Archive for June, 2008

300 Strong in Employee Engagement »

The Employee Engagement Network swells to 300 members in 4 Months.
 
by David Zinger
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We had our 300th members join the Employee Engagement Network today. There are 88 different discussion forums and some of the best people involved in employee engagement from around the world.
Join us and Jump Into our Engaging Conversations!

Engage: Get Moving »

Moving into Employee Engagement
 
by David Zinger
Our body needs movement to maximize our use of oxygen, increase our flexibility, and physically contribute to our levels of engagement. Get regular exercise but more immediately ensure that you move every hour to 90 minutes. Overcome Newton’s law: A body at rest tends to stay at rest.

Here are a [...]

Zengagement: Reflection »

Reflection is more than looking in a mirror.
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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$1000 to Quit: Watch This Video with Bill Taylor »

Don’t Quit on Employee Engagement
 
by David Zinger
Bill Taylor, writing the Game Changer blog at Harvard Business and the originator of the focus on the Zappos offer of $1000 to quit, has an excellent follow up blog post: Why We Went Zany for Zappos.
I recommend you watch this 9 minute video interview with Bill about the Zappos offer [...]

A True Story: Transforming Disengagement Into Employee Engagement »

Transformation from Disengagement to Employee Engagement
 
by David Zinger

Speech is civilization itself. The word, even the most contradictory word, preserves contact — it is silence which isolates. ~ Thomas Mann
Many organizations fear the voices they may hear in social media and what employees may say publicly about their own organization. We are making a big mistake [...]

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  • Definition

    EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT enriches everyone in the workplace. It is not sucking out more discretionary effort from employees.

    Authentic employee engagement must function for the benefit of all: employees, leaders, organizations, and customers.

    Employees have higher levels of satisfaction and contribution. Leaders are connected with employees and engaged themselves. The organization is functioning the way it should and customers are receiving the service they deserve.

    Ultimately everyone is getting results that matter to them.

    When this occurs, employee engagement transforms into a more powerful force --- workplace engagement.

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