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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 Herr…
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 God…
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 before…
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 c…
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 wel…
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, th…
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 he…
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; a…
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 cr…
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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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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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