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Comment by Jennifer Schulte on June 26, 2009 at 10:25am

I have to agree with Vicki - I just finished "The Art of Engagement" and am recommending it as a reading for a senior leader development program in our organization. Any others that are aimed at senior leaders - tips to help them role model as "engagement" leaders and practical advice?

Comment by Tom Rausch on June 16, 2009 at 10:10am

A recent favorite of mine is Igniting Inspiration by J Marshal Roberts. It is a manual for creating messages that inspire- certainly a central challenge for leaders wanting to engage employees:http://bit.ly/Twmkd

Help for organizations committed to employee engagement:
http://www.leadershipbeyondlimits.com

Comment by Rob Fox on June 16, 2009 at 9:49am

Hi Vicki,

I attended a session with your CEO here in London last fall - I enjoyed it and thought it very insightful indeed.

You might like to visit www.engagingideas.co.uk to read of the Engaging ideas card pack.

Used by HSBC, Virgin, Shell, Pfizer Vodafone and many more, it provides practical exercises, tools and ideas designed to inspire higher employee engagement and change.

Best Wishes,

Rob Fox

Comment by Vicki Timman on May 20, 2009 at 3:58pm

I may be very partial, but I would like to recommend the book written by the CEO of the company I work for, Root Learning, called "The Art of Engagement". The book is a plain-spoken look at the Root Methodology and how it has and continues to be applied to engaging employees at all levels to drive results in organizations. It is a very easy read, full of fascinating information with a lot of pertinence in the engagement arena and on top of it all, is a national best seller!

Please visit our website with more information about the book at

http://www.rootsofengagement.com/

I hope you will find it informational, interesting and valuable.

All the best,

Vicki

Comment by Jay Forte on March 19, 2009 at 6:19am

One that everyone should read is Bruce Tulgan's "Winning the Talent Wars". Another must read is "The Age Curve" by Ken Gronbach - a great book written by a demographer with amazing insight into trends in buy and in the workplace brought on by the changes in generations. And of course, I have to recommend my book, "Fire Up Your Employees and Smoke Your Competition; How to Invite, Incite and Ignite Employee Performance." This is a new and interactive resource that makes the process of learning how to connect to employees and how to connect employees to performance, an easy and effective process. The book interacts with the website (www.FireUpYouEmployees.com) to bring the theory of the book into practice with worksheets, exercises and activities. Download some of the chapters for free on the website and check out the new assessment tool. Let me know what you think. And be sure to get Tulgan's and Gronbach's books - they belong in everyone's personal library.

Comment by Karen Schmidt on March 18, 2009 at 10:10pm

I really liked "Love 'em or lose 'em" by Beverley Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans

Comment by Paul Lush on March 17, 2009 at 3:59pm

I've had a VP of Operations change his perceptions towards engagement after reading Patrick Lencioni's book titled "The 3 Signs of a Miserable Job". Pre-recession (Or economic downturn, whatever the accepted term is today), operations in western Canada attempted to "fix" attrition patterns by throwing more money on the table but found that it was not an end-all solution. It took a focus on the team and a positive management presence!

Comment by Sanna Wolstenholme on September 25, 2008 at 11:22am

I recommed a book by David Croston: Employee Engagement The People First Approcah to Building a Business, 2008

Comment by Rob Fox on September 22, 2008 at 12:26pm

Hi,

You might like to know that my pack is now available on the mighty Amazon. Search Engaging ideas Rob Fox.

Alternatively see www.engagingideas.co.uk. Its being used by Shell, Virgin, HSBC and more.

Best,

R.

Comment by Matthias Olavi on August 31, 2008 at 10:49pm

Stephen Denning was an executive at the World Bank. In his book "The Leader's Guide to Storytelling - Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narratives" he talks about a key experience that led him to write this book "... I was facing a leadership challenge that made the traditional tools of management seem impotent. In trying to communicate a new idea to a sceptical audienc, I found that the virtues of sharpness, rigor and explicitness weren't working. Having stumbled on the discovery that an appropriately told story had the power to do what rigorous analysis couldn't - to communicate a strange new idea easily and naturally and quickly get people into enthusiastic action."
I find this an excellent book for people both strong and weak in communication, and especially if you your thinking talents are strong at the expense of relating or influencing talents. This book is a nice "manual" in story telling, with several "templates" (narrative patterns), such as "ignite action", "communicate who you are", "build your brand", "instill organizational values", "get things done collaboratively", "transmit knowledge and understanding", "neutralize gossip and rumor" and "lead people into the future".

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