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Focus on confidence

admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:32:08 +0000

6/22.

Job confidence and employee engagement enjoy mutual reinforcement.

As one engages in her work, her confidence increases; as confidence grows, her incentive to engage expands. Providing opportunities and resources to boost either, will boost both. Communicating attention to both likely gives an exponential surge.

A click back through virtually any of the previous 370 posts (Search, Categories and Archives in left sidebar…) will give you ways to generate engagement.

So let’s look [...]

Opportunity rocks! Rocks employee engagement, that is.

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:02:30 +0000

A manager recently said to me, “My people have the opportunity to hold a job. The kind of opportunity you’re talking about seems like parties, celebrations, stuff that takes time and attention away from the real work.”

I apologized for being unclear. The O (for Opportunity) in my C.O.R.E. of Engagement provides a direct link to increased and improved employee engagement. It’s more effective to give [...]

Fair trade show opportunity

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:25:20 +0000

One of the tips offered in the Opportunities to Engage tips list is the Engagement Trade Show. Here are some simple steps to make that happen for your people.

Keep in mind that the purpose of the trade show is to explain and encourage various types of engagement to your employees. Invite ideas and suggestions about topics, presenters, and format from you employees. Schedule for a [...]

The opportunity to retreat…

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:45:32 +0000

Last week I posted C.O.R.E. tips for your Communication, Opportunity, Resources, and Engagement efforts concerning employee engagement.

(You can download these tips at the Kiosk.)

Today, I want to share expanded thoughts on the [...]

8 tips to boost your engagement opportunity

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:46:55 +0000

Tips for opportunities that stimulate employees’ engagement

Outside Speaker. Your community has a wealth of people with experience relevant to the concept of employee engagement. For no more cost than the invitation, you can have them speak for 30-60 minutes to your team. Lunch and Learn. Your employees know what makes them engage…and what prevents their engagement. Structure a regular session for discussion of such topics. Two hints: provide the [...]

Goals and the ‘Big Picture’

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:07:33 +0000

You want your employees’ goals to stick so that your employees reach their goals. In other words, if a goal doesn’t continue to have meaning for an employee, she’s not likely to fulfill it.

Here’s the truth: the more ways she sees value to her goal, the more meaningful the goal is. Seeing her goal as part of a bigger picture can show those different values.

Let me recommend specific and [...]

Giving the manager more to do?

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:54:31 +0000

I know, managers already have more than plenty to do! But it’s a sure bet that these 3 management actions boost engagement by employees. And it’s a fact that engaged employees need less management hand-holding. So, consider

Planning communication. The more often and the more ways a manager talks to an employee, the more opportunities the employees has to feel meaningful, valuable, and appreciated. That means more reasons the [...]

Who says you’re no Google?!

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:17:47 +0000

Fast Company recently reports about Google’s positive financial results in 2009. The primary “good news” figure is Google’s 4Q09 growth in gross revenue of 17% year over year.

Here’s what catches my eye: Google’s Traffic Acquisition Costs. This means that the portion of revenues Google shares with “partners”. That means the money spent having “partners” send traffic to Google. And that figure totaled [...]

This Week’s C.O.R.E.

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:43:33 +0000

Value to the C.O.R.E.

I had great fun assembling this week's four C.O.R.E. ideas.

Here are my wrap-up thoughts:

Figures prove that about 1/4 of an employee population actively engages in the work to be performed and the situation in which to perform.

Interviews and surveys demonstrate that the primary stimulus for engagement–esp. for those employees who do not come to the table ready to engage–is the manager and her/his interaction with the employee.

My C.O.R.E. concept is that four [...]

Resource quickie: the R in C.O.R.E. of Engagement

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:57:21 +0000

I recommend a real expert, of course.

A little outside resource can add oomph to your employee engagement efforts. Here's an easy way to corrall such resources.

Visiting Experts

Last week I suggested you check your locality and select from the abundance of experts. This week I suggest you go beyond that.

Check your business news for individuals with specific expertise that fits the results you want from your employees' engagement.

Contact your area Chamber of Commerce. Contact [...]