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I find it really helpful to be solutions oriented. I don't know if I can explain this fully, because it is really about a paradigm shift.
When you are problem oriented, you focus on problems. You look for things going wrong. You want to identify pr…
This group is intended for anyone who wants to help Managers do a better job promoting employee engagement. What skills does a Manager need? What tools can a Manager use?
Profile Information
- Who are you?
- Until recently, I was the manager of Career Services at Health Canada (my profile picture comes from a team retreat we had last summer). I am currently the program manager of Research and HR Metrics. We are trying to encourage evidenced-based HR Management at Health Canada.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- One of my key priorities is determining and fostering employee engagement.
- Website:
- http://hc-sc.gc.ca
- Where are you located?
- In Ottawa, Canada's capital
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 8:05pm on March 26, 2009,
Terrence Seamon said…
- Sandra,
Welcome to the Manager Tools group!
Terry
- At 12:14pm on March 22, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- Hi Sandra,
I always appreciate someone else from Canada joining out network that began in Winnipeg just over a year ago. I hope you will find both value, information, and connection in this 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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