Archive for June, 2007

How to engage employees as shiftHappens (MMP#19) »

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #19
Have you thought about how the world and work is changing and what this means to employees, leaders and organizations who want to foster and maintain high levels of employee engagement?
I encourage you to view these 67 slides on change - shiftHappens:
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After viewing the slides what are you thoughts and ideas about […]

Feedforward: The Gold of Marshall Goldsmith (MMP#18) »

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #18
How about a short video with your Monday morning coffee?
Could you use a little help in getting higher levels of engagement at work? Does feedback trap you to the past and give you little idea about what to do next?
I encourage you to watch this 4 minute video of Marshall Goldsmith, one of […]

Conny: Lead with your voice »

Here is the strength of an authentic voice. Listen to Somewhere Over The Rainbow song by 6 year old Conny.

Let the world hear your authentic leadership voice.
Thank you Patricia Digh for posting this.
Bonus: Click into this post from Patricia if you want to hear another strong surprising voice.
Zinger on Leadership: Strength, Love & Energy

ZENgagement: Excellent Engagement in Work and Play »

We become distinct by avoiding creating distinctions:
The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at […]

6 Free Sessions on Strengths from Marcus Buckingham »

Here is some good news if you want to have a strong summer and be ready to put your strengths to work this fall.

Marcus Buckingham is having a summer of development. He will be hosting 6 - 1/2 hour free teleconferences on putting your strengths to work.

If you can’t make the sessions live you can […]

The Practice of Leadership - Employee Engagement (MMP #17) »

 
Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #17
Today, I have the honor of featuring George Ambler and his leadership blog. George Ambler writes an insightful leadership blog - The Practice of Leadership: It’s only in the practice of leadership that we influence our world…
He has written a number of excellent short articles on employee engagement.
George summarized a study from PeopleMetrics:
…creating […]

ZENgagement: Take a look in 4 Steps »

How close are you looking at employee engagement?
Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them ~ Alan Watts
Here are your 4 steps to look at employee engagement:

Take a good look at your own engagement.
Take a close look at the engagment of others you work with.
Take a look for what can help you become […]

Living our strengths: Dr. Z’s Leadership Institute »

If you read this blog on a regular basis you know that I believe strongly in identifying and living our strengths. Strengths need to go beyond listing and a 1/2 day workshop to living and leveraging our best.
According to the VIA Signature Strength Inventory, Humour and Playfulness are my number 1 signature strengths. I […]

Employee Engagement: Engage with Stories (MMP#16) »

 
Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #16
by David Zinger
Stories engage us and we can foster engagement with stories. This is the final of 6 reviews about the book: Made to Stick. Make your ideas sticky by making them simple, unexpected, concrete, credible and emotional as you communicate your ideas within stories.
Stories are a way to embrace the principles of […]