Comments on: Employee Engagement and Community: Thanks to Danny Brown http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-and-community-thanks-to-danny-brown-4237/ Engage 2020 -> Ensure Work Matters! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:33:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Zinger http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-and-community-thanks-to-danny-brown-4237/comment-page-1/#comment-3201 David Zinger Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:36:47 +0000 http://www.davidzinger.com/?p=4237#comment-3201 Val: I like your 4 for spirit at work. Community is growing in importance on a daily basis in the workplace. David Val:
I like your 4 for spirit at work.
Community is growing in importance on a daily basis in the workplace.
David

]]> By: Val Kinjerski http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-and-community-thanks-to-danny-brown-4237/comment-page-1/#comment-3198 Val Kinjerski Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:30:03 +0000 http://www.davidzinger.com/?p=4237#comment-3198 David, Thank you for posting this key message. In my own research, I found that a "sense of community" was one of the four factors of spirit at work (that sense that our work is engaging, fulfilling and that we feel like we are making a difference). When we feel like we belong at work, that we are part of something larger than self and that we share a common purpose with our colleagues, everything changes . . . for the employee and the employer. Val David,

Thank you for posting this key message. In my own research, I found that a “sense of community” was one of the four factors of spirit at work (that sense that our work is engaging, fulfilling and that we feel like we are making a difference). When we feel like we belong at work, that we are part of something larger than self and that we share a common purpose with our colleagues, everything changes . . . for the employee and the employer.

Val

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-and-community-thanks-to-danny-brown-4237/comment-page-1/#comment-3165 David Zinger Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:00:25 +0000 http://www.davidzinger.com/?p=4237#comment-3165 Danny, And you are doing such a good job with community, connection, and communication. David Danny,

And you are doing such a good job with community, connection, and communication.

David

]]> By: Danny Brown http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-and-community-thanks-to-danny-brown-4237/comment-page-1/#comment-3162 Danny Brown Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:16:48 +0000 http://www.davidzinger.com/?p=4237#comment-3162 Hi there David, First, thank you for both the kind words and sharing with your readers, I really appreciate it. It's funny, but community often seems to be forgotten by employers. There are some amazing companies doing tremendous stuff, and with excellent employee benefits, etc. But they still seem to forget the real people skill, and that's community-building. Make work fell like a "playground", almost. Be real friends. Most people will go through hell and high water for friends - how many would do the same for "just their boss"? It's getting better, but we still have a ways to go. Thankfully folks like your good self are helping to change the mindsets - we just need more like you. Cheers! Danny. Hi there David,

First, thank you for both the kind words and sharing with your readers, I really appreciate it.

It’s funny, but community often seems to be forgotten by employers. There are some amazing companies doing tremendous stuff, and with excellent employee benefits, etc. But they still seem to forget the real people skill, and that’s community-building. Make work fell like a “playground”, almost. Be real friends. Most people will go through hell and high water for friends – how many would do the same for “just their boss”?

It’s getting better, but we still have a ways to go. Thankfully folks like your good self are helping to change the mindsets – we just need more like you.

Cheers!

Danny.

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