Engagement is about capturing the hearts and minds of your team, open your heart and show you believe in them and truly care about them as people and they will move mountains.
I recently heard Richard Barrett put the paradigm shift this way: "Business is a wholly owned subsidiary of society." Organizations need to focus on their value to all individuals and their contribution to the greater good of all- not just their e...
A recent favorite of mine is Igniting Inspiration by J Marshal Roberts. It is a manual for creating messages that inspire- certainly a central challenge for leaders wanting to engage employees:http://bit.ly/Twmkd
Help for organizations committed ...
Agnes,
The thing that jumps to mind for me is whole-system change interventions, most notably integrating Appreciative Inquiry processes such as summits and dialogues. This has worked at thousands of organizations of all stripes. The AI commons i...
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.
Hi Kevin,
I would give values measurement a try. You can measure underlying values and beliefs that drive behavior on 7 levels of consciousness. We find this adds invaluable insight to the employee engagement measures. Armed with both sets of mea...
There seems to be mixed results going on. Quantum Workplace recently found decreasing scores in 2 out of 3 companies their Best Places to Work survey year over year. The fascinating thing was that nearly a third did continue to rise and there are ...
Lois,
We have developed a program specifically aimed at helping companies recover after a RIF. A recent study by Leadership IQ of 4,712 RIF survivors in 318 firms revealed that 74% of the survivors feel their productivity has deceased since the r...
I am a partner at Leadership Beyond Limits, LLC a consulting and coaching firm dedicated to transforming workplaces into catalysts for human flourishing.I also do True Purpose coaching for leaders and change agents who want to make a bigger difference in the world.
What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
Consulting and coaching services and solutions for high employee engagement
Tom,
I may be around later next week, not sure with summer vacations and 3 children what my exact schedule is for now.
David
At 8:42pm on February 11, 2009, David Zinger said…
Tom:
I am very pleased you joined us. I visited your site and was impressed with the breadth and depth of work that you do in relationship to engagement. I trust you will find what you are looking for here and that you will feel comfortable contributing your perspectives and experiences. Let me know how I can be of assistance.
Leigh - I was very closely involved in a reshaping of an EE survey for over 100,000 staff. I hesitate to reply as my experiences stem from a large organisation and most of what I can offer is regrettably on the don'ts and tending towards the usele...
Jonena Relth Working with my staff to get our newest version of ABD software released in January. Version 9.3 - nice to know our customers keep buying!
Thanks Ben, that is really useful. I have to admit to not having had chance to read this myself yet. I was just forwarded the link by a journalist friend who thought it might be of interest. It's good to get the opportunity to hear somebody else v...
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...