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Started ag roup and just wanted to see if anyone wanted to join in the fun. "Engagement for the Greater Good"...I posted the following as a sort of intro to what may transpire in this group. Hope to see you there. Craig In Pursuit of Excellence ...
August 14
Hello Jim, and welcome! David, for some reason when I see "movement" all I can think of is Arlo Guthrie. But I date myself.... With your vision, you are hitting on the purpose of the "Engagement for the Greater Good" group I just started. That r...
August 13
One thought that occurs to me (as I read your comment that "too many people simply are not at a high level of “satisfaction” societally") is that what may be keeping some from great engagement is that their level of dis-satisfaction may be too low...
August 11
Hi Terrence. Thanks for joining in. I'm really curious where this will go. It seems I am always looking for a meaningful, personally engaging cause. The title of this group reflects that. I’d like to briefly explain what I’m looking at….hypothesi...
August 10
Great idea for a group, Craig. Terry
August 10
The issues facing society generally and education specifically, especially pertaining to engagement, are something I can really sink my teeth into. How about you? How can engagement truly change the face of the world we live in?
August 10
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The issues facing society generally and education specifically, especially pertaining to engagement, are something I can really sink my teeth into. How about you? How can engagement truly change the face of the world we live in?
August 10
Greetings, Shikha and all. As you are researching EE, I have nothing much from an empirical / research perspective to add that you haven't seen I'm sure. I (along with many other practitioners here) have been searching mightily for help in bridgi...
August 10
I didn't see that anyone else brought this up, so just to clarify-anything that is "published" does not become "public domain". PD means it's been around since dirt and the copyright has expired, so it's up for grabs. Think about the song "Oh Susa...
August 8
Craig Althof added a discussion
Strategy execution is more difficult, and possibly more critical, than planning. On the one hand, if you have a flawed plan you achieve the wrong results. But if you execute the wrong plan, at least you achieve something! OK, I’m playing with you...
July 11
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(whew…I wore myself out thinking about the title for this discussion!) Father Jim Roselli recently joined our merry troupe of troubadours. His background and interests were intriguing to me, and I noted him: I am looking forward to a dialogue on ...
July 5
Values and strengths..... the closer the match with the organization and position, the more engaged the individual. Had to dig a bit deeper for this stuff. First, a great parable from Soar With Your Strengths (book highly recommended)..Let the Ra...
July 4
Greetings once again, Frode: What you are laying out is absolutely critical. I posted a blog some time ago that is dead-on with what you are embarking on, based on personal experience. A short excerpt: The depth of my passion for the BlessingWhi...
July 4
Hi, Craig-- What do you play? There's a Celtic music session on Monday nights at Fiddler's Hearth, in South Bend. If you're ever in north-central Indiana on a Monday night, it's a good place to be. It runs from about 8-12 PM. Fr. Jim
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At 4:17pm on July 3, 2009, Rev. James Rosselli said…
Hi, Craig--

Me start, eh? Okay. My educational background is theological, of course, I
have an MA in Pastoral Ministry fro the Franciscan University of Steubenville
Ohio, and a BA in Religious Studies from Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell
Connecticut. I'vebeen a military chapain (State Guard/State Defense Force)
for the past eighten years, with about 500 hours of profesional military
education. I'm currently designing some distance-learning courses for a
small Christian college in Florida.

My interest in Sociology/Socia Anthropology goes back ('way back) to
when I was in my twenties and read a book entitled "Hunting Bands." It
was an examination of tribal behavior in modern corporations, and it
really affected my outlook.

The six basic human needs are air, water, food, clothing, shelter and
companionship. These are best delivered by, and balanced human beings
are best produced and nurtured in, the basic human social group: the
nuclear family, consisting of a lifetime-committed husband and wife and
their children.

The fundamental post-basic social unit is the tribe, or clan: an efficient and
effective way for families to share their knowledge, skills and abilities with
each other.

I think that might answer the questions in your post, and perhaps provide
food for a discussion.

It's good to meet you!

Blessings--

Fr. Jim <><</body>
At 7:17am on April 17, 2009, David Zinger said…
Craig

Congratulations on being a 3rd time grandfather. I can hear the tune you are playing now. I love your down to earth profile and look forward to your participation and genuine voice in this network. Let me know if I can assist.

David
At 10:50pm on April 16, 2009, Craig Althof said…
DANGER...I'm only in hour one of my enrollment with the EEN and it's already keeping me up past my bed time. There is an incredible amount of food-for-thought here.
Kid in a candy store?

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Who are you?
I am, first and foremost, a brand new grandfather for the third time. I am also a people and process improvement practitioner who believes you cannot improve or accomplish things, including goals and results, without going through people -- the gatekeepers.
What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
Engagement is the great enabler of strategy. I serve as catalyst
Website:
http://craigalan.wordpress.com
Where are you located?
Central Iowa

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Engagement-Now We're Getting Personal!

This is also posted at my blog In Pursuit of Excellence, where I am trying to come to terms personally on this whole engagement issue. The challenge: come up with a working definition for engagement. Not easy, but I’m going to give it a shot based on four attributes I hold as truths. OK, not “universal truths” but my opinion. I feel these truths are pretty indisputable, but if you want to challenge any of them we can have some fun with this.

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Not sure if this is the same as the one mentioned but Gallup has 12 Questions that they use. http://www.workforce.com/section/09/article/23/53/40.html
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Hi Maggie, Acually we have a training module for this exact circumstance. We call it cynics, victims and bystanders it is part of The Conversations Workshop. We wrote a book last year called Authentic Conversations which has a great deal to say ab...
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Beautiful video that makes you think about all the 'moments' in your life. When you think about it, engagement is all about moments too...when someone takes that brief moment to get to know you, to do something nice for you, etc....in the end- all...
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