I meet a lot of people that express a desire to make a difference but then sabotage themselves before they even get started with language like "Oh, well. That's the way it is..." or "Who am I to be the one to...." or my least favourite response that…
Let’s share favorite quotations that are somehow relevant to business. I frequently include them in letters, e-mails, proposals, and book reviews. They may not always provide a head-snapping revelation but do add some “seasoning” to the prose.
I hear this all the time. At one recent networking event another trainer told me that I should not even use the word change in my language as it causes most people to run. At one time I might have taken her advice. But this time, when I took a step…
Jacquie:
Always nice to have another person from Winnipeg show up on our network. This network started in my home office in St. Vital and has been growing every since. I look forward to your interaction and voice on the network and let me know if I can be of assistance. David
Many organizations have seen their voluntary turnover numbers greatly decline during the past 18months (our recessionary window). However, there are two great articles that are indicating that the turnover wave is coming. Those organizations with di…
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…