Monthly Archives: April 2007

Brotherhood of the Rope Update

This blog’s theme for 2007 is the Brotherhood of the Rope. See the first post of the year. The rope is made of many strands representing our various strengths. The rope makes it safer to summit and it also symbolizes … Continue reading

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Employee Engagement for All: MMP #11

Monday Morning Percolator (MMP) #11 Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.  ~ Albert Einstein. In the center of the apple is the core, in the centre of an idea made to stick is a simple or core statement. … Continue reading

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Zengagement: No Complaints

Complaining, wanting all the conditions to be just the way we’d like them, doesn’t get us anywhere. In fact, we’re just distracting ourselves from the task at hand. Dr. Joseph Parent, Zen Golf.

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Hoist the Hostmanship Flag

Service is no longer good enough. Hostmanship has raised the level of how we approach work to a new level of caring, involvement, pride, profit, and engagement.Are you ready to engage in hostmanship or are you so complacent that you … Continue reading

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ZENgagement: Inspire Yourself

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 … Continue reading

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A Cautionary Rant: Praise Craze Ahead

We have gone praise crazy. This is the warning of a recent Wall Street Journal article: Most-Praised Generation Craves Kudos at the Office. I am a strong advocate of a healthy, positive, and strong workplace but I question the need … Continue reading

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Tie into employee engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #10

Are you holding employee engagement together with duct tape? Don’t let engagment die with all the other projects, initiatives, and work screaming for  your attention.  Made to Stick, by Chip and Dan Heath, offers 6 powerful principles to give engagement gumption, tenacity, and … Continue reading

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Grieving an employee engagement sunset…

Can employee engagement lead to employee disengagement? I felt sad reading how the Saskatchewan labour relations board put a halt to employee engagement activities for SGI, an insurance company in Saskatchewan. The sadness was that the very concept that could enrich … Continue reading

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Strengths: What you do with what you’ve got

Eddi Reader performs a powerful song questioning untapped strength on the TED website. I have chosen this song as the theme song for this strength based leadership blog. Her powerful voice weaves with the lyrics to create a song of … Continue reading

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The sense and cents of employee engagement

According to Shepell-fgi research group: Money not only isn’t everything – it isn’t the main thing when it comes to motivating employees. How people are treated and how they view their managers have almost twice the impact on motivation and … Continue reading

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Listen to David Zinger talking with Lisa Haneberg

Lisa Hanenberg has just released a 27 minute audio of us talking about strength based leadership, engagement, and the power of the small. Lisa has done some fabulous work in management and leadership and I feel honored to be interviewed … Continue reading

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ZENgagement: Monday Morning Percolator #9

  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. … Continue reading

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