February 8th, 2011
Conversations come in two main “flavors” — reactive and collaborative. Reactive conversations undermine communication between individuals or teams, while collaborative conversations enhance it. Reactive conversations build walls, while collaborative conversations build bridges.
(Richard Eppel, Strategic Momentum)
Conversations provides the critical crux of engagement within an organization.Whether we mean “employee
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engagement” or “team engagement” or “organizational engagement”, successful engagement is essential to [...]
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December 1st, 2010
Rosa Parks made her stand 55 years ago. Today.
Ms Parks refused to surrender her seat on a Montgomery, AL, city bus. As a result of Ms Parks demonstration that she was free to hold her seat, she
Was arrested and convicted of disorderly conduct,
Inspired a 381 day boycott of the Montgomery bus system,
Gave rise to Rev. Martin Luther King’s emergence as a civil rights leader,
Sparked [...]
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Tags: Communication, Employee Engagement, inspiration
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November 29th, 2010
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Engagement in one’s work is exciting. It generates senses of accomplishment, achievement, commitment…and making a difference.
Excitement stimulates energy: physical, mental and emotional.
Excitement heightens enthusiasm: the good feeling of “this makes a difference”.
Excitement impacts others: positive experience can be contagious in work situations.
What can you and your workforce do to experience more excitement and more engagement?
Three suggestions to link excitement and engagement:
Introduce “excitement” into the vocabulary. Encourage people to [...]
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