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A group to help people working in the UK find each other and to offer assistance to visitors coming over for work or just passing through
A group to help people working in the UK find each other and to offer assistance to visitors coming over for work or just passing through
A group to help people working in the UK find each other and to offer assistance to visitors coming over for work or just passing through
A group to help people working in the UK find each other and to offer assistance to visitors coming over for work or just passing through
A group to help people working in Africa to find each other
A group to help people working in the UK find each other and to offer assistance to visitors coming over for work or just passing through
A group to help people working in Africa to find each other
A group to help people working in the UK find each other and to offer assistance to visitors coming over for work or just passing through
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- Who are you?
- I have been surprised by the 21st century. I hadn't expected such dramatic and promising change and I am looking forward to workplaces that are a lot more to do with work, and a lot less to do with posturing and power stunts.
I am hoping that we will see the end, or a least a sharp decrease, in the use of 'us' and 'them' models where some of us try to manipulate and engage others 'employees' on behalf of interests whom we we are too embarrassed to name out loud.
I believe we have an opportunity to enter an era of genuine cooperation when we believe that organizations emerge out of shared interests of everybody who works there, the people we serve, and the people who fund us in return for conventional interest or dividends.
We have the skills to make and shape these organizations but have been politically reluctant to use them. To extend the words of game designer, Jane McGonigal, if we can make massive role play games that are compelling and engaging, why not work that is equally life-giving, refreshing and just plain inviting?
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- Deep designs for companies who belong to us all
- Website:
- http://flowingmotion.wordpress.com
- Where are you located?
- outside London
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Leigh - I was very closely involved in a reshaping of an EE survey for over 100,000 staff. I hesitate to reply as my experiences stem from a large organisation and most of what I can offer is regrettably on the don'ts and tending towards the usele...
When employees come to talk to you, do not carry the "I am very busy" look.
Two ears, one mouth - listen more than you speak!
Thanks Ben, that is really useful. I have to admit to not having had chance to read this myself yet. I was just forwarded the link by a journalist friend who thought it might be of interest. It's good to get the opportunity to hear somebody else v...
I have not personally read the UK Government review of employee engagement titled "Engaging for Success".
But a very dear friend of mine, one of the very few people I know who fully understands engagement having done it himself, did review it and...
A group to help people working in the UK find each other and to offer assistance to visitors coming over for work or just passing through
Hi - this may be of interest...if you haven't seen it already.
Press release: http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=mQXEQ
Govnt report: http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file52215.pdf
BTW - I'm still looking for participants f...
Write a positive feedback on a post-it note and secretly stick it in eye-sight for a suprise positive start in the morning.
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I'm currently based in Tunbridge Wells ........ with frequent trips into London if thathelps!
Mark
This seems terrible but I'm responding to your invite to join a UK group for EE which you sent last August! Believe it or not, I've not been able to access the site until this week following a ban on all social networking sites. I managed to get this site reinstated but it seems to have been fairly low priority (amid much arguing as to what constitutes a social netowrking site and even if, from an engagament point of view, we shoudl have banned avccess to them in the first place!).
Anyway, with my excuses over and done with - yes, I would ove to join a UK group.
I look forward to hearing back from you.
Mark
Thanks for the warm welcome!
Would certainly be interested in exploring ways to increase revenue. I am full of big ideas but at present have no revenue myself!! (Funny, but people seem to be more interested in taking my money than sending any my way!)
I don't know whether you have checked out my profile or website, but you will see that my whole propistion to solve the EE issue revolves around formalising the statement that "our people are our greatest asset" and valuing people and thereby chaging the management mindset to managing them as assets rather than just an expense. However, I require a "proof of concept client before I can take it to the next level!
Bay
Didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I saw from a comment that you had made to Ian Buckingham in August that you has set up a UK network. Could you tell me more about it and whether I would be eligible to join?
Thanks
Bay
Missed your invitation for whatever reason.
Would certainly like to join the UK group.
Hans
I would love to join
Thanks
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