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Do you feel this information is unique to the UK or indicative to organizations regardless of location?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Zane Safrit Oct 30.
A case against EE?
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This new research is shocking! Here is the link to full article http://bit.ly/1Smoke . If employees and their boss feed career related passions and are engaged, research shows there is a 90% chance that they will not leave their current company. P...
I'd agree with Bobby. I can't speak for global trends, but the numbers in this post you reference align well with the numbers reported for businesses here in the US.
The good news is that this period is forcing both organizations and their member...
This article applies to organizations globally in my opinion. Many employees will exhibit a facade of engagement because of fear of losing their job and the high unemployment figures. I don't feel that many organizations realize that at the heart ...
Though I can't completely disagree with any of the points others have made, I will say that we are complicating the matter. At days end, organizations cannot/will not thrive without engaged employees and employees cannot/will not be engaged withou...
One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.
- E.M. Forster
http://passionwerx.com
"A company that is doing better financially may naturally have more engaged employees because they don't worry about their future."
True....but one also needs to remember Engagement is more than "future orientation". Moreover, it is a leading ind...
The biggest reason, at least in my mind, is that the concept is abstract and hard to measure. That's in support of David's point about executives not buying the 20% engagement number. Even if the measurement tools are solid, you still have to get ...
David,
I understand you have been in the field for a long time and have forgotten more than many of will ever know but the statistics don't lie.
Here are a few numbers from the very recent Macleod report:
The Corporate Leadership Council (CLC) ...
Alan:
My first response is strangely enough aligned with the executives...I don't believe the 20% number and I have been involved in this field for a long time now. My negative side thinks this is a number used by consulting companies to get more...
Great points!
Thank you.
Alan
http://passionwerx.com
Whenever I come across hard-nosed execs, I like to use numbers to make a point.
Execs take notice when you "show them the money". So, it's useful to show them linkages between engagement and business metrics like sales, profitability, attrition, s...
The question is why doesn't everyone see it that way? Recently, I have run into several executives that have told me: they do not have a formal engagement strategic plan and further more, they don't believe THEIR company has an engagement problem ...
Check this article out..... http://www.pr.com/press-release/177235
I find this quote interesting " Employers are relying on employee views to help make business decisions. Seven out of ten (70%) said that they make major changes to their business...
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- At 8:40am on October 23, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- Hi Alan,
I noticed it was your birthday tomorrow and want to wish you all the best a day in advance. I trust you will have a wonderful and engaging year. Congratulations.
David
- At 7:59am on August 28, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- Alan,
I have been away on vacation for a few weeks so I offer the belated personal welcome to the network. I trust you will find good information and interesting interactions. Let me know how I can assist you.
I appreciate how involved you have already been and see a very significant role for you in this network. I hope you will help us deepen, enrich, and foster our passion for engagement. I loved the quote at your site:
Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~Harold Whitman
Thank you for contributing some of your online time here. Let me know how I can assist you.
David
- At 1:00pm on August 19, 2009,
Ben Simonton said… - Sanibel is a great place to spend a few weeks. We lived in Naples for about 7 years, right on the beach.
We then moved to Sun City Center to take better care of my 101 year old mother. This is a Del Webb retirement community with 4 golf courses about 20 miles from Tampa, just off I-75.
Hope all is well with you.
Ben
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- Who are you?
- I am the Director Of Sales Development for Passionwerx. Our mission is to help organizations realize the benefits of having engaged and passionate employees. PassionWerx is in the human assessment and organizational development industry. Look around you. You can probably tell who is passionate, who is just marking time, and who seems to fall at the midpoint between those extremes. But what is it that makes work a destination for some and a drag for others? What is the quality that separates the star performers from the also-rans? Its engagement the degree to which each of us is connected with the work we do and the organization for which we do it. We change organizations one heart at a time.
For more info about Passionwerx check our website or contact me at passionwerx@comcast.net
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- Helping organizations raise their level of engagement and passion one heart at a time.
- Website:
- http://passionwerx.com
- Where are you located?
- Minneapolis Minnesota
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Leigh,
Comments work and I will see what I can do for this Thursday.
David
though published earlier, I found it quite relevant relating innovation and engagement
Remember that employees are human first; seek to build what matters the most to humans - personal relationships.
Communicating "what" is not enough. Explain the "why" behind everything.
Thanks Ben. Look forward to checking out these articles.
I'm a reporter seeking employers that have done employee engagement surveys. I'd like to locate people at small- to mid-sized companies where you've wrestled with how to write effective questions that actually get at engagement (as opposed to yet ...
(This blog post accompanied a recent presentation to an employers annual conference on productivity and engagement, and whether or not Social Media has a negative impact)
A common workplace perception is that social media is a waste of time, so w...
Ask, and Ye Shall Receive. And, Boss spelled backwards is certainly self-explanatory. (As in, "I'm The Boss here. (response: You certainly are! ) ) (hee hee)
ALL of us know more than ANY of us. And it is dangerous to know The Answer, since there are generally LOTS of possibilities for workplace improvements.
Remember: Nobody Ever Washes a Rental Car! Engagement is about perceived ownership and active involvement.
Ask people what they want to achieve, then help them achieve it.
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