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- Who are you?
- “What fascinates me enormously is that so many people don’t like to go to their jobs. A lot of them are stressed out because of their work. The only thing that keeps them moving is the monthly pay check and their direct colleagues. This is so counter productive, both on a personal and a professional level. We spend most time of the week at work, so why shouldn’t we enjoy ourselves and feel fulfilled?
Most organizations have been putting a lot of efforts into introducing and improving new systems, procedures and processes. Whereas there was mostly lip service for the people as their most important assets.
However, in order to excel in today’s global marketplace it is crucial to fully use the potential of all of your employees. They are and will be your true competitive edge. If they grow, your business will grow. For sure!
This means that the currently separated worlds of professional and personal growth need to be integrated.
E.g. yesterday I went to Barnes & Nobles. The section about books for self-improvement was on the second floor. And the section for management books was on a different location on the first floor. That clearly illustrates the challenge. These two areas (self-improvement and management) need to be close to each other. Again, only through growth of their people, businesses can have sustainable growth!
It is my purpose to show that an enthusiastic, engaged and satisfied employee is also the most productive and profitable employee. I am continuously innovating services to connect the personal development of employees with the growth of an organization.
This passion for service innovation has the following elements:
- Learning
- Creating
- Coaching
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- We provide employee engagement services and executive coaching on an international basis.
- Website:
- http://www.theproperway.com
- Where are you located?
- the Netherlands
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Do you ever wonder how past leaders could have missed what seems so obvious in hindsight? Sadly, most leaders live in an environment that makes them vulnerable to managerial failure. The problem lies in a little-recognized reality of leadership: iso…
Dear Ray,
Your concern is well founded. Employees look forward to surveys like they do a visit to the dentist! The Horsepower Survey, however, is an employee-focused survey to measure how rewarded employees feel about their work. It consists of sev…
Mike,
I will make mention of this new group in the next newsletter. Thank you for starting this and I wish you well and all European members the best with this focus.
David
Jason:
Good points about trust and aligning the strategic engagement with employee engagement. We need results for all.
I am concerned you will lose readers due to lack of formatting on this post. I encourage you to ensure that you format your pos…
Thanks for sharing this information, Roy.
When I was Research Director at The Loyalty Institute, we found that the #1 driver of employee commitment was an organization's efforts to build a sense of spirit and pride. This was true in the US as well…
As a survey consultant I guess that I should like the idea of conducting monthly surveys, but I am concerned that employees may feel that they are being "over surveyed."
There are options, of course. An organization might randomly assign each emplo…
This is a great read, a great story. I smiled the whole time as I read this. If this conversation is possible in your organization, then I'd say your leadership is trusted and transparent. Thanks for this story.
I won't be wishing you "Season's Greetings" or "Happy Holidays" this December. These secular, generic salutations are popular in corporate America because they are not specific to any one religion or belief system. The business world, like America's…
Hello Paul:
"if you want to improve productivity and reduce costs, you need to
tap into human nature’s pleasure-fueled engine."
I could not agree more but if we wait until after we hire someone we have waited too long.
Bob
A Manager shall know one's team member more than his/her mother knows him/her.
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Arnold
As there are not many Netherlanders in the EE Network, I am inviting you to join the UK group!
Cheers
Jo
However, I will be out of the office until the 29th....
Welcome to the EEN. I'm eager to learn more about your org's "employee engagement services."
I will visit your website in the next 24 hours. Expect questions!!
Tim
I see that you joined the Manager Tools for EE group. Welcome!
Terry
• Enkindling thinking
• Energizing attitudes
• Empowering ethics
• Electrifying innovation
• Engaging employees
• Encouraging personal development
• Embracing change
What a wealth of experience and perspective you bring to the network. I like your snippet about self-improvement and management being close together not just in a book store but in life. I am so pleased you joined this network.
David