Employee Engagement Zingers

Employee Engagement - Monday Morning Percolator #35

This is part 5 of a 5 part series on leadership strength development through the application of StrengthsFinder 2.0.
Click here to read the first article in the series.
Here is the schedule outlining my strength focus:

Maximizer (Week 1)
Strategic (Week 2)
Positivity (Week 3)
Ideation (Week 4)
Empathy (Week 5)

Employee Engagement Monday Morning Percolator #34

This is part 4 of a 5 part series on leadership strength development through the application of StrengthsFinder 2.0.
Click here to read the first article in the series.
Here is the schedule outlining my strength focus:

Maximizer (Week 1)
Strategic (Week 2)
Positivity (Week 3)
Ideation (Week 4)
Empathy (Week 5)

Here is a quick review of the [...]

Employee Engagement Monday Morning Percolator #33

This is part 3 of a 5 part series on leadership strength development embracing the application of StrengthsFinder 2.0.
Click here to read the first article in the series.
Here is the schedule outlining my strength focus:

Maximizer (Week 1)
Strategic (Week 2)
Positivity (Week 3)
Ideation (Week 4)
Empathy (Week 5)

Here is a review of the process we [...]

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #31

I invited you to join me in a 5 week strength building and training regime.
You won’t end up with more muscle but you will end up stronger and more engaged in your work.
Each week we will focus on one of our strengths from the StrengthsFinder 2.0 inventory. We will work [...]

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #27

The last Monday Morning Percolator outlined 7 organizational inputs to foster employee engagement. This post will outline the key inputs into employee engagement from leaders and managers within the organization.
Engage yourself. Before you can foster or enhance the engagement of employees, never lose sight that you are one of those employees. [...]

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #26

To achieve full levels of employee engagement, efforts must come from organizations, leaders, and employees. This issue of the Monday Morning Percolator will outline 7 actions organizations can take to foster higher levels of employee engagement.

Assess and remove any roadblocks or hurdles to employee engagement. Ask employees what could be [...]

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #25

There are a plethora of methods and approaches to fostering and enhancing employee engagement. Actions can be launched by individuals, leaders, and organizations. When all 3 are working together we move beyond simple employee engagement to workplace engagement with engagement for all!
Yet, the workplace of today is asking more and [...]

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #24

How do you create a breakthrough to achieve fuller employee engagement for yourself and the people you work with? Often we feel stuck or disengaged. We want a breakthrough. But we are not sure how to proceed or even get started.
Lisa Haneberg offers a solution in her book: Two Weeks [...]

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #23

Do you hear what I hear?
Who are you listening to in relationship to employee engagement? You can listen to the work of management consultants or university professors but I encourage you to go to the source. Listen to the people in your family and workplace.
Here are 4 snippets I heard [...]

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #22

Are you flying with a six pack of employee engagement?
In this case, I don’t mean half a dozen beers.
The six essential instruments in a light aircraft are often referred to as the six pack:

airspeed indicator
attitude indicator
altimeter
turn coordinator
heading indicator
vertical speed indicator

Do you monitor 6 strong “indications” of your employee engagement to [...]