"Employee engagement" has been a buzz word in the human resources community for several years, but there remains an urgent need for scientifically grounded advice for human resources consultants and practitioners as to how to measure and increase it.

Providing both practical advice, tools, and case examples, Employee Engagement translates best practices, ideas, and concepts into concrete and practical steps that will change the level of engagement in any organization. * Explores the meaning of engagement and how engagement differs significantly from other important yet related concepts like satisfaction and commitment * Discusses what it means to create a culture of engagement * Provides a practical presentation deck and talking points managers can use to introduce the concept of engagement in their organization * Addresses issues of work-life balance, and non-work activities and their relationship to engagement at work