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David Zinger

Forum #6: Employee Engagement Advice in One Sentence

In one sentence only, write the best employee engagement advice you would give to an organization.

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Praise people for doing what they do best, each day

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Just to remember that we're all "human" here - so check in with the people every now and again, see what they think, feel, want..

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I like what Douglas Conant said to his employees after becoming CEO of Campbell Soup, " We gave to win in the workplace before we can win in the marketplace". It is simple but it says alot.

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As a collective we have offered such a wide range of fine responses. I am very appreciative of the eclectic mix of advice. Thank you all for doing this.

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Listen carefully to the complaints, suggestions and questions of your people at least weekly and provide to them what they say they need to do a better job.

Best regards, Ben
http://www.bensimonton.com/articles.html

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Take the time to write a collective "terms of engagement" document using an outside facilitator.

Underlying questions: "What's it going to take to get along around here?"

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That is a great idea! It's like a Team Charter; which can definitely provide clarity around mutual expectations and self-responsibility to create an 'engaging' culture.

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Motivate every single employee of the company to devote atleast one minute every day to think about how they can make work-life balance better.

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Incorporate Employee Engagement in Mission, Values, Objectives and Quality Statement of Company and then see the difference it can make to the organization.

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ask employees what engages them...then get them to help make it happen

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Engage your employee otherwise employee will engage you.

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Map People's Strength (as defined by Marcus Buckingham) to Organization's Goal.

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