Monthly Archives: October 2007

ZENgagement: Always Maintain a Joyful Mind

Are you paying joyful attention on a daily basis to full employee engagement: Pema Chodron has the following commentary in the book Always Maintain a Joyful Mind on awakening compassion and fearlessness: In the morning when you wake up, you … Continue reading

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Teaching for Engagement

Did your teachers fully engage you in learning? Did you sit in a brain numbing lecture, absorbing little, and waiting for the class to be over? The Globe and Mail wrote an article on Carl Wieman. Dr Wieman, an Nobel laureate, … Continue reading

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5 Weeks of Workplace Strength Training (MMP #31)

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. … Continue reading

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ZENgagement: Lazy Disengagement

When we are disengaged it often drains our energy. We are not so much conserving energy or renewing energy as much as we are letting the energy drain from us with very little to show for our efforts. Here is … Continue reading

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Free 18 page PDF Review of Trombone Player Wanted

Trombone Player Wanted is a strong 6 DVD series on putting our strengths to work by Marcus Buckingham. If you would like to learn more about this series I encourage you to read the review available below. A free 18 … Continue reading

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ZENgagement & Conversational Leadership

Leadership is a way of life and a conversation.   The great question about leadership, about taking real steps on the pilgrim’s path, is the great question of any individual life: how to make everything more personal. How to understand … Continue reading

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Employees want to be Engaged

According to the latest research from the Towers Perrin Global work force study of 90,000 workers, including 5,000 Canadian workers, employees want to be engaged. 84% said they enjoy challenging work 83% look for new opportunities to develop skills 58% tend … Continue reading

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Free Newsletter: Take-5 with David Zinger

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Be Grateful for Employee Engagement (MMP#30)

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #30 Robert Emmons wrote a lovely short book on thanks! or how the new science of gratitude can make you happier. I am thankful for the book and thought about it in relationship to employee … Continue reading

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ZENgagement: This Moment

When is the time for full engagement? This very moment. Right now, right here is a great opportunity. That is the moment you are you, as you really are, prior to the germination of thinking. For this you must be … Continue reading

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Employee Engagement with Mission Minded Management

Michelle Malay Carter writes an engaging and clear blog about management. She wrote a recent post on Misguided Motivation Attempts – Put Down that Carrot and that Stick and that Hot Dog. Thank you Michelle, I am so tired of … Continue reading

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Employee Engagement News: Employee engagement = Customer Loyalty?

Does employee engagement = customer loyalty? Here is a short snippet from PR News Online: I see this as an enormous opportunity for communications executives, as they are the common denominator – at least they should be – in every … Continue reading

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