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Quick Picks: Updated January 26

Webinar: Wholehearted Employee Engagement - February 10

Our next free webinar will be 7 Essential Questions for Wholehearted Engagement at Work. 

It will be Friday February 10 from 10 to 10:45 CST.

Join Denise Bissonnette and David Zinger as they converse about the 7 essential questions for personal engagement at work. Space is limited to the first 100  registrants.

To register for the webinar, click here.

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Tom Rausch

Happy Birthday Employee Engagement Network 5 Replies

David,You have accomplished a big thing here and the growth in 4 years (hard to believe it's that long) have been amazing. Today is a day to reflect on the power of our social networks!Thank you and happy birthday to everyone.TomContinue

Started by Tom Rausch in Major Forums. Last reply by Jean-Francois Hivon on Friday.

David Bator

What analytics should an enterprise use for a social intranet? 1 Reply

It’s a question I hear asked a lot and one that has surfaced again in anticipation of our February 8 Real Engagement Eventwith Intranet guru Toby…Continue

Tags: social, engagement, employee, intranet

Started by David Bator in Major Forums. Last reply by Ray Baumruk on Thursday.

Jean-Philippe D'Halluin

How to connect with members from Belgium ?

To share face to face our experience ?

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Started by Jean-Philippe D'Halluin in Major Forums on Thursday.

David Zinger

Can you prove or demonstrate the connection between employee engagement and performance? 32 Replies

David MacLeod's UK task force is looking for any recent studies that show the connection between performance and employee engagement. Specific case studies would be useful as well as any controlled academic studies.…Continue

Started by David Zinger in Major Forums. Last reply by David Zinger Jan 24.

Lodi Planting

Blogs in Dutch

I am looking for blogs about employee engagement written in Dutch. I am trying to expand my Dutch speaking network and like to collaborate with any Dutch blog about employee engagement.Many thanks for your kind reply's.LodiContinue

Tags: Employee, Engagement, Retentiemanagement, Blogs, Nederlands

Started by Lodi Planting in Major Forums Jan 24.

David Zinger

50 Word Case Study #2: Monica versus Grace 32 Replies

Monica thought Grace was the worst boss she ever worked for. Grace…Continue

Started by David Zinger in Major Forums. Last reply by allan preiss Jan 21.

Paul Fairlie

Meaningful Work: The Strongest Driver of Employee Engagement?-New Journal Article 2 Replies

EE People:I'd like to share my recent article in Advances in Developing Human Resources (link below).In the study, meaningful work characteristics beat out 30+ other work characteristics (bundled into 7 dimensions) as correlates and predictors of…Continue

Started by Paul Fairlie in Major Forums. Last reply by David Zinger Jan 19.

Bob Kelleher

HR Meets the Cloud. Amazing New Employee Engagement Resource - Subscription to The Employee Engagement Library.

I'd like to offer members of The Employee Engagement Network a special discount to our just released Employee Engagement Library. Recently featured on Yahoo and Daily HR Solutions, the library will soon be be a feature story in April's Training…Continue

Started by Bob Kelleher in Major Forums Jan 19.

Paul Heath

Employee Engagement impacting on CSR Activities - Examples Requested

Hello all A company's workforce seems to be in pole position to shape and drive its CSR activity, but how many times do the views of the staff resonate with the decision makers to the point where it impacts policy and strategy? Are there examples of…Continue

Started by Paul Heath in Current Developments Jan 12.

jalpa

How to engage business level champions to integrate employee wellness as one of the priorities for the people management practices

Currently I am consulting a conglomerate and the key area to focus is to get business level champions be actively engaged to work on wellness as business priorities. The business level senior and top level is neutral. However, the desired result is…Continue

Started by jalpa in Major Forums Jan 12.

Blog Posts

Robert Morris

How to make the most of uncertainty

Here is an excerpt from another "classic" article featured online by The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company, and written by Hugh Courtney. To read the complete article, check out the abundance of other free resources, obtain information about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here.

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In extremely uncertain environments, shaping strategies may deliver higher returns, with lower risk, than they do in less uncertain times.

Shape or adapt? For years, executives have regarded the question as perhaps their most fundamental strategic choice. Is it better for a company’s competitive position to try to…

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Posted by Robert Morris on January 30, 2012 at 4:01pm

Robert Morris

How to Know Which Kind of Mentor You Need

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here.

Mentors help you advance in work and life. But don’t wait for someone to take you under his wing. Seek out people who can help you.

The first step is to figure out which mentor will best meet your needs:

The co-mentor. This can be anyone—a colleague, a friend—who needs you as much as you need him. Find a co-mentor if you have a specific skill to learn and something to teach in return.

The remote mentor. This is someone outside your organization who can offer objective advice. You may…

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Posted by Robert Morris on January 30, 2012 at 4:01pm

Robert Morris

Booz & Company's "Thought Leader Interview" Series: Sylvia Nasar

Here is the introduction to an interview of Sylvia Nasar (left) by Rob Norton as part of “The Thought Leader Interview” series featured by strategy+businessmagazine, published by Booz & Company. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, sign up for free email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here.

Photo: © John Blais

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The renowned author discusses how the great economists uncovered the basic truth about progress, prosperity, and productivity, and the reasons you should be careful which ideas you listen to.

Many of the powerful forces that help business, hurt business, and shape our civilization today stem…

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Posted by Robert Morris on January 30, 2012 at 3:30pm

Robert Morris

Harry West in The Corner Office"

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Harry West (right) C.E.O. of Continuum, an innovation design consulting firm, says that many companies' Web sites and office lobbies proclaim their past successes, but that leaders must encourage employees to think in new directions, too.

To read the complete interview as well as Bryant’s interviews of other executives, please click here.

Photo credit: Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times

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Bryant: What were some early influences on your…

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Posted by Robert Morris on January 29, 2012 at 3:03pm

Engagement Facebook Updates


Session Details
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One of the biggest contributors to a disengaged workforce is lack of change following an engagement survey. Involving your employees in the process of identifying both short-term fixes and long-term strategies is critical to positively impacting your organization’s top engagement issues and getting ...

Do you have your whole heart in your work?

Do you have your whole heart in your work?


Seven Essential Questions for Wholehearted Engagement at Work
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Join Denise Bissonnette and David Zinger in a conversation on Seven Essential Questions for Wholehearted Engagement at Work. The questions will range from "Am I playing the part of a puppet or puppeteer?" to "Am I owning my own 'personal culture' while responding to the larger culture of the orga...


Live discussion: SMEs engaging employees in carbon reduction
www.guardian.co.uk
How can SMEs engage their employees in their carbon reduction efforts and what are the potential benefits of doing so? Join us for an online discussion on Wednesday 1 February from 2-4pm (GMT)

Introspection not just inspection.

Introspection not just inspection.


Five Myths of a CEO's First 100 Days
blogs.hbr.org
It's tough at the top and getting tougher. CEO turnover in medium and large U.S. companies is speeding up: Today CEOs last just six years on average, down from eight years a decade ago. More than 15% of current CEOs are freshmen. Starting off on the right foot is crucial, especially during "the firs...


Create a Meaningful Life Through Meaningful Work
blogs.hbr.org
In case you haven't been following my tell-all confessional — I mean Twitter feed — lately, I've been in Manhattan for the last few weeks. Hanging out in all the wrong places (read: painfully hip power hotels), I've had the questionable privilege of overhearing more than my fair share of...

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It’s not rocket science – or at least it shouldn’t be.Whether you’re a plumber, a doctor, a truck driver, a nurse, or a cook, you know that if you want to spend money you…See More
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Thanks for the welcome, David.  I know colleagues who went to last year's PSMW Summer School in Lampeter and found your input very useful. Helen
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Payoff for Coordinating Customer Experience Management

Connect your customer experience management efforts across the company, and enjoy exponential benefits, according to the 2011 Business-to-Business Customer Experience…See More
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