, July 1, 2011 – This past month, eleven Modern Survey team members joined up with Habitat for Humanity to help build a multi-unit living complex in northeast Minneapolis. Part of the 2011 Entrepreneur’s House project, Modern Survey is one of 40-50 entrepreneurial companies, investors and advisors from the area volunteering their time and energy to complete a home this summer for low-income families. Read the rest of this article »
Modern Survey research reveals new details around the linkage between disengagement and union susceptibility.
Minneapolis, MN, June 28, 2011 – Modern Survey’s bi-annual study of the U.S. workforce has helped provide a narrative for understanding the way economic factors have influenced employee attitudes over time. The most recent iteration of this study (conducted February 2011) included survey items that asked if employees would be interested in being represented by a union. The findings from this study make it clear; paying attention to employee engagement levels within your organization helps to foster positive relationships between employees and management and decreases the likelihood of a workforce seeking union representation. Read the rest of this article »
Minneapolis, MN, May 19, 2011 – President Don MacPherson was featured in a recent article for Chief Learning Officer magazine about empowering employees to take ownership over their employee engagement. The article referenced Modern Survey’s research of employee engagement levels in the U.S. workforce and applied context to give advice to employers on how to create a highly-engaged workforce, where mutual accountability drives success for employees and managers. Read the rest of this article »
How to stay focused on the customer experience.
Minneapolis, MN, May 6, 2011 – Modern Survey President, Don MacPherson, wrote a column for the latest edition of FUNWORLD Magazine, a top publication for the amusement park and attraction industry. Focusing on the ways in which leaders can keep their employees focused on the customer experience, MacPherson connects the dots between general employee engagement advice to the specific challenges of the amusement park and attraction industry and particularly the challenge of putting on world-class holiday themed events. Read the rest of this article »
Minneapolis, MN, April 25, 2011 - Modern Survey President, Don MacPherson, appeared on WCCO Radio this past week as a guest of Mike Max, host of “Sports to the Max.” Joined by professional speaker Ryan Estis, the group discussed employment trends, employee engagement, leadership skills that work and the challenge of managing a multi-generational workforce. Read the rest of this article »
Latest U.S. workforce study by Modern Survey shows health and direction of organization becoming increasingly important to engagement.
Minneapolis, MN, March 30, 2011 – Modern Survey’s latest study of employee engagement levels in the U.S. workforce has revealed a new trend which provides some salient insight into the psychological state of the U.S workforce. Employees’ faith in senior leadership is now showing to be more closely associated with engagement than historically strong drivers such as recognition/appreciation and personal accomplishment. Additionally, the study validates the connection between five specific HR practices and actual returns in terms of increased employee engagement levels. Read the rest of this article »
Modern Survey makes upgrades to the m/360 leadership feedback solution.
Minneapolis, MN, March 10, 2011 – Modern Survey’s 360-degree leadership feedback solution has been built for unparalleled levels of efficiency and versatility. Developed out of client needs, requests and insights, m/360 offers sophisticated, feature-rich technology without sacrificing ease of use. As clients continue to trumpet the value of this solution, Modern Survey continues to make it even better. Read the rest of this article »
Business and HR leaders invited to share insights and perspective.
Minneapolis, MN February 23, 2011 – Modern Survey values perspective. Every day our human capital measurement solutions mine the perspectives of individuals to create valuable sets of data that our clients use to take action and make improvements at their organizations. In essence, we’re in the business of listening. So when it comes to flexing our own expertise, it only makes sense that we reach out for a little perspective first.
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