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STORIES THAT COACH :*: THE CHAINS OF BELIEF :*:
As I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg.
No chains, no cages. It was obvious ...
Dear Murali
Good Insights and very innovative!
Truely impressed with your analysis and perspectives on Employee Engagement.
I personally feel HR needs to use "different strokes for different folks". I mean the HR Demographics needs to be catego...
A very good story, thanks for the learning provided.
Rupesh Reddy.
Very good & inspiring story.Indeed true to the core.Thanks
Good one, Venka. Thanks for sharing.
Terry
THE OLD CARPENTER AND HIS OWN HOUSE
“Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result”
This is a story of an elderly carpenter who had been working for a contractor for the past 53 ye...
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 7:39am on June 23, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- Venka:
I appreciate how welcoming you have been to other members. Thanks for creating more of a community here.
David
- At 9:17pm on June 22, 2009,
David Zinger said…
- Venka:
It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to the employee engagement network. I am thrilled to see how engaged you have already been with this network. I very much appreciate a person who jumps into the conversations and interactions. Let me know if I can assist you.
David
- At 6:33am on June 20, 2009,
Bobby said…
- Thanks for welcoming Venkat, look forward to sharing and learning through your experiences and some of the best EE practices.
Thanks again
- At 7:48am on June 19, 2009,
V V S DATT said…
- Thanks for welcoming Mr. Reddy. I look forward to great learning from this forum
.I am sure all of us agree that Employee engagement needs substantial attention of HR managers in order to optimize the employee output and to ensure job satisfaction.
- At 10:47am on June 18, 2009,
Dr. Scott Kimball said… - Welcome Venka. I have done some work in Mumbai with Reliance Industries. Employee Engagement is certainly driving results in India. Welcome to the network!
Scott Kimball
Profile Information
- Who are you?
- HR Professional having 14 years experience in service industry currently working in Patni Computers as Senior Manager - Business HR. HR is my passion.
- What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
- Understanding and implementing in my organisation
- Where are you located?
- Mumbai
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STORIES THAT COACH :*: THE CHAINS OF BELIEF :*:
STORIES THAT COACH :*: THE CHAINS OF BELIEF :*:
As I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg.
No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. I saw a trainer near by and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.
"Well," he said, "w… Continue
As I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg.
No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. I saw a trainer near by and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.
"Well," he said, "w… Continue
Posted on June 25, 2009 at 3:12pm —
THE OLD CARPENTER AND HIS OWN HOUSE
THE OLD CARPENTER AND HIS OWN HOUSE
“Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result”
This is a story of an elderly carpenter who had been working for a contractor for the past 53 years. He had built many beautiful houses but now as he was getting old, he wanted to retire and lead a leisurely life with his family. So, he goes to the contractor and tells him about his plan of retiring. The contractor feels sad at the prospect… Continue
“Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result”
This is a story of an elderly carpenter who had been working for a contractor for the past 53 years. He had built many beautiful houses but now as he was getting old, he wanted to retire and lead a leisurely life with his family. So, he goes to the contractor and tells him about his plan of retiring. The contractor feels sad at the prospect… Continue
Posted on June 19, 2009 at 3:57am — 3 Comments
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An engaging look at some words of wisdom. Which statements do you believe fits best for employee engagement?
Excellent - thanks Heather!!
I summarized some high-level thought leadership from firms such as DDI, McKinsey, Towers Perrin, and Hewitt in my latest blog post. These are all papers from the last several months discussing engagement: bit.ly/3a4uft
I know that Towers Perrin a...
Thanks a lot for your help !
I actually did have a look on Gallup's 12 Questions, the only worry is that it measures more the enablers of employee engagement than employee engagement itself. I have however grouped the items into themes, and only o...
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