At 7:15am on September 11, 2009, Michael Rose said…
Thanks Peter. I wrote a book on Recognition a few years ago (Recognising Performance, published by CIPD). I am updating and expanding it and it is due to be published in about 12 months' time. I hope that I can pick up some points for inclusion from this group, but if you have any references or other suggestions I would be grateful. Regards Michael
Thank you for the welcome. I'm looking forward to being part of this group. Will you be attending the Motivation Show in Chicago? Hopefully we can meet at that time. I'm enrolled in the CRP course at the show.
Thanks Peter! My co-worker, Bridget Dahlgren will actually be the one attending RPI this year. She will be exhibiting as well, so you can find her in the Crystal D booth!
Thanks again and I'm glad to be a member of this group!
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.
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.
Only hire people with passion for what they do; create a work environment that fosters and facilitates the expression of that passion and use a communication style that makes it safe to stretch, fail and grow.
Managers or Supervisors can engage employees by demonstrating little acts of kindness for absolutely no reason at all. eg. Can I help you carry that? Is there anything I can get for you? etc. etc.
For great managers, the path toward engaging employees and keeping them engaged begins with asking them what they want and what is important in order to be effective in their roles.