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  Benefits of Engagement  

IDUG 2009 - Europe
Conference: 5 - 8 October 2009
One-Day Seminars: 9 October 2009
Rome Park Marriott Hotel
Rome, Italy

Benefit from the Promise of More Engaged IT Professionals!  
How do you stay engaged in what you’re doing?  IT professionals and their employer benefit from employees who are excited by and loyal to their profession.  This loyalty is generally a win/win proposition for both the IT professional and the company.  As the IT professional pursues his or her passion and both the individual and the company benefits.

Engagement reflects an emotional bond with one’s work and workplace.  Business units in the top half of employee engagement (compared with those in the bottom half) show on the average:

  • 86% higher success rate on customer metrics 
  • 70% higher success in lowering turnover 
  • 70% higher success rate in productivity
  • 44% higher success rate in profitability
  • 78% higher success rate in safety figures

From: Follow This Path, Coffman & Gonzalez-Molina,  © 2002 The Gallup Organization, pp. 127-128  

Individuals who are engaged are likely to be: 

  • More satisfied
  • More motivated
  • More committed
  • Have less burnout
  • Have higher morale
  • And are less likely to leave their job

From:  “Workplace Engagement”, Brooks & Jastrebski © 2005, Unpublished Research Paper, (see text soon at: www.hrvalid.com

How does one get engaged so that both the professional and the organization can enjoy the fruit of the professional’s labor?  The answer by now should be obvious—attend a conference like IDUG, where you learn the latest techniques, talk to the top vendors and consultants, and actively engage with your own peers. Iron sharpens iron, as the saying goes, and this conference will do that for you.  Do yourself and your organization a favor, register today.

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