Ian,
Nice to see you back here. It motivated me to pull out the interview from March of last year and read your writing on brand engagement. I have created a new model for engagement where personal engagement and organizational or brand engagement are two key dimensions. The Canadian prairies are chugging along very well but it seems lots of other places are quite hard hit. I am off to Barcelona in 3 weeks and looking forward to hearing more firsthand accounts of the European situation.
David
One other point, I came across an employee engagement job in the UK. You might want to pass on to someone you know who might be interested. Click her for details.
I sent your name to Julien Salvi who is conducting an Employee Engagement Conference in Barcelona in late April. I thought he might be interested in your work.
Thanks for saying Hello. Its great to get such a warm welcome and I look forward to sharing ideas with you on this network.
Best wishes,
Vandy
At 1:41pm on November 14, 2008, Anna Farmery said…
Though I get interviewed regularly, it is not usually on my own show...that was weird. There is something very strange about being a guest on your own show. Hoping to get it edited this weekend....may only leave a couple of minutes, me saying hello and then goodbye!
Thanks for asking, not bad actually! I am blessed in that I come from a background of event production, so I can deliver pure EE projects but also get a lot of work from those looking for someone to head an EE project which needs to bring everyone together at an event to deliver its purpose.
How are things with you?
You're right of course that these are hard times for discretionary spend and we'd be foolish not to bear that in mind. On the other hand though, I think it could be argued that for those companies that wish to come out the other side of a recession, EE is not a discretionary measure! Big companies making lots of redundancies need to be sure they have the right employees left in place - and working in the right way if they want to grow stronger.
Ian,
I am so pleased to see how involved you are in the Employee Engagement Network. I appreciate your contributions and input very much and you certainly make a difference on this network.
David
Ian - well, you were in the Club once...and it sounds like you're 'young at heart' which makes you an instant friend to me. We need as many innovators in this game as possible. I look forward to working and thinking with you.
Hi Ian, Stephen has just kicked off a serious question (!) - how can we turn the recession in the UK into an advantage?
Or possibly as your are a main player in the game, is this not time to be strategizing about employee engagement as a profession. I am always very impressed by the way positive psychologists set out to institutionalize positive psychology and put their strategic plan on the web for all to see.
My dear Ian,
Please watch for my next blog on the Employee Engagement Network which is called, "Phil, Phil...have you no heart?" It's about the mental recession in a nation of whimps as proselytized by former Senator Phil Gramm last week. I think you will find our cultures are moving in lock step as we are joined at the hip by media needy for eyes and ears and politicians grasping for votes.
P.S. I hope you saw blog #1 which we posted last week and it's called "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished". Writing blogs is turning out to be much more fun than writing books because you can use humor, sarcasm, and personal anecdotes!
Thought it was too much of a coincidence for me not to ask. We overlapped briefly at Smythe Dorward Lambert. Glad you're working together. I know she enjoyed her tme there.
I guess if the crime rate is getting worse and the only prospect at the top is a convicted criminal - it seems fairly bleak. But I've always believed that SA has too many global corporations to head into absolute chaos. Easier to be objective when you're not living through the issues daily though! Aren't any of the diversity and fast track programmes making a difference?
Ruimsig is in the West Rand close to Krugersdorp North. Less sleep gives me more time for studies BUT must say it is not easy. South Africa not doing great - hope to immigrate soon.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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Hello Paul:
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Bob
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Nice to see you back here. It motivated me to pull out the interview from March of last year and read your writing on brand engagement. I have created a new model for engagement where personal engagement and organizational or brand engagement are two key dimensions. The Canadian prairies are chugging along very well but it seems lots of other places are quite hard hit. I am off to Barcelona in 3 weeks and looking forward to hearing more firsthand accounts of the European situation.
David
One other point, I came across an employee engagement job in the UK. You might want to pass on to someone you know who might be interested. Click her for details.
David
I sent your name to Julien Salvi who is conducting an Employee Engagement Conference in Barcelona in late April. I thought he might be interested in your work.
David
Thanks for saying Hello. Its great to get such a warm welcome and I look forward to sharing ideas with you on this network.
Best wishes,
Vandy
Sorry, haven't come across an Anita Kerrigar. Had a quick look on Google/Facebook/LinkedIn without any luck either.
Regards,
Rosie
Thanks for asking, not bad actually! I am blessed in that I come from a background of event production, so I can deliver pure EE projects but also get a lot of work from those looking for someone to head an EE project which needs to bring everyone together at an event to deliver its purpose.
How are things with you?
You're right of course that these are hard times for discretionary spend and we'd be foolish not to bear that in mind. On the other hand though, I think it could be argued that for those companies that wish to come out the other side of a recession, EE is not a discretionary measure! Big companies making lots of redundancies need to be sure they have the right employees left in place - and working in the right way if they want to grow stronger.
Sam
I am so pleased to see how involved you are in the Employee Engagement Network. I appreciate your contributions and input very much and you certainly make a difference on this network.
David
Or possibly as your are a main player in the game, is this not time to be strategizing about employee engagement as a profession. I am always very impressed by the way positive psychologists set out to institutionalize positive psychology and put their strategic plan on the web for all to see.
Cheers
Jo
I've just set up an UK group to help us network. Would you like to join?
Cheers
Jo
Please watch for my next blog on the Employee Engagement Network which is called, "Phil, Phil...have you no heart?" It's about the mental recession in a nation of whimps as proselytized by former Senator Phil Gramm last week. I think you will find our cultures are moving in lock step as we are joined at the hip by media needy for eyes and ears and politicians grasping for votes.
P.S. I hope you saw blog #1 which we posted last week and it's called "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished". Writing blogs is turning out to be much more fun than writing books because you can use humor, sarcasm, and personal anecdotes!
Ruimsig is in the West Rand close to Krugersdorp North. Less sleep gives me more time for studies BUT must say it is not easy. South Africa not doing great - hope to immigrate soon.
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