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- Who are you?
- Management Consultant, Presenter, Facilitator, Business Partner...
with a passion to impact organizations and individuals through 'igniting the power of individuals and teams'. Powerful in so many ways!
Experiences span enterprise-wide Cultural Transformation, Merger Integration, Business Tranformation, Change Management, and Organizational Effectiveness.
What often serves my client is that my prior life includes broad and deep technology and FS/Healthcare business knowledge. Before I figured out my strengths, I even spent some time as a database administrator.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- My desire is to continue to grow and shift what I see as possible and to be engaged with like-minded professionals. July '09: Seeking to define individuals with some interest in a very informal gathering of 'like minded' here in downtown Chicago - date, etc. TBD.
- Where are you located?
- Chicago, IL
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Social Innovation?
Hi All,
Has anyone been involved in Social Innovation? (Listed below are a few bullets from an up-coming presentation)
If so, I would be interested in hearing more about your experience and learnings.
-We are a Puget Sound-based organization comprised of entrepreneurial individuals working to address the world’s most pressing social problems
-By providing opportunities for networking, resource sharing, learning and celebration, we enhance community members’ capacity to make positive social imp… Continue
Has anyone been involved in Social Innovation? (Listed below are a few bullets from an up-coming presentation)
If so, I would be interested in hearing more about your experience and learnings.
-We are a Puget Sound-based organization comprised of entrepreneurial individuals working to address the world’s most pressing social problems
-By providing opportunities for networking, resource sharing, learning and celebration, we enhance community members’ capacity to make positive social imp… Continue
Posted on April 27, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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Does employees’ satisfaction with workplace diversity positively impact employees’ overall satisfaction with their jobs?
The attached research gives us some insight into this topic. I look forward to your comments.
All the best,
Kevin Sheridan
As a consultant, I often have the privilege of acting as my client’s right hand or lending a listening ear for what’s going on in their business. I am not a certified coach, but years of being a performance improvement specialist has taught me much…
Appreciate the question--but what if you consider that there is more than one type of "true" engagement, and that different types of engagement may involve more or less spiritual, intellectual or participatory involvement?
Create and support one language for your employees by clearly communicating the mission, values, and team agreements of your organization.
Say hello and ask them how their day is going.
Men get engaged when you acknowledge what they do, and women become engaged when you acknowledge who they are.
Yonica:
I appreciated the statement: "an invisible grandfather clause." Staying power and growth not just sticking around because of the pension. Well said.
David
Finding a candidate with some staying power is such an awesome thing. There are a lot of candidates out there who are willing to stick with a good employer, and there are others who are just looking to build their resume.
Though you may find candid…
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All the best with this and I wish you well. I am glad to see you extend the network.
David
Thanks so much for the warm welcome and it is an honor to be part of this group. Please count me in with anything you may do on a local level in Chicago. I am just inside the loop and I am willing to assist in any way possible.
Perry
Thanks for your comment. I have started our employee engagement initiative recently. We have total 135 people in our organization and most of the people are at Sr. Consultant and consultant level. I would like to know what you h engagement ave done at your organization as part of employee engagement initiative.
Currently I am working on following area as part of our engagement initiative:
Training & Development
Career Development
Improving Performance Management Systems
Regular communication between HR team and Employee
Job Satisfaction
Work-life balance
Equal Opportunity
I would like to know your suggestion.
Welcome to the employee engagement network. I am pleased you joined and look forward to hearing more about your interest or involvement in employee engagement. Please feel free to contribute and to ask for what you need.
David