Archive for November, 2009

Giving thanks for engagement

November 23rd, 2009

Of course, this week — Thursday, specifically — is not the only time to be thankful for whatever level of happy-thanksgivingemployee engagement your business enjoys.

But, hey, now is a well-publicized time for thanks. So let me offer you my 10 Engagement Thankfuls. I am tremendously grateful for my

Realization that employee engagement really is the pivotal source of people doing their jobs better and better.
Discovery that the true starting point for engagement [...]

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Creative employee engagement: what a difference a change makes

November 23rd, 2009

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Photo by Sandy Austin

Our theme has been creativity and engagement. Postings have dealt with gathering ideas and preparing for failure. Here’s something else for the mix.

Consider this activity for yourself, if you want to find better/different ways to approach an action that gives you difficulty.

And consider this activity for your team, to apply to specific assignments when they encounter difficulty.

Choose a job action/project [...]

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Creative employee engagement: be prepared

November 20th, 2009

It’s established that creativity is a part of engagement.Broken pencil

And it’s established that being engaged generates being creative.

I offer an easy-to-use activity to open the creative flow and generate employee engagement. Recognize, please, that as your team applies the activity, they are engaging. Certainly, the results of the activity–performance improvements–are party to engagement also.

Select an upcoming task or project the team is about to take on.

Quickly—in brainstorm [...]

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