Archive for June, 2008

Psssst: The Only Employee Engagement Secret You’ll Ever Need to Know »

By David Zinger on Jun 30, 2008 in Employee Engagement | 2 Comments

There are no secrets.

Flushed: We Must Stop Meeting Like This »

By David Zinger on Jun 29, 2008 in Employee Engagement | 0 Comments

Here is a short one minute bathroom break for your weekend.

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Zinger love Zander: Shining Eyes of Engagement »

By David Zinger on Jun 27, 2008 in Employee Engagement | 4 Comments

Fantastic Video on Zander: Creating Shining Eyes for Employee Engagement.
 
by David Zinger
I love TED talks and I love Benjamin Zander. Combine the two and you will watch one of the most inspiring videos you could ever imagine. Yes, Zander is talking about classical music but just substitute the word employee engagement each time you hear [...]

Inspired Engagement: J. K. Rowling at Harvard »

By David Zinger on Jun 26, 2008 in Employee Engagement | 4 Comments

Real Magic: Failure, Imagination and Empathy.
 
by David Zinger
J. K. Rowling, of Harry Potter fame, gave a terrific graduation address at Harvard this month. Here are a few snippets:
Failure taught me things about myself that I could have learned no other way. I discovered that I had a strong will, and more discipline than I had suspected; I [...]

Mr. Bill (Gates) Retires in July: How to Disengage with Humor »

By David Zinger on Jun 25, 2008 in Employee Engagement | 0 Comments

This video is hilarious and full of people you will recognize. I never knew that Bill Gates had such a great sense of self-deprecating humor.
There will be a day for each of us when we retire and begin the process of disengagement. Watch this terrific video showing Bill Gates from Microsoft imagining his last day [...]

Employee Engagement: Are You Connected? »

By David Zinger on Jun 24, 2008 in Employee Engagement | 0 Comments

Make the employee engagement connection.
 
by David Zinger
Here is a 16 slide presentation I created on Employee Engagement Is Connection.
Take a minute to connect to the slides to get a picture of the important connections creating employee engagement.

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Free Employee Engagement Tool: What do You Mean? »

By David Zinger on Jun 23, 2008 in Employee Engagement | 2 Comments

Anna Farmery wrote about a powerful and free engagement tool: meaning. Engagement is enhanced when people have meaning in their work, lives, and relationships.  Here are 3 of Anna’s 5 suggestions on how to add meaning:

By linking what they do each day to how they create value to the business…doing it, not just meaning to!
By recognizing [...]

Office War: The Rules and Fools of Engagement »

By David Zinger on Jun 22, 2008 in Employee Engagement | 0 Comments

I came across the 5 minute video called The Great Office War.
See what can happen from 4:30 to 5:00 when we fail to work together…as I.T. and Sales have an all out battle:

Are you ready for 4:30 at your office?

Employee Engagement: An Exclusive Interview with Tom Rath »

By David Zinger on Jun 19, 2008 in Employee Engagement | 4 Comments

A Bucket Full of Strengths, Friends, and Positive Strategies: An Interview with Tom Rath
 
by David Zinger
It is my pleasure and honor to present you with an interview with Tom Rath. Tom’s phenomenal contributions to a great workplace include: How Full is Your Bucket? Vital Friends and StrengthsFinder 2.0. Each of these books was reviewed in [...]

Filling Buckets: How Full is Your Bucket? »

By David Zinger on Jun 18, 2008 in Employee Engagement | 1 Comment

Quick Review: How Full is Your Bucket (Book 3 of 3)
 
by David Zinger
3 Reviews and 1 interview. This is the last book review of three of Tom Rath’s books that can make a very significant contribution to employee engagement.  In conjunction with Donald O. Clifton, Tom wrote How Full is Your Bucket: Positive Strategies for Work and Life. The [...]

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