I am the Office Manager for a small, indie record label called Kirtland Records. We do not have an HR department, but as the one with the Bachelors in Org Dev, I happily engage in those duties.
I joined this network because I take a keen interest in Employee Engagement...and I voraciously read anything on the topic that I can get my hands on.
What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
There are a few (ok, several) things about Employee Engagement about which I passionately believe...An organization must be forward-thinking, and must want to refocus, inspire, and encourage their workforce. I want to develop and implement programs to increase employee engagement, development, and retention, as well as implement recognition and rewards programs. I believe HAPPINESS at work is the single-most important productivity tool, and that a culture of FUN and happiness at the workplace CAN exist!
Welcome to the employee engagement network. I encourage you to put more information in your profile so we understand your interest and involvement in employee engagement. I wish you well with engagement and hope you learn much from this network and offer your experiences and perspectives too.
Recognize that employee engagement is not a fluffy extra but the fundamental way you will get work done with others through conversation, co-creation, community, mutuality, and other inclusive approaches to achieve results that matter to organizatio…
Ah, the script for a boss! That is easy, but a long way from the traditional one.
First, I suggest the boss do a quick read of Douglas McGregor's "The Human Side of Enterprise" to gain an understanding of the theory behind X and Y. Then commit the…
Jon...
Great stuff. Particularly like the piece about attacking "internal friction".
I still think the macro issues, namely around what kind of relationships does the organisation wish to have with specific groups/classes of employees need to be c…
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Ray Seghers Brainstorming new Blog ideas for 2010.
My view on this is that where you treat employee engagement like a ‘big bang’ corporate change programme it will always carry a significant risk of turning into an ‘organisational Vietnam’. Don’t go to war in the first place!
Do it by taking lots a…
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Welcome to the employee engagement network. I encourage you to put more information in your profile so we understand your interest and involvement in employee engagement. I wish you well with engagement and hope you learn much from this network and offer your experiences and perspectives too.
David