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Sweet 16

English translation: a survey of employee commitment or engagement

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English term or phrase:Sweet 16
Selected answer:a survey of employee commitment or engagement
Entered by: Charles Davis

22:28 Sep 18, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Human Resources
English term or phrase: Sweet 16
I am translating a presentation on a multinational company’s outlook and strategic priorities for 2012 and beyond.
Headings of the individual slides include such titles as Employee engagement, Commercial, Supply, Finance, HR, IT, Purchasing, Restructure Plan.
The text on one of the slides about employee engagement reads as follows:
‘’KEY ELEMENTS
• Marketing Engagement Process
► Employee Value Proposition linked to Sweet 16 – what’s in it for me?
• Posters/messaging on items tied to specific questions and/or dimensions
► Measure Success
-Accountability metrics trending
-Correlation of business results and engagement
-Identification of key leading indicators’’


I don’t quite understand the phrase ‘’Sweet 16’’ in this context.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Grzegorz Mysiński
Poland
Local time: 07:34
a survey of employee commitment or engagement
Explanation:
It's the name (a registered trademark) of a survey of employee engagement offered by a human resources company called HR Solutions Inc.:

"Of course, to measure employee engagement, companies need to use surveys to assess employees' level of commitment. HR Solutions uses three different surveys.

For example, the Sweet 16 is HR Solutions' most popular survey and consists of 16 survey items and measures four key aspects of employee engagement designed to assess an individual's loyalty, likelihood of giving extra discretionary effort, and personal commitment to the organization. The Sweet 16 also has two open-ended comments and enables those taking the survey to choose an additional 20 customized survey items. The Sweet 16 takes about 15 minutes to complete. Topics measured are: organizational effectiveness; recognition/career advancement; supervision/management; and co-worker performance/cooperation."
http://www.pipmag.com/feature_print.php?fid=201205dp02

The name may be intended to echo the immortal Chuck Berry's song "Sweet Little Sixteen".
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 07:34
Grading comment
Thank you Charles!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5a survey of employee commitment or engagement
Charles Davis


  

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sweet 16
a survey of employee commitment or engagement


Explanation:
It's the name (a registered trademark) of a survey of employee engagement offered by a human resources company called HR Solutions Inc.:

"Of course, to measure employee engagement, companies need to use surveys to assess employees' level of commitment. HR Solutions uses three different surveys.

For example, the Sweet 16 is HR Solutions' most popular survey and consists of 16 survey items and measures four key aspects of employee engagement designed to assess an individual's loyalty, likelihood of giving extra discretionary effort, and personal commitment to the organization. The Sweet 16 also has two open-ended comments and enables those taking the survey to choose an additional 20 customized survey items. The Sweet 16 takes about 15 minutes to complete. Topics measured are: organizational effectiveness; recognition/career advancement; supervision/management; and co-worker performance/cooperation."
http://www.pipmag.com/feature_print.php?fid=201205dp02

The name may be intended to echo the immortal Chuck Berry's song "Sweet Little Sixteen".

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 07:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you Charles!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  dhsanjeev
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, dhsanjeev!
agree  Jack Doughty: or to echo a rude song called "Poor Little Angeline" (who was also sweet sixteen).
4 hrs
  -> I must confess you had the advantage of me there, but I've looked it up. Blimey! Thanks, Jack.
agree  Phong Le
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phong Le :)
agree  P.L.F. Persio
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, missdutch :)
agree  Veronika McLaren
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, Veronika :)
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