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Found this site through twitter, would be keen to follow others who tweet
http://twitter.com/ethicpreneur
A group to help people working in the UK find each other and to offer assistance to visitors coming over for work or just passing through
Praise people for doing what they do best, each day
Profile Information
- Who are you?
- Founder of FreshTracks.co.uk and co-author of Trust Unwrapped
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- I'm passionate abut creating workplaces where employees love to do what they are best at
- Website:
- http://www.freshgroup.co.uk
- Where are you located?
- In the countryside, north of London
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 12:34pm on March 26, 2009,
Doug Shaw said…
- Mmmm. You're going to need a bigger bar :)
- At 10:55am on March 26, 2009,
Jean Douglas, CMC said…
- Chocolate...the English countryside....what an image. I definitely want to meet you if I ever get to visit England!
Welcome to the network.
Jean from Maple Ridge, BC ...where horses share our roads (actual road signs in Maple Ridge say this)
- At 7:40am on March 23, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- Dan,
I am pleased you joined the employee engagement network. I love the image you used, I am ready to take a bite and it is 7:30 a.m.! I am keeping a face on engagement so I don't put images or avatars up on the feature page. If you put a picture I will put that up but I think I would keep the fine image you have.
I trust you will find what you need and I am glad you have already jumped into the conversations.
Let me know if I can be of assistance.
David
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Care for people around you and get to know who they are, what strengths they bring and what's important to them.
Every day do a quick maintenance check. Do people know Why?, How?, When? and What? they are doing and are they free to ask these questions of you?.
Check your own engagement regularly. You need support, recognition and inspiration as much as your employees, in order provide an environment that will engage your people fully.
Engagement is a relationship that requires regular maintenance.
Start from where they are at.
Reach out to their hearts and values. Look beyond the Employee ID number and make a genuine effort to see and hear the person.
Open yourself to influence by others and they will open themselves to your influence.
Don't just listen to your people but also act on what they're telling you.
Only hire people with passion for what they do; create a work environment that fosters and facilitates the expression of that passion and use a communication style that makes it safe to stretch, fail and grow.
Assist each employee to understand the deeper purpose of his or her work - who or what cause is it helping - and why.
Be congruent and transparent, say what you mean and do what you say.
Managers or Supervisors can engage employees by demonstrating little acts of kindness for absolutely no reason at all. eg. Can I help you carry that? Is there anything I can get for you? etc. etc.
Engagement should be treated as newborns! Everyone takes place in the growing process and they should never be left unattended.
For great managers, the path toward engaging employees and keeping them engaged begins with asking them what they want and what is important in order to be effective in their roles.
Involve employees in decisions that will affect them - they may have some great ideas that you haven't thought of and will be more supportive of the final outcome.
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