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I just got finished reading & reviewing (Amazon) "Management Rewired: Why Feedback Doesn't Work & Other Surprising Lessons from the Latest Brain Science" (Charles Jacobs). It's an excellent (5 star) book, and not surprisingly, alligns with Paul He...
Typo alert: That's Ross Reck, not "Peck", who wrote "Instant Turnaround!"
I''ve read & reviewed (Amazon) 3 great books that really are home runs on employee engagement:
"The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent & Accelerate Performance" (Adrian Gostick)
"Thank G...
Paul, I'm your biggest American fan...That guy in Mexico sounds like he was mucho excitisimo por favor mas grande primo d'ella hoy! managementia. Si.* I was just thinking about those radio guys back east...Maybe they'd like a copy of my book befor...
If you haven't read Paul Herr's "Primal Management", I highly recommend it. Essentially, it's the perfect tool for CEOs to use in maximzing employee morale, which of course, maximizes productivity. The Horsepower Metric was developed for companies...
This group is for anyone who want to talk about books on engagement, work, leadership or management. You can recommend a book, ask others about a book, or join in a discussion about a book.
I don't think any officially mandated culling policy is a good idea at all. See the above reasons. If managers give timely and accurate performance appraisals on under-achieving employees, chances are, they'll see the handwriting on the wall (as w...
Unfortunately, this type of behavior is almost considered the norm in today's work environment; sad but true. You've got to wonder why this guy's manager hasn't bothered to address the issue directly with the unhappy employee. One way or another, ...
By this time, after reading all the comments from the previous folks, there's little I can add to your "checklist of things to do" for your friend. The biggest priority, as I see it would be for this man to get out and mingle with the troops. If h...
I'm a recent member, thanks to my brief association with Paul Herr, author of "Primal Management", a book which delivers the tools to fix the failing management structure of Corporate America, by focusing on what really drives employee motivation;...
I just joined this group, which hopefully has a lot of people who like irreverent humor, especially on subject matter pertaining to Corporate America, since they are what they are...a bunch of corporate hierarchies filled with pompous bureaucrats ...
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- Who are you?
- Author, "Life Under the Corporate Microscope", artist, musician, retired executive, corporate cynic & government watchdog. Frequent blogger, covering business & management related subject matter, or whatever else seems pertinent at the time. http://bit.ly/U0TM1
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- After spending 26 years with Enterprise Rent-a-Car, I witnessed the transformation of a once fun-loving company with highly motivated employees, into a humorless corporate hierarchy with a "fear based" culture of management throughout its organization.
- Where are you located?
- Scottsdale, AZ
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"Primal Management" by Paul Herr
I'm a recent member, thanks to my brief association with Paul Herr, author of "Primal Management", a book which delivers the tools to fix the failing management structure of Corporate America, by focusing on what really drives employee motivation; and ultimately a company's success.
Hopefully, everyone in this network is familiar with his work. Suffice to say, it's a book which should be ingrained in our business culture, the sooner the better. We're witnessing one of the worst economic periods… Continue
Hopefully, everyone in this network is familiar with his work. Suffice to say, it's a book which should be ingrained in our business culture, the sooner the better. We're witnessing one of the worst economic periods… Continue
Posted on April 12, 2009 at 9:04am —
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- At 12:43pm on April 10, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- Larry,
What a rich experience you have. I look forward to your interaction and involvement in the network. Let me know if I can be of assistance.
David
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Thanks! It took me a while before I got to that name for the network.
True and good point. Participation is key for the network to be useful.
Presently, I work with Skills for Change, a non-profit that aims to help newcomers to Canada establish ...
Having a shared and compelling vision, continuously reinforced by communication, transparency, involvement and leading by example.
One secret for managers and supervisors to successfully engage employees is to strive to be interested, not interesting.
Judy Nelson, JD, MSW
Certified Professional Coach
www.CoachJudyNelson.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw
From the email where this was sent to me:
Our daughter-in-law, Emily (MacInnes) Somers, created, directed and choreographed this in Portland last week for her Medline glove division as a fundraiser for b...
Engagement is about capturing the hearts and minds of your team, open your heart and show you believe in them and truly care about them as people and they will move mountains.
Set performance goals collaboratively with employee and then hold yourself and employee accountable for achieving those goals.
It is very easy to forget your own journey,share your failings as you grew,treat your team member as a mate inspire him.
Hi Ravi
I like the name 'Stomping Ground'
Good that your presentation went well, and thanks for sharing your slides.
The assertions you've made in your PPT slides are not wrong but the issue is that achieving all of those things depends on parti...
Think: if your boss approached you the way you're about to approach your employee, what would your interior
response be?
The presentation went off really well. The demonstration of the network went really well too. So far 25% of the staff have signed up. Regrettably, there is virtually no activity on the network yet. I feel that there is a lot of hesitation in start...
Understand every member of your teams motivation, align their aspirations to a clearly communicated business direction, give them all the tools to do the job and then empower them to deliver.
Care for people around you and get to know who they are, what strengths they bring and what's important to them.
Every day do a quick maintenance check. Do people know Why?, How?, When? and What? they are doing and are they free to ask these questions of you?.
Check your own engagement regularly. You need support, recognition and inspiration as much as your employees, in order provide an environment that will engage your people fully.
Engagement is a relationship that requires regular maintenance.
Start from where they are at.
Reach out to their hearts and values. Look beyond the Employee ID number and make a genuine effort to see and hear the person.
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