Archive for December, 2006

Wellington West a Winnipeg Winner »

According to work done by Hewitt Associates and communicated in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine, Wellington West Capital Inc. placed first in the list to Top 50 employers in Canada.

They were number 2 last year, they did try harder, and now they are number one.
Congratulations Wellington West!
To be the winner Wellington West […]

Turn me on to engagement »

Nora Jones has a wonderful song called, Turn Me On. Although it is about a personal relationship it made me think about employee engagement.
 
Here are a few lines from the song:
Like a flower waiting to bloom
Like a lightbulb in a dark room
Like the desert waiting for the rain
I’m just sitting here waiting for you
To come […]

Employee Engagement and Co-creation »

Can you imagine co-creating engagement in your workplace?

Jennifer Rice defines co-creation as: “an open, ongoing collaboration between employees and customers to define and create products, services, experiences, ideas and information.”
Co-creation is often a collaboration between employees and customers. Co-creation is a pathway to fuller employee engagement where the organization, management, and employees work (and play) together to create a […]

Engage! »

Engage!
After a very full fall and unanticipated delays I am pleased to announce that my blog on employee engagement is well underway.
This site is dedicated to personal and workplace engagement. I encourage you to make this site your primary source of tips, information, insights, actions, and research on employee engagement.
I have been giving […]

Engagement: Invitation not imposition »

How do you feel when you receive an invitation?

Make employee engagement an invitation to others, don’t allow employee engagement to become an imposition.
Successful employee engagement is based on invitations not impositions. Although both words start with the letter “i” the similarities end there. Full engagement cannot be coerced or forced.
Invitation is defined as a request to participate, to be […]

Debra Benton & Courting Leadership »

Thanks to Bud Bilinach for his post on this topic. The second strength in strength based leadership is love and caring. Bud wrote about Debra Benton’s 7 courtship traits that we can apply in our personal life and that cross the boundary into love and leadership:
1. Assume acceptance as a human regardless of rank or […]