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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 li…
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 world…
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 "hitting…
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 the…
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 wil…
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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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
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