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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Permalink Reply by Sybil F. Stershic on -
Apply the "3Rs of gaining employee commitment": Respect your people by giving them the tools & info they need to do their jobs, Recognize and Reinforce their efforts.
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Permalink Reply by Paul Austermuehle on -
Find the best writers on the planet and have them build your customer facing brand promise into every single job description.
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Permalink Reply by Jason M. Beauford on
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Employers need to get creative to create and promote a Culture where employees feel valued, believe they are making a difference and are having fun.
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Permalink Reply by Deri Latimer on -
Leaders - engage yourself! Be the change you wish to see in your employees. Model the way!!
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Permalink Reply by Bonnie Lowe on
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Create and maintain an emotional connection with employees; encourage, recognize, support and reward their behavior that supports the organization and its goals.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Engels on -
As a team, create the vision of what you wish to be - the environment, values and behavior that you will collectively aspire to and support every day.
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Lead from the front to inspire integrity and leadership in each and every employee!
Subsequently, my own personal mission statement is in fact:
"To Inspire Leadership and Integrity in all Relationships."
Lets get a new thread going for personal mission statements!
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Listen to the voice off your employees and they will sing the praises of your company.
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Permalink Reply by Jay Forte on -
Connect your employees to a job they are good at and are passionate about, and stay in constant contact with them; they not only will perform but will be engaged, energized and share how much they love their jobs with their friends.
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Permalink Reply by Vicki Hess on -
Create an environment where employees have the tools (and are expected) to be the CPO - Chief Paradise Officer - of their jobs.
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Love it! - CPO Chief Paradise Office
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Permalink Reply by Nels Pedersen on -
The decision to foster a strategy of employee engagement in your own organization is a simple one; use it or lose it.
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