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Thanks too Alan but the title for me indicates that this view of engagement is simply another book of tricks to manipulate the workforce.
The quote " ‘how do I get people to do what I need them to do" indicates that the author is approaching the ...
In the report there were only two definitions of engagement.
One was that it was something to do to the workforce to make them accept something else that management wanted to do to them that they might object to, like a pay cut, shorter hours or r...
Jason
You are looking in the wrong end of the gun.
Peter A Hunter
www.breakingthemould.co.uk
Jill
What would perhaps be of greatest value would be resources that showed you how workforces were engaged and what happened when they were.
Fish answers one question, what happens when a workforce is engaged, but it happened as a result of the a...
Absolutely bang on Ben, you have it in a nutshell.
Jason, There is a silver bullet but it is not one that you can fire at the workforce to engage them.
The bullet is fired at management and its purpose is to find out what managers are doing the di...
Ghazi
This is not a new construct. It is a new application of the word engagement that fits a way of managing people that was written about most notably, fifty years ago by Douglas McGregor, in "The Human Side of Enterprise" in which he described ...
We still have to be careful Richard.
This report appears to condone the idea that Engagement is something that managers do to people to make them do something that they want.
Is that the version of Engagement that we want convey?
Or do we want th...
John,
What sparked me? Good question. I learned early from my father that there is a God and that he is a good guy who made everything good. That means that what is truly good is good for everything and everybody. (My Dad demonstrated this to me ...
Hi Ben
I've taken a look at some of your articles in addition to reading the above. Essentially I recognise what you've identified and accept that if someone implements your suggestions they should achieve better outcomes - and have great followe...
John,
A few comments to yours.
Environment? I don't actually like the word since it is too amorphous. We need to talk about the elements of support I mentionned and how to do each of those in such a way to meet the very highest standards. Suppor...
Ben
thanks for a great and comprehensive reply. I think I see what you are getting at - a firm, department or team can only be as good as the combined total output of its staff.
And the boss has the responsibility for creating the environment in...
John,
Thanks for your interest. I will try my best to be brief.
Let's look at responsibilities.
It is the boss' responsibility to provide to employees training, tools, parts, material, procedures, direction, policies, information, discipline, t...
Hi Ben
I'm interested in understanding a bit more about your perspective here - particularly your points about approaching the employee as if they are more important than the boss and 'stop dictating to employees and start serving them'.
I note ...
John,
To get complete engagement with most employees unleashing their full potential of creativity, innovation, productivity, motivation, and commitment, we need more than a series of conversations. We need to approach the employee as if they are...
Peter
this is the problem in many organisations and with many (but not all managers) and most, but perhaps not all politicians. Don't forget it was the politicians who commissioned the McLeod report, so perhaps its not too surprising that the aut...
I completely understand where you're coming from Peter. I just got off a conference call where the tone about our career development initiatives was something the organization was "doing" to the employees rather than they actively being a part of ...
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- Who are you?
- f you have ever experienced or learnt something which you then knew was instinctively right - you will never have forgotten it.
Peter Hunter learned something years ago which, regrettably, most of us have still yet to learn.
When we do - once we have understood the simplicity of 'Breaking the Mould' - it will transform our lives forever!
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- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- Author, Writer, Speaker, implementer,
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Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 3:36pm on July 3, 2009,
David Zinger said… - Peter,
Thanks for adding the video. I was informed, inspired, and encouraged by the message.
David
- At 10:38pm on March 22, 2009,
Judy Nelson said… - Hi Peter,
Let's shoot for friday, April 3rd, 7 a.m. my time. I used to have Skype and working on reinstalling. Will let you know. If you send me your regular email, I will send you some sample questions (that I rarely stick to!) You don't have to do anything except have a relaxed conversation with me. I believe I mentioned that you can listen to earlier shows at www.coachjudynelson.com/radioshow.htm.
my email is: Judy@coachjudynelson.com
best,
Judy
- At 11:25am on March 20, 2009,
Judy Nelson said…
- I'm assuming you are in London? so you are 8 hours ahead of California time. I could do Friday April 3rd, 7, 8 or 9 a.m my time; 3, 4 or 5 p.m. your time. same times on Tuesday, April 7 or Friday April 10. any of those work for you?
j
- At 10:49am on March 20, 2009,
Judy Nelson said…
- I have to challenge your self-assessent about your not being a leader and would love to explore that concept on my show. How do you know if you are a leader? What makes a great leader? and, can anyone be a great leader if they don't engage their employees?! It might also be fun to explore differences between a Brit and a Yank about leadership.
If you're willing to do the show, send some dates that you'd be available. Then we can figure out the time difference.
Judy
- At 9:52am on March 20, 2009,
Judy Nelson said…
- Hi Peter.
I'm very impressed with your website and your ideas. I have a weekly web radio talk show called "Leading the Way to Success." It focuses on how people become leaders. (You can listen to nearly 100 recorded interviews at www.coachjudynelson.com/radioshow.htm.) I think you would be a fun guest and would like to invite you to join me on one of the shows.
Very easy, all by phone, only 45 minutes long. After the show, I can send you the link if you wanted to use the interview on a website, etc.
Let me know if you are interested.
Judy@CoachJudyNelson.com
- At 8:09am on March 13, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- All the best with your mould breaking and once the mould is broken what wonderful new structures/communities we can create. Interesting there is no "u" in mould in the United States but we in Canada keep the "u" in...something like there is no "I" in team.
Okay enough word play and back to work.
- At 10:24pm on February 26, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- Peter:
Welcome to the network. I love the address for your website: breaking the mould. Hopefully the mould will be broken as people engage more fully in all that they do. I look forward to your involvement in the network.
David
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Angela,
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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.
I'm a reporter seeking employers that have done employee engagement surveys. I'd like to locate people at small- to mid-sized companies where you've wrestled with how to write effective questions that actually get at engagement (as opposed to yet ...
(This blog post accompanied a recent presentation to an employers annual conference on productivity and engagement, and whether or not Social Media has a negative impact)
A common workplace perception is that social media is a waste of time, so w...
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