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New Wisdom for Employee Engagement »

By David Zinger on Feb 5, 2008 in Books, Disengagement, Employee Engagement, Personal Engagement, Voices in Engagement | 2 Comments

Can we learn anything about employee engagement from the field of improvisation? My answer: absolutely.
But why go with my answer when we have the author of Improv Wisdom here to share insights and practices. Tom Peters, one of the top management speakers/consultants has included Patricia Madson as one of his cool friends for her thoughts [...]

ZENgagement: Inspire Yourself »

By David Zinger on Apr 24, 2007 in Books, Canada, Employee Engagement, Engagement, Personal Engagement | 0 Comments

Inspire yourself. A major inspiration for employee engagement comes from within.  Are you relaxed enough to perform at your best?
Dr. Saul Miller wrote a wonderful little book in 1990. I encourage you to read it if you want to feel freer, lighter, more alive and at ease.
Each of us has a personal connection to an [...]

ZENgagement: Monday Morning Percolator #9 »

By David Zinger on Apr 16, 2007 in Books, Employee Engagement, Engagement, Monday Morning Percolator, Personal Engagement, Techniques | 0 Comments

 
Zen is a practice, psychology, religion, and way of life. I have read Zen books and articles for over 30 years ranging from the poetic and peaceful insights of Thich Nhat Hahn to the raw zen of Chuck Norris.
To practice Zen is to be engaged.
Here is a short excerpt from Thich Nhat Hahn’s, Peace is Every [...]

Employee Engagement: Think-It(2) »

By David Zinger on Mar 9, 2007 in Books, Engagement | 0 Comments

Wake up!
Engaging our jobs intelligently and without resistance does not require that we redefine our entire approach to our livelihood. We can engage our jobs sanely and openly without giving up on success or disregarding our feelings or ambitions. What is required is surprisingly ordinary: simply to be who we are where we are, to [...]

Employee Engagement: Think-It! »

By David Zinger on Feb 28, 2007 in Books, Disengagement, Employee Engagement, Workplace Engagement | 2 Comments

 
They vastness between engagement and disengagement:
Work generally takes up a third of the time available for living. Work is a strange experience: it provides some of the most intense and satisfying moments, it gives a sense of pride and identity, yet it is something most of us are glad to avoid…84 percent of American men and [...]

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #2 »

By David Zinger on Feb 24, 2007 in Books, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Management, Monday Morning Percolator, Workplace Engagement | 0 Comments

A PROMISE MADE…

A promise made is a debt unpaid.  ~Robert Service

 
Perhaps you participated in a values clarification exercise or you tried to apply your organizational values. Maybe you created a lengthy list of your personal values. After you played the training game, studied the organizational values or wrote your list — what did you do then? For many people [...]

Welcome: Start Anywhere »

By David Zinger on Sep 14, 2006 in Books, Engagement, Personal Engagement, Techniques, Workplace Engagement | 1 Comment

Welcome
This site is devoted to the principles, practices, lessons, ideas, news, and tips involving engagement in the workplace and personal engagement. It will be the first site you will visit if you are interested in engagement. The site will help you assess engagement in the workplace, examine what organizations can do to build full work [...]

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