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I'm just getting back to this discussion but the paragraph above that begins with "Employee engagement is what we get when..." is rather remarkable. I've been poking around in the area of motivational theories and the paragraph I point to incorpor...
Granted, I'm a newbie to employee engagement (EE) but I've been around a while and I know a thing or two about people, organizations and change. As I dig deeper into EE writings and research, my "little voice" is telling me "No way. This EE 'stuff...
I tend to view engagement in the terms of transformational leadership. It can be an exchange that raises the game of the manager and the managed.
I like the notion of energy exchange. It makes me think about what activities create energy and what...
Hi Bob,
Good thoughts. But just so you know, you were replying to Fred Nickols, not me.
Good conversation.
Terry
Hello Terrence:
"employee engagement seems to be somewhat of a catchall term for simply getting more effort out of people."
I think you are correct and employee engagement is just the latest phrase used by managers to convince others that "we re...
Terrence:
Well, briefly (or at least as briefly as I can), one the key components of open system theory is that they are energy-based systems (i.e., they import, expend and export energy). "Discretionary effort," which lies at the heart of the em...
Fred,
I don't believe that anyone has explored these links, to open systems theory or perceptual control theory, so far here at the EE Network. Why don't you get us started?
Terry
I'm just beginning to explore the topic of "employee engagement." I'm particularly taken by the notion of "discretionary effort." I see some clear links systems theory and to perceptual control theory and I wonder if these links have already been ...
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- Who are you?
- I'm a writer and consultant with an interest in a broad range of issues related to the workplace.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- I'm just beginning to explore it.
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- http://www.skullworks.com
- Where are you located?
- Right now I'm in Tucson, AZ for the winter.
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 7:46am on March 15, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- Fred:
I am pleased you joined the employee engagement network and I am also pleased that you got involved so quickly. I look forward to your on-going discussion and interactions. Let me know if I can be of assistance.
David
- At 7:34pm on March 13, 2009,
Terrence Seamon said…
- Welcome, Fred, to the EE Network!
Terry
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An engaging look at some words of wisdom. Which statements do you believe fits best for employee engagement?
Excellent - thanks Heather!!
I summarized some high-level thought leadership from firms such as DDI, McKinsey, Towers Perrin, and Hewitt in my latest blog post. These are all papers from the last several months discussing engagement: bit.ly/3a4uft
I know that Towers Perrin a...
Thanks a lot for your help !
I actually did have a look on Gallup's 12 Questions, the only worry is that it measures more the enablers of employee engagement than employee engagement itself. I have however grouped the items into themes, and only o...
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