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- Who are you?
- Through my company, The Marengo Group, I help project teams achieve and sustain high-performance levels using techniques and practices that result in greater alignment, leaner processes, and more effective use of technology.
Centering my work on the core principles of simplicity, engagement, and trust (SET), I'm passionate about helping leaders create flexible, yet integrated, organizations and teams.
I am the author of Managing the Gray Areas (RMC Publications, January 2008) and Napoleon on Project Management (Nelson Business, April 2006), both of which support these principles.
My work has been cited by management guru Tom Peters and highlighted in a variety of publications, including Leadership Excellence, The National Post, The Globe and Mail, The Chicago Sun Times, and The Houston Chronicle.
I am also co-founder of the popular blog site, PMThink! (www.pmthink.com), and a founding member of The Creating We Institute (www.creatingweinstitute.com), an international group of critical thinkers dedicated to harvesting new forms of engagement and innovation in the workforce.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- I write and consult on how to create a more inclusive and aligned environment, resulting in a culture of high performance. I'm a big believer in the power of engagement, including employees, customers, and suppliers.
- Website:
- http://www.marengogroup.com
- Where are you located?
- Philadelphia, PA USA
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Do you ever wonder how past leaders could have missed what seems so obvious in hindsight? Sadly, most leaders live in an environment that makes them vulnerable to managerial failure. The problem lies in a little-recognized reality of leadership: iso…
Dear Ray,
Your concern is well founded. Employees look forward to surveys like they do a visit to the dentist! The Horsepower Survey, however, is an employee-focused survey to measure how rewarded employees feel about their work. It consists of sev…
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
Jason:
Good points about trust and aligning the strategic engagement with employee engagement. We need results for all.
I am concerned you will lose readers due to lack of formatting on this post. I encourage you to ensure that you format your pos…
Thanks for sharing this information, Roy.
When I was Research Director at The Loyalty Institute, we found that the #1 driver of employee commitment was an organization's efforts to build a sense of spirit and pride. This was true in the US as well…
As a survey consultant I guess that I should like the idea of conducting monthly surveys, but I am concerned that employees may feel that they are being "over surveyed."
There are options, of course. An organization might randomly assign each emplo…
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.
I won't be wishing you "Season's Greetings" or "Happy Holidays" this December. These secular, generic salutations are popular in corporate America because they are not specific to any one religion or belief system. The business world, like America's…
Hello Paul:
"if you want to improve productivity and reduce costs, you need to
tap into human nature’s pleasure-fueled engine."
I could not agree more but if we wait until after we hire someone we have waited too long.
Bob
A Manager shall know one's team member more than his/her mother knows him/her.
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I am thrilled you joined. It looks to me like Raven has been up to something with how many people have just joined with connections to her. I look forward to reading more about your work and look forward to your contribution to the network.
David
After reading your book "Managing The Gray Areas" I realized just how important engagement is and am looking forward to your thoughts in EEN discussions and groups. Note you can also get your RSS feed added to the mix by emailing Zinger:
Email David at dzinger@shaw.ca.
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Raven