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Focus on gratitude

admin — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:33:17 +0000

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Gratitude and engagement are definitely linked. Consider, please:

Being grateful has emotional rewards. Being engaged offers emotional stimulation. Gratitude expressions are well received. Engagement demonstrations are positively viewed. Giving thanks generates more to be thankful for. Engaging gives more reason (desire) to engage. “Thank you” is an engaging statement. Positive engagement generates “Thank you’s.”

Can you think of other links between gratitude and engagement? Please leave a comment.

Helping teams engage

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:20:48 +0000

Strong, successful team effort in a business creates these positive results:

Increased productivity: efficiency + effectiveness. Enhanced employee satisfaction and motivation. Expanded margins: reduced expenses and increased revenues. Improved recruitment and retention of talent.

No argument that each of those is good for the business.

Let’s take yesterday’s posting about NetApp’s strong “culture of engagement” a step further. Let’s look at specific approaches to team enhancement…thanks to team engagement…productively followed by [...]

D.I.Y. employee engagement: have a T.E.A. party

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:01:05 +0000

Anyone will tell you motivation is the first step to increase your engagement.

But it can be hard to hold on to that desire. And it can be hard to make it make you stay engaged or be more engaged. Or it can fool you into thinking you must already be engaged.

Enough and’s, but’s, and or’s.

Create the opportunity that gives you reasons and ways to ramp up your engagement.

Here’s one idea.

Invite up [...]

5 TEQ’s, as in Team Engagement Questions

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:03:27 +0000

Employee engagement extends to team engagement.Â Team engagement strengths the team. The stronger the team, the better the company.

Try Team Engagement Questions.

If you’re a manager, create situations in which employees frequently/regularly ask one another these questions. If you’re an employee, take it on yourself. Begin to ask your associates these questions. Notice types of responses you receive. Notice how responses change in time. (Of course, I’m expecting you [...]

Let Your Weight Down

admin — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:08:48 +0000

Pretty impossible to be part of a successful team and not be engaged in contributing to the team. Pretty impossible for a team to be successful unless its members trust one another.