Archive for December, 2007

Top 10 Employee Engagement Articles of 2007 »

Here is an outline of my top 10 Employee Engagement articles for the last six months of 2007.
They are my favorite articles out of a possible 84 articles I wrote since July. I chose them based on how helpful they can be to the reader and how they also express my specific perspectives on employee […]

Space or Place: Employee Engagement or Employee Enslavement? »

In mid December the New York Times had a short article entitled: You Won’t Find Me In My Office, I’m Working. It discussed where work gets done and it is often not the office, it is the “white space.”

The white space is where we do our best thinking or strongest connecting with others. For some […]

ZENgagement: Hair it is »

Daniel Gilbert wrote a wonderful book, Stumbling on Happiness.
The line quoted below from page 4 of the book made me think about authentic employee engagement versus programs and policies that look like they foster employee engagement:

But as bald men with cheap hairpieces always seem to forget, acting as though you have something and actually having […]

Merry Christmas / Season’s Greetings - from David Zinger »

I hope you had a wonderful year and I wish you a great 2008.
Here is a 54 second  greeting from David - standing ankle deep in snow on a 20 below day in Winnipeg. Ho Ho Ho!

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Employee Engagement Chronicle #9 »

David Zinger is a leading expert on employee engagement.
David Zinger’s Employee Engagement Chronicle is your primary source for current news, views, reviews, and research on employee engagement. Each entry includes a link to an article or post with a short verbatim tidbit from the article. If you are intrigued, click on the author or source name at […]

Employee Engagement: Get Unstuck with Crucial Conversations »

My primary focus is employee engagement.
Crucial Conversations can improve employee engagement. When employees feel safe because of mutual respect and mutual purpose they are more likely to engage in work.

I have been fortunate over the past year to teach numerous Crucial Conversations courses.
Crucial Conversations is a great approach to getting results and building relationships when the stakes […]

Employee Engagement - Character & Accountability: MMP #38 »

Employee Engagement - Monday Morning Percolator - MMP #38
I received John Miller’s newsletter on Selection: Hiring Character. John is well know for his work on the book, The Question Behind the Question (QBQ).  I believe when we have people who act with full accountability we have fully engaged people working with us.

John’s latest newsletter focused on […]

ZENgagement: The Reflection Connection »

Do you take time to pause, reflect, and see what you are doing and how that influences employee engagment for you and the people you interact with?

Without reflection,we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. ~ Margaret J. Wheatley
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Zengagement: Standing or Falling? »

Do you stand with strengths or fall with weaknesses?
 
Our strengths are shown in the things we stand for,
Our weakness is shown in the things we fall for.
~ Source Unknown
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David Zinger is commited to helping employees, leaders, and organizations ensure that employee engagement is for the benefit of all. […]