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Jean-Francois Hivon
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Who are you?
I am work with Shared Visions, an innovator in corporate training and organizational performance. We use unique dialogue and facilitation methodologies to help keep our clients ahead of the curve by closing the gap between what exists today and what is needed tomorrow. We support our clients to overcome todays most pressing people challenges: leadership development, culture change, employee engagement, and succession.
What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
We help clients with employee engagement.
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http://www.sharedvisions.ca
Where are you located?
Guelph, ON / Regina, SK

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Build Community to Keep People Engaged

On top of my work as a consultant, I double as an indoor group cycling instructor. If you have been in the fitness industry you know that there are 2 key challenges - utilization (how do we get people to use the gym) and drop-off/turnover (how do we keep people as clients). Obviously both are connected. In the last 2 years, we have begun to think about the factors that keep people engaged as clients (and in their fitness). Strategically, we have moved away from one person doing exercise to group… Continue

Posted on April 3, 2009 at 7:55am —

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What's your engagement currency?

I recently had to address some issues with my 14-year old son - nothing out of the usual. We had tried verbal persuasion. After these lengthy bouts of monologue, he would engage in the desired behaviour - it worked! Not so quick... we quickly found out that it was short-lived and we'd find ourselves in the same monologue. Luckily he was quite open about it. One day he let us know that it was less painful to engage in the behaviour for a short period of time than to listen to our monologue. What… Continue

Posted on April 2, 2009 at 4:54pm —

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At 2:30pm on February 23, 2008, David Zinger said…
Hey, a new picture with cool shades!
At 9:15pm on February 7, 2008, Jean-Francois Hivon said…
Terrence and David - Thanks for your comments. I look forward to learning from you and contributing to this group.
At 8:17pm on February 7, 2008, Terrence Seamon said…
Welcome Jean-Francois.
Glad you joined the Manager Tools group.
Terry
At 5:50pm on February 7, 2008, David Zinger said…
Jean-Francois,
Nice of you to "slither" into the network. Seriously, I am glad you are here and I look forward to your input and participation.
David
 
 

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Mike, I will make mention of this new group in the next newsletter. Thank you for starting this and I wish you well and all European members the best with this focus. David
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This is a great read, a great story. I smiled the whole time as I read this. If this conversation is possible in your organization, then I'd say your leadership is trusted and transparent. Thanks for this story.
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