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"…
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Added by Terrence Seamon on September 30, 2009 at 8:52am —
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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…
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Added by Terrence Seamon on September 15, 2009 at 4:14pm —
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Imagine engaging your entire organization in strategic thinking conversations?
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/555919/?sc=dwhn
Terry
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Added by Terrence Seamon on September 9, 2009 at 12:19pm —
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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
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Added by Terrence Seamon on September 1, 2009 at 9:30am —
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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…
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Added by Terrence Seamon on August 13, 2009 at 9:18am —
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At LinkedIn, Melanie Bryan shared a link to an
article about productivity consultant Jim Loehr that is worth reading. Melanie asks: Is managing your energy more productive than managing your time?
It's a good question.
I especially like this quote from Loehr:
"It’s not how many hours you put in with a client or on a project. It’s the quantity and quality of your energy — your focus and force — that determine whether that time is valuable. We c…
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Added by Terrence Seamon on August 7, 2009 at 12:54pm —
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Came across a good little
article about the importance of treating people better, not worse, in this bad economy.
Makes sense, right?
The sad fact is that many Managers covey an attitude toward their staffs that can be summed up: "Be thankful you still have a job." The unstated sub-title being, "And don't screw anything up, or you'll be o…
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Added by Terrence Seamon on July 22, 2009 at 8:09am —
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A couple weeks ago, a friend of mine sent this message: "Nice weather. No job. Life is good." Not exactly a haiku, but refreshing. What a great attitude, in the face of the worst economic downturn of our lives.
If you were to write your own haiku-like message about your situation, what would it be?
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Added by Terrence Seamon on May 9, 2009 at 5:20pm —
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It's tough out there in this downturn if you have lost your job. However, there is a very bright spot. It's people helping one another. One manifestation is the
JobAngels idea started by Mark Stelzner.
Another is the job search support group phenomenon where little groups are springing up all over the country, designed by the members, for the members. I've helped to start
one…
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Added by Terrence Seamon on April 1, 2009 at 8:56am —
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I've been so busy that I forgot to publicize here at the EE Network that I've recently started a new series at my
blog, Here We Are. Now What?, called Leading in the Crisis, where already there are several entries including:
- Steve
Roesler on Engaging people during crisis
- Kelley…
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Added by Terrence Seamon on March 1, 2009 at 3:17pm —
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I just launched
Engaging Voices, a series of guest bloggers at my blog
Here We Are. Now What? First guest: our own
David Zinger.
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Added by Terrence Seamon on January 14, 2009 at 9:48am —
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Legendary CEO Jack Welch is known for a number of his management concepts and practices, including the
4 E Model that talks about several key aspects of leaders:
Energy - Leaders have high energy
Energizers - Leaders know how to energize others to perform
Edge - Leaders have a competitive edge
Execute - Leaders can get stuff done
Interestingly, another E,
engaging people, is not there. Maybe it's "in there" somewhere, perhaps under…
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Added by Terrence Seamon on December 16, 2008 at 12:58pm —
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What are you doing to keep your spirits up? The spirits of others?
For many people, this is a very special time of year. It always has been so for me. And even having been downsized three weeks ago, I still eagerly anticipate Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, and New Year's.
Articles have appeared in the past week about the fate of holiday office parties. Some are being cut back to a more modest scale; some are being cut out all together.
I sent an email to several of my former colleagues who were…
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Added by Terrence Seamon on November 21, 2008 at 8:30am —
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