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Equip employees with the skills to hold crucial conversations so they can engage candidly, respectfully, and effectively.
This article ran yesterday on BusinesWeek.com: http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/apr2009/ca20090414_421745.htm
The ups and downs of our economy are enough to make any executive dizzy. Just look at U.S. Steel (X). In the second quarter o…
I'll add another perspective from author Joseph Grenny. below is an article he wrote on how to lead through a layoff and save surviving employees. (http://ehstoday.com/safety/management/workers-survive-layoffs-5614/index.html)
How to lead through l…
Doug,
You might find this article interesting, It's titled, "The Power of Stories".
It's an edition of the Crucial Skills Newsletter that talks specifically about the power of stories. The author, Kerry Patterson, tells a fascinating story in the…
Has work lost its luster in your organization? Do your employees avoid their leaders, speak with a hint of sarcasm, take off early, show up late, or call in sick? If it seems that people in your organization are getting the corporate life sucked out…
Kevin,
Kevin,
We've had quite a bit of success changing culture. Here is one strong example from a hospital in Maine. MaineGeneral completely transformed their corporate culture from one where dialogue was stifled to a point that was negatively af…
Great approach Brittney,
Quick question have you ever had success in helping companies with changing their culture and more specifically in the area of Workplace Wellness.
Kevin@life2go.com
You might benefit from reading this article on ways leaders can add to a culture of recognition:
http://www.managesmarter.com/msg/incentive/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003923373
And this one talks about how to design incentives/recog…
Agreed. I hope to be able to add some value here as I work with the authors. Thanks!
Brittney,
I am so pleased you posted this. On a personal level it was helpful as I am taking the Influencer training and being certified in a couple of weeks. On a much wider scale I think the Influencer can prove to be one of our key tools in work…
Original blog post here: http://www.theinfluencerblog.com/
I often meet with managers who struggle to get started with their influence projects. Their problems don’t always fit comfortably into the change model: results, vital behaviors, and influe…
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- Who are you?
- Everything Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer. I work at VitalSmarts, home of these three award-winning training programs and New York TImes bestselling books of the same titles.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer Training
- Website:
- http://vitalsmarts.com
- Where are you located?
- Provo, Utah
BrittneyMaxfield's Blog
Crucial Conversations for Financial Agility
This article ran yesterday on BusinesWeek.com: http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/apr2009/ca20090414_421745.htm
The ups and downs of our economy are enough to make any executive dizzy. Just look at U.S. Steel (X). In the second quarter of 2008, the company achieved record profits, yet in November executives laid off 675 workers and postponed the construction of a new $450 million plant.
When the… Continue
The ups and downs of our economy are enough to make any executive dizzy. Just look at U.S. Steel (X). In the second quarter of 2008, the company achieved record profits, yet in November executives laid off 675 workers and postponed the construction of a new $450 million plant.
When the… Continue
Posted on April 16, 2009 at 4:30pm —
The Manager’s Guide to Reclaiming and Retaining Disengaged Employees
Has work lost its luster in your organization? Do your employees avoid their leaders, speak with a hint of sarcasm, take off early, show up late, or call in sick? If it seems that people in your organization are getting the corporate life sucked out of them it's possible they don't respect their leaders.
According to a survey conducted by VitalSmarts, a corporate training and research company, more than 50 percent of survey respondents listed a disagreeable bos… Continue
According to a survey conducted by VitalSmarts, a corporate training and research company, more than 50 percent of survey respondents listed a disagreeable bos… Continue
Posted on March 19, 2009 at 3:00pm —
How to start and draft a change management approach
Original blog post here: http://www.theinfluencerblog.com/
I often meet with managers who struggle to get started with their influence projects. Their problems don’t always fit comfortably into the change model: results, vital behaviors, and influence strategies.
In this post, I’ll use the example of Sarah, a front-line manager over a team of five software test specialists, to demonstrate the process for getting started in an Influencer approach.
1) Create and choose a problem statement. Sara… Continue
I often meet with managers who struggle to get started with their influence projects. Their problems don’t always fit comfortably into the change model: results, vital behaviors, and influence strategies.
In this post, I’ll use the example of Sarah, a front-line manager over a team of five software test specialists, to demonstrate the process for getting started in an Influencer approach.
1) Create and choose a problem statement. Sara… Continue
Posted on March 11, 2009 at 11:29am — 4 Comments
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- At 2:47pm on March 9, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- Brittney:
Welcome to the Employee Engagement Network.
I am pleased you joined us and I look forward to your participation and interaction. I trust you will find what you are looking for.
As someone who has facilitated Crucial Conversations about 50 times I see it as a vital tool for many issues around engagement (better than a steel toe boot) and I believe The Influencer will also be an important tool.
Let me know if I can be of assistance.
David
- At 2:34pm on March 9, 2009,
BrittneyMaxfield said…
- Happy to be a part of the EE Network.
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Does employees’ satisfaction with workplace diversity positively impact employees’ overall satisfaction with their jobs?
The attached research gives us some insight into this topic. I look forward to your comments.
All the best,
Kevin Sheridan
As a consultant, I often have the privilege of acting as my client’s right hand or lending a listening ear for what’s going on in their business. I am not a certified coach, but years of being a performance improvement specialist has taught me much…
Appreciate the question--but what if you consider that there is more than one type of "true" engagement, and that different types of engagement may involve more or less spiritual, intellectual or participatory involvement?
Create and support one language for your employees by clearly communicating the mission, values, and team agreements of your organization.
Say hello and ask them how their day is going.
Men get engaged when you acknowledge what they do, and women become engaged when you acknowledge who they are.
Yonica:
I appreciated the statement: "an invisible grandfather clause." Staying power and growth not just sticking around because of the pension. Well said.
David
Finding a candidate with some staying power is such an awesome thing. There are a lot of candidates out there who are willing to stick with a good employer, and there are others who are just looking to build their resume.
Though you may find candid…
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