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- Who are you?
- I am an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, associated with Lightspeed Research- The Foresight Group. I wear many different hats: research design, data analyst, marketing, blogger.
I have a passion for helping organizations and employees be the best version of themselves.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- Employee Engagement surveys, research and application
- Website:
- http://jungleblog.foresightint.com
- Where are you located?
- Lake Zurich, IL
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Greetings Agnes,
in answer to your second question, this is a good approach in theory. However, I have seen it executed in two different places to little effect. The first reason I think it did not work, is that the engagement score was linked to ...
I am not entirely familiar with Hewitt's engagement models; I should be, as we have begin to work closely with them in recent months. However, my understanding is that Hewitt's model is an a priori model. The working hypothesis is that the same va...
I think there are a couple of points that need to be made here. The first is that there is a real difference between Psychology, as a field, and Organizational Psychology as a specialization within that field. Developmental Psychology, Physiologic...
George,
Sorry hear that psychologists still haven't figured out the rules for people.
As concerns the very narrow arena of managing people in a business environment, I believe that there are a set of rules/laws and methods complying with those l...
Ben,
That is the million dollar question; its answer depends on who you ask (and what they are selling). The short answer is no. We have not discovered a universal set of principles that may be applied to the effect you mentioned. The only stateme...
George,
Glad to hear that psychology has improved.
Has it developed to the point of having a set of rules and techniques by which a manager can unleash the full potential of each employee, given each a strong sense of ownership, and made them hi...
I am happy to learn you have found a formula that works for you. However, it is my experience that your success is not representative of managers in the field. Too many managers believe their approach to be unassailable, even in the absence of dat...
Thanks for the link. I looked it over, but need to go back for a more complete read. I have also provided this link for my readers.
This strikes me as an "individual differences" discussion. Arming individuals with the same knowledge, skills and abilities does not guarantee homogeneity of performance. It does, however, results in a reduction in behavior variance... in organiza...
Paul,
I suppose that for a psychologist the issue makes for interesting discussion. But for me, a manager searching for ways to manage people in a way to unleash their full potential of creativity, innovation, productivity, motivation, and commit...
I just posted on this issue yesterday linking to both you and Punk Rock on this issue. I'm in your boat. But I believe the issue isn't so much about whether it is a science but most folks want some sort of "rule" based on the science - like physic...
Bob,
Some responses to your questions.
You have proven that executives who believe they can teach their employees to be leaders will have a MUCH EASIER TIME creating effective leaders than executives who hire for leadership talent as well as com...
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- At 5:08pm on September 17, 2009,
Patty Jones said…
- Hi George! I love how much you contribute here! I hope you can join on the 25h (see 9/1 invite). Can you drop me a quick line and let me know if this type of in-person is of interest and if you can join on the 25th? Patty
p.s. I now reside downtown, but worked in Long Grove and lived in Wauconda for a very long time.
- At 3:03pm on September 1, 2009,
Patty Jones said…
- Opportunity for In-Person Networking & Mind Sharing
To: Individuals interested and passionate about Employee Engagement, and local to downtown Chicago, IL area
I sincerely appreciate the information and dialogue found on David Zinger's EE Site! I've spoken with some of the individuals and we have a strong interest in coming together in-person to network, share expertise, and create topic-focused interactive exchanges.
Towards that goal, listed below are details for bringing us together:
Date: Friday, September 25, 10am/CT to Noon/CT
Location: Downtown Chicago Loop location TBD (based upon # responses)
Potential Topic: Given the far-reaching changes across the economy and it's cascading impact to business and people -> Impacts/Opportunities in the EE arena
Cost: None
To obtain an estimate for the number of people, please forward the following by Friday, September 4:
1) Generally, are you interested in connecting in-person? What are some of the desires you would like to achieve from the in-person connection? What value can it bring for you? What ideas/topics are of interest?
2) Can you be there on September 25th at 10am/CT?
I hope you feel as excited as myself for this opportunity! Feel free to pass this along to anyone that would find this valuable.
Patty
Patricia Jones
pjonesinc@hotmail.com
224.305.2911(m)
- At 8:07am on April 16, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- George:
Thanks for coming "out of the jungle" into this network. I appreciate the level of your active involvement. You make a difference on this network.
Welcome to the employee engagement network. I look forward to your contributions and interactions. Let me know if I can be of assistance.
David
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