Terrence Seamon's Groups
-
Engagement for the Gre...
2 members
-
Employee Recognition
74 members
-
High Potentials and Su...
5 members
-
Social media in the wo...
60 members
-
Research on EE
78 members
Terrence Seamon's Discussions
A case against EE?
Replied Oct 24
Here We Are. Now What?
Loading feed
Welcome to Terrence Seamon's Page
Latest Activity
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?
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?
- Professionally, I have been a Training & Organization Development Guy for over 25 years. In a nutshell, I'm a facilitator, blogger, and transitionist.
Currently I am seeking opportunity in the Training field. Three of my natural strengths that I love are Communicating, Facilitating, and Designing.
Recently, I was a Career Transition Consultant with The Ayers Group, helping executives and professionals to galvanize their job searches.
Prior to that, was Portfolio Manager, for Management & Leadership Development, at the American Management Association.
I joined this network because I believe that employee engagement hinges on Managers.
My greatest accomplishment in life is the two sons that my wife Joan and I have raised. I am so proud of who they are becoming.
My greatest desire is to see peace on earth and I feel called to apply my gifts to that goal.
My approach is "One Small Thing" every day. If all of us did one small thing every day, we would change the world.
PS - See that cute curly haired gal in my photo? That's my love Joan, my bride of over 25 years and running. We are standing near the beach in Galway, Ireland.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- I started a new social network on ning called The Heart of Meaningful Work - http://heartofmeaningfulwork.ning.com/
- Website:
- http://learningvoyager.blogspot.com
- Where are you located?
- New Jersey
The Heart of Meaningful Work
I recently started a new social network on ning called The Heart of Meaningful Work. I envision it as a cousin to the Employee Engagement Network.
The economic downturn we are still experiencing has caused many people to question and explore the meaning of work in their lives. Is it enough to work to live, to pay the bils, and put the kids through college? Maybe it is, for now. But do we work for another reason? Is there a higher purpose to our work?
How can we discover our calling in life? That's what I'm hoping to share and discuss at The Heart of Meaningful Work. If you find this interesting, you are invited to join. I look forward to seeing you there.
The economic downturn we are still experiencing has caused many people to question and explore the meaning of work in their lives. Is it enough to work to live, to pay the bils, and put the kids through college? Maybe it is, for now. But do we work for another reason? Is there a higher purpose to our work?
How can we discover our calling in life? That's what I'm hoping to share and discuss at The Heart of Meaningful Work. If you find this interesting, you are invited to join. I look forward to seeing you there.
Terrence Seamon's Blog
Highly Engaged Parishes
Are any of you involved with engagement at your place of worship?
I've been asked by my pastor to work with him, his staff and other lay leaders on a parish-wide engagement initiative. To help get everyone's thinking juices flowing, we are all reading a book called Growing An Engaged Church by Albert L. Winseman, published by Gallup Press.
I like Winseman's subtitle: How to stop "Doing Church"… Continue
I've been asked by my pastor to work with him, his staff and other lay leaders on a parish-wide engagement initiative. To help get everyone's thinking juices flowing, we are all reading a book called Growing An Engaged Church by Albert L. Winseman, published by Gallup Press.
I like Winseman's subtitle: How to stop "Doing Church"… Continue
Posted on September 30, 2009 at 8:52am —
Drucker on Engagement
Dr Bill Cohen, a disciple of the late great Peter Drucker, has a blog entry on his teacher's model of engagement.
There are four key points:
1. Hire & Promote carefully
2. Set high standards that challenge people to high levels of performance
3. Provide information so that each employee "knows and understands how what he does contributes to the work of the entire organization, and… Continue
There are four key points:
1. Hire & Promote carefully
2. Set high standards that challenge people to high levels of performance
3. Provide information so that each employee "knows and understands how what he does contributes to the work of the entire organization, and… Continue
Posted on September 15, 2009 at 4:14pm —
Whole Organization Strategic Thinking
Imagine engaging your entire organization in strategic thinking conversations?
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/555919/?sc=dwhn
Terry
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/555919/?sc=dwhn
Terry
Posted on September 9, 2009 at 12:19pm —
Dan Pink talks at TED
Dan Pink has some interesting thoughts on Management, Business, Motivation, and Engagement:
http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html
Thanks to Loretta Donovan for pointing me to this TED Talk.
Terry
http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html
Thanks to Loretta Donovan for pointing me to this TED Talk.
Terry
Posted on September 1, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment
Funny People - Movie Review
Last night, I went to see the new Adam Sandler movie "Funny People" expecting to be entertained. But I didn't expect a movie about engagement.
If you are a fan of Sandler, as I am, you will not find another Zohan or Happy Gilmore or Billy Madison in this new bittersweet comedy from director Judd ("40 Year Old Virgin") Apatow.
Instead, Sandler plays a Hollywood comedy star who has made millions but has lost his vital spark. He is angry, lonely, and lost in middle-age. Plus he has just been told… Continue
If you are a fan of Sandler, as I am, you will not find another Zohan or Happy Gilmore or Billy Madison in this new bittersweet comedy from director Judd ("40 Year Old Virgin") Apatow.
Instead, Sandler plays a Hollywood comedy star who has made millions but has lost his vital spark. He is angry, lonely, and lost in middle-age. Plus he has just been told… Continue
Posted on August 13, 2009 at 9:18am — 1 Comment
About
Latest Activity
Wanted to share this Ivey Business Journal article with network members.
http://www.iveybusinessjournal.com/article.asp?intArticle_id=867
Here is introduction from the website to the author and the content of the article.
Kenneth W. Thomas is a...
In the last few months, employee engagement has been derided by some as nothing more than the latest industry buzzword or HR bandwagon that everyone is rushing to jump on as the as the as the savior of employee loyalty and productivity from the re...
Understand the needs of your employees and make room to accommodate when you can, and be honest about why you can't.
Communicate; honestly, plainly and often.
Create opportunities for autonomy, Give your employees the "what" and let them come up with the "how".
Make time to discuss Expectations: Both, what you expect of your employees and what your employees expect of you.
I have not personally read the UK Government review of employee engagement titled "Engaging for Success".
But a very dear friend of mine, one of the very few people I know who fully understands engagement having done it himself, did review it and...
Our last E-book on one sentence of employee engagement advice was very well received and many people wrote to say how helpful it was. Thank you all for contributing.
It is time to compile our next contribution to employee engagement.
Our commu...
Our last E-book on one sentence of employee engagement advice was very well received and many people wrote to say how helpful it was. Thank you all for contributing.
It is time to compile our next contribution to employee engagement.
Our commu...
Hi Anthony
assume you are aware of the UK Government review of employee engagement? If not here's the link
http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file52215.pdf
Kate
Let’s share favorite quotations that are somehow relevant to business. I frequently include them in letters, e-mails, proposals, and book reviews. They may not always provide a head-snapping revelation but do add some “seasoning” to the prose.
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.
This group is for those who want to learn more about best practice employee recognition and to share ideas on this important engagement tool
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?
Groups
-
Manager Tools for Empl...
194 members
-
Employee Engagement Wr...
79 members
-
Research on EE
78 members
-
Employee Recognition
74 members
-
Engaging Books
72 members
-
Social media in the wo...
60 members
-
Engaging Quotations
54 members
-
Canada
49 members
-
UK
47 members
-
Personal Engagement
33 members
Engage Today. Join the growing employee engagement network.
© 2009 Created by David Zinger on Ning. Create a Ning Network!
Comment Wall (131 comments)
You need to be a member of The Employee Engagement Network to add comments!
Join this Ning Network
I was very pleased with how it came out and how it looks.
David
Thanks- It's great to stay connected with you. This looks like a great discussion group.
Deanne
I look forward to taking some time to tour around the discussion group
I have been asked a question by Terrence which was essentially, how do you figure this out? I would like to offer one example that impacted me greatly.
A while back I had the pleasure to visit the folks over at Zappos. I spend a good deal of my time with Tony Hsieh and Alfred Lin, the two founds, and prior to my visit you would have had to drag me kicking and screaming into a cubicle. NOW I would not work in any other place...
First and foremost to fix employment engagement in any company it starts at the TOP. The owners, managers and leads have to practice what they preach. These are two guys that could be coming to work in a Lear Jet but choose to keep it real. They work side by side with their guys in cubicles that they fix up with anything from stuffed monkeys & coconut trees to scenes out of "Lord of the Rings". They have fun at work vs. the old "divide and conquer attitude my generation has implemented.
Having fun and COMMUNICATION IS KEY: They encourage their guys to use Twitter to stay in touch, interact with each other and this gives them incite as to what are on their employees minds.... Hmmm, this contrary to the "old corporate guard" philosophy. I asked Tony what are the advantages to Social networking on the job his reply was pretty much common sense. He said to me that attrition is a huge dept in any company and when people stop growing and they are not having fun (and one feeds the other) I am going to lose a valuable team member. So, Tony's solution was communication... Twitter is a communication vehicle that would provide a platform for his guys to reach out and find their passion. When they did Tony is now able to effectively help them build a career plan within his company and he employees excellent staff that are skilled in, with a lack of a better term, "On-Boarding" programs. The unique elements that have turned Zappos into a huge success are, in my opinion:
The owners are humble and do not have egos...
They are 100% customer and employee focused...
They encourage communication... growth... and a fun work environment...
Best,
Brad
Best,
Jay
Checking in to see if you were able to get to the book yet. Let me know!
Best,
Jay
Bobby
View All Comments