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A case against EE?
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I'd say a big thumbs-up to sharepoint for getting your business processes online, cutting down on email, paperwork, form-filling, etc, and for doing some broadcast communication ... but make sure you've got 50% of your budget left over for pluggin...
It's a useful way to look at the issue from the other end of the telescope - hopefully will help us get the engagement debate out of the old carrot/stick mindset, which I try to remind my colleagues is truly only appropriate for Donkey work. But l...
Linked-In is the de-facto workplace network for me, despite us all being on a new intranet platform, based on Sharepoint.
Don't be misled about sharepoint. There are many bolt-on features which attempt to bring social networking capability into i...
We've been using Peak Learning's "Real Deal" cards to ask our employees to register the five things that matter most to them at work, plus a "deal breaker".
On seeing what emerges, I think I'd argue there's a slightly wider range to engagement th...
At this point, I'd have to invest in reading your thesis in full to do the argument justice - evolutionary logic and all. I'm going to have to ponder whether I've got spare capacity for that ... if you'll bear with me?
But on what satisfies me mo...
Paul, your "hyper-rational" characterisation looks to me like a nasty case of false dichotomy - I wish you a speedy recovery.
My point about being wary of reduction beyond the Subject is simply this: some entities must be treated in science as ir...
OK, just for one more round, I'm going to continue to play devil's advocate on this. Labels aside, many of the assumptions behind this line of enquiry look highly biological?
I don't believe that's a proper domain for us - which of these question...
I want to get comms & engagement measurement away from 'opinion metrics' and into 'behaviour metrics', where they might become sufficiently robust to attract the interest of non-Comms/HR people, eg line managers, C-suite, perhaps even Board. That'...
I'm impressed by the way this survey collection technique handles "Net" experience, but I'm tempted to say that the label is unfortunate ... in that it still smacks of treating employees as livestock, who we'll poke with a thermometer once a month...
This group is intended for anyone who wants to help Managers do a better job promoting employee engagement. What skills does a Manager need? What tools can a Manager use?
Assuming Lois has her answer but that others here are either in the same boat, or about to be ... it's probably worth mentioning John Smythe's CEO: Chief Engagement Officer work, based on the research he conducted under McKinsey's wing, where he f...
It depends on the shape of the hole the organisation's looking to fill, truly. Sometimes you badly need a subject expert with a long list of professional creds and the insight to give leadership. Sometimes you need someone who has the political ap...
Oh, and Roger D'Aprix's The Credible Company: communicating with today's skeptical workforce just amazonned onto my desk. This one looks promising.
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- Who are you?
- I'm an internal communications manager with the corporate entity of a young financial services TNC, with a 300 year heritage in the UK. Our UK constituency includes perhaps 15,000 high churn, low engagement employees. Other corners of the group have much more enthusiastic employees.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- I'm hunting the holy grail - a means to quantify engagement that doesn't rely on surveys
- Where are you located?
- London, UK (so far ...)
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 9:31am on June 12, 2009,
Terrence Seamon said…
- Adam,
Welcome to the Manager Tools group. Why not start a discussion on what people think the holy grail might be?
Terry
- At 3:58pm on March 16, 2009,
David Zinger said… - Adam,
I wonder of the sociometer and honest signals might be the tool of the future. A little too early now but I have written two posts about this and have another one for release on Tuesday at www.davidzinger.com. I wonder what other grails are out there. I appreciated your comments from Axel Honneth on recognition. We need more ways that surveys to measure things (at least I think I read that on a survey somewhere! :)
Stay engaged,
David
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Some excellent responses already to your great question Maggie.
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Milton Glasser on drawing is how I think.
I would stop talking to employees and start listening to them. Find out what they want and how they want it. Find out how they think would be the best way to get it and help them to get it. They will have concerns, suggestions, complaints, and que...
Jason, Thanks. I agree that feeling in control is big. Also think the mistake with executive communications comes down to " It's not what you say, it's what people hear." The traditional "messaging" often fails on the latter.
Lois
Increase the quantity and quality of attention you pay to employee engagement - you'll get your payback and then some
Nothing like a 150 page report to engage people, so we tried to make it a bit easier to engage with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoUm9xFpWGU
Let me know what you think.
Jason
Hi Lois, my last organisation did some work around 'fair process'. They had some wonderful case studies around this sort of issue. They had three key elements which I though summed up nicely what could be done.
Engage with everyone affected by the...
Well said, Susan. It all starts with listening, really listening 100% without the distraction of figuring out a response while the other person is talking.
For some short articles on this process take a look at
http://www.bensimonton.com/articles...
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