Comments on: Employee Engagement: Do You Have A Clue? http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-do-you-have-a-clue-447/ David Zinger on Authentic Engagement, Leadership & Results Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:44:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: David Zinger http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-do-you-have-a-clue-447/#comment-876 David Zinger Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:04:04 +0000 http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-do-you-have-a-clue-447/#comment-876 Scott: Good to hear from Cube Rules! Engagement is so slippery to define and measure. I sometimes wonder if statistics like that are used to sell programs rather than realistic indicators of actual engagement. I think employees are often more engaged then they are given credit for. Having said that I also think there is tremendous potential to see much growth and development in engagement. Scott:

Good to hear from Cube Rules!

Engagement is so slippery to define and measure.

I sometimes wonder if statistics like that are used to sell programs rather than realistic indicators of actual engagement. I think employees are often more engaged then they are given credit for.

Having said that I also think there is tremendous potential to see much growth and development in engagement.

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-do-you-have-a-clue-447/#comment-875 Scot Herrick Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:39:04 +0000 http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-do-you-have-a-clue-447/#comment-875 I'm currently reading a book that notes that 40% of employees are not engaged at all at work and the challenge that presents leaders for implementing change. Outside of connecting the importance of the work to what each employee is doing, companies put people off with all the corporate speak. Companies need to treat employees like customers -- except the customer experience isn't that hot anymore either, is it -- and connect employees to a real mission and not a mission statement. I’m currently reading a book that notes that 40% of employees are not engaged at all at work and the challenge that presents leaders for implementing change.

Outside of connecting the importance of the work to what each employee is doing, companies put people off with all the corporate speak.

Companies need to treat employees like customers — except the customer experience isn’t that hot anymore either, is it — and connect employees to a real mission and not a mission statement.

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-do-you-have-a-clue-447/#comment-872 David Zinger Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:39:29 +0000 http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-do-you-have-a-clue-447/#comment-872 Stephanie, Ah to regain the faith of the employee, what a novel idea! So true without trust, integrity, faith, authenticity, employee engagement is a flavor of the month with no substance. David Stephanie,
Ah to regain the faith of the employee, what a novel idea! So true without trust, integrity, faith, authenticity, employee engagement is a flavor of the month with no substance.
David

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-do-you-have-a-clue-447/#comment-871 Stephanie Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:23:36 +0000 http://www.davidzinger.com/employee-engagement-do-you-have-a-clue-447/#comment-871 David Thank you. You are right, the voice I hear in many organizations is what is on slide 69 -- "You are not impressing us" Our charge as engagement agents is to help leaders regain the faith of their people. Stephanie www.readysetengage.com David

Thank you. You are right, the voice I hear in many organizations is what is on slide 69 — “You are not impressing us”

Our charge as engagement agents is to help leaders regain the faith of their people.

Stephanie
http://www.readysetengage.com

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