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Five Ways To Wellbeing
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Thanks Doug. We have just had a big conference in Norfolk about this but activity since is not as lively as I'd hoped. I'll keep you posted on any work I find too.
John
I'm pleased you spotted this. I blogged about it back in March 09, funnily enough it was around the time I first joined the group and David Zinger picked up on it. I had a slightly different take on the 5 steps, you can check them out here if you ...
The New Economics Foundation have produced a 5 Ways To Wellbeing report. It was commissioned by the UK Government’s Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Well-being to review the inter-disciplinary work of over 400 scientists from across the wor...
One of the best engagement exercises I use when working with groups is to divide people into small groups of 3 or 4 and ask them to produce flipchart size posters of the successes they have had at work in the last six months. I'll allow one "hitti...
In small organisations, (10 -50 employees) , one approach I've found that is successful is creating a simple 5 item code of conduct, which all staff contribute to, refine and then commit to.
The discussions that arise before the final version of t...
One of the ways which is often overlooked is the induction process. To engage staff when they first join an organisation is crucial yet often that induction is sterile and mechanical. It is at induction that staff should meet the colleagues they w...
Looking forward to trading ideas and getting new perspectives
John
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 5:50am on January 27, 2009,
Shereen Qutob-Cabral said… - Welcome to the network John! I look forward to many fruitful discussions and learning from your experience.
Best,
Shereen
- At 8:44pm on January 26, 2009,
David Zinger said… - John,
Welcome to the Employee Engagement Network. It is an honor to have you join us on our first birthday. I love the combination of staff wellbeing and employee engagement and believe strongly that full engagement will promote school and staff wellbeing. I look forward to learning more from you.
David
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- Who are you?
- I have been working in staff wellbeing and employee engagement for four years, working with 23,000 staff in schools and children's services in Norfolk.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- Staff Wellbeing Manager
- Where are you located?
- Norwich
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I think recognising your staff becomes all the more important in today's climate of budget cuts, pressures and downsizing. We all want to feel valued, both as employees and human beings, and to have someone else say 'thank you, your continued supp...
Hi Leigh
I am an Employee Engagement Specialist in the department of Organizational Effectiveness. I work for a company about the size that you are looking for. We began kicking off employee engagement surveys last April. As of now we have a year...
... master the art of asking questions!
Teach your employees how to Manage Up: Some people think this is brown nosing, but it's really about helping your boss understand who you are.
Angela,
I think recognition is always essential but we have to look at the deeper reason why. Reward and recognition confirms value. Every human being wants to know, "Does my life matter?" This is the questions we help answer when we reward and re...
Be real, don't use jargon, and be honest. If something is going to hurt people would rather be prepared!
Strive to engender trust by doing what you say and say what you do.
Leigh,
Comments work and I will see what I can do for this Thursday.
David
though published earlier, I found it quite relevant relating innovation and engagement
Remember that employees are human first; seek to build what matters the most to humans - personal relationships.
Communicating "what" is not enough. Explain the "why" behind everything.
Thanks Ben. Look forward to checking out these articles.
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