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The Cost of a Disengaged Employee

March 24, 2012 by Jacob Morgan
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I’ve had a lot of interesting discussions lately around employee collaboration and one of the topics I’ve been having conversations around is employee engagement. Now before I go into more detail I want to stress that engagement in this case doesn’t refer to activity on a platform such as submitting ideas, commenting, sharing status updates or anything else of that nature. [read more]

TEDx Catch the Buzz: Employee Engagement and Engaging Honeybees, Really!

March 4, 2012 by David Zinger
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Here is my TEDxManitoba talk on the work I am doing with honeybees and the connections between honeybees and humans paired with engagement, organization, and community. This is very experimental and an example of thinking differently inside the hive. I trust this work will give us living lenses to examine employee engagement, our... [read more]

3 Questions to ask Before Employee Engagement Wisdom Gets Lost

July 27, 2011 by David Zinger
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Google+, LinkedIn, employee surveys...use these 3 questions to get back to basics on employee engagement. [read more]

Are your employees aware of your Social Media Policy?

April 6, 2010 by Editor Bloggertone
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There has been so much written about Social Media Policies in recent times, specifically around whether they are needed and what they should contain.  These points however are not going to be the focus of this blog post, as I don’t want to stray too far.   Rather I would like to use this post to open a discussion about how... [read more]

Where do you find the ROI for listening to your employees?

March 11, 2010 by Zane Safrit
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With growing topline revenue. Companies who listen to and engage their employees for ideas and suggestions, recognize them for their work, hear/see what their strengths are and their dreams...are companies who grow. Those that don't, don't. Ask GM. Sure, I could wordsmith the above into a more eloquent presentation. I could gather up... [read more]

Daily Engagement: Baseline Data and Goal Setting

February 28, 2010 by David Zinger
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Employee Engagement: The Walden 2.010 Project – Week 8. Daily employee engagement. This is a weekly reporting of a one year project monitoring, measuring, and assessing daily employee engagement. You can see the  original project plan, intention, measures and tools by  clicking here. Week 8: Baseline Data and Goal Setting... [read more]

Listen...so your profits grow

February 16, 2010 by Zane Safrit
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Raise your hand, privately where you’re reading this post, if you want more profits? ( Okay-y-y...almost everyone. ) Clap your hand if you are looking for that one lever that can generate more profits? And you want to see data to support this claim? Clap twice. Here it is. Listen. No, that’s it. Listen. To those who generate the... [read more]

It's your employees' reality that matters.

November 3, 2009 by Zane Safrit
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Stephen Lynch, COO of Results.com offers 5 Warning Signs that Predict Failure. They are: Failure to Confront Reality Lack of Trust Power Politics Wrong People on the Bus Lack of an Effective System of Execution. The last one makes me laugh... darkly. It says to me that... even if you confronted reality, had built a... [read more]

Employee Engagement MacLeod Review: This is Required Reading

July 16, 2009 by David Zinger
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Engaging for Success: Enhancing Performance through Employee Engagement. Here is a great UK report on Employee Engagement. Watch this short video by David MacLeod: Click here for a free copy of the 157 page PDF report. I will read this report and write a longer report in the near future. Link to original post [read more]

What, Really, Is Employee Engagement?

April 30, 2009 by Steve Roesler
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How do you define Employee Engagement?It's easy to toss the phrase du jour around in meeting rooms and cubicles; but when it comes to commitment and action, there has to be a common understanding of what we're really talking about.The more I watch Employee Engagement discussed, the more I realize that the people in the room are coming... [read more]

Employee Engagement & Excellence

April 23, 2009 by Lisa Haneberg
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I did a webinar on employee engagement today. In it I offered the following premises:People get things done.How well people do things varies.Excellence is discretionary.Excellence is required to help a an organization get through tough times. All hearts and minds on deck.Employee engagement is the ONLY fuel you have for producing... [read more]

Chairman, CEO, President and Founder

August 12, 2008 by AlexanderMuse
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Why not add ‘master of your domain’ while you are at it.  Really?  Ask yourself, do I need all of those titles?  I really doubt it, especially if you are involved in a startup.  Here at Big in Japan we decided to allow employees to pick their own title (i.e. as long as it wasn’t traditional).  For example, my... [read more]

Hostmanship Revisited

August 4, 2008 by David Zinger
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Hostmanship is a reprint of a great concept from April 24, 2007. When hostmanship occurs I think their is both employee engagement and customer engagement. Read the article to learn more and learn where you can get additional resources on this topic. Service is no longer good enough. Hostmanship has raised the level of how we... [read more]

Can You Talk Employee Engagement?

July 4, 2008 by David Zinger
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Care for a Chat? There are now 99 Forum Topics at the Employee Engagement Network. Come join us in our discussions. Here is a list of our latest 20 discussions. Don’t forget, we have 79 more if one of these discussions doesn’t evoke conversation. Of course you can always start your own forum and move us into 100 conversations.... [read more]

Zinger love Zander: Shining Eyes of Engagement

June 27, 2008 by David Zinger
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Fantastic Video on Zander: Creating Shining Eyes for Employee Engagement.   by David Zinger I love TED talks and I love Benjamin Zander. Combine the two and you will watch one of the most inspiring videos you could ever imagine. Yes, Zander is talking about classical music but just substitute the word employee engagement each time... [read more]

Office War: The Rules and Fools of Engagement

June 22, 2008 by David Zinger
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I came across the 5 minute video called The Great Office War. See what can happen from 4:30 to 5:00 when we fail to work together…as I.T. and Sales have an all out battle: Link to original post [read more]

Beyond Friendship Fluff: Vital Friends by Tom Rath

June 17, 2008 by David Zinger
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Quick Review: Vital Friends (Book 2 of 3)   by David Zinger 3 Reviews and 1 interview. The next 2 posts will review 2 books by Tom Rath that are essential reading for anyone involved in employee engagement. The fourth post in this series will be an exclusive interview with Tom Rath about his work. Get... [read more]

21 Sure-Fire Ways Leaders Can Energize Themselves for Work

June 13, 2008 by David Zinger
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21 Ways Leaders Can Energize Themselves for Employee Engagement   by David Zinger The leader as pilot light. Energized and engaged leaders are essential in effective employee engagement approaches within organizations. To be an effective model of employee engagement leaders must monitor, develop, enhance, and ignite their... [read more]

A True Story: Transforming Disengagement Into Employee Engagement

June 2, 2008 by David Zinger
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Transformation from Disengagement to Employee Engagement   by David Zinger Speech is civilization itself. The word, even the most contradictory word, preserves contact — it is silence which isolates. ~ Thomas Mann Many organizations fear the voices they may hear in social media and what employees may say publicly about their own... [read more]

Tribal Leadership: An Interview with Dave Logan

May 30, 2008 by David Zinger
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Employee Engagement: Author Interview   by David Zinger This is an interview with Dave Logan, one of the authors of the book, Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization. Explain what you mean that the more your develop yourself as a leader the less of a leader you are? Business books on... [read more]

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