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Employee Engagement: Engage Right Up to the End

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I was inspired by the sunflower growing outside of my office window. It is October in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada yet this sunflower bloom is so alive.

 

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Some of us as we get close to the end of something begin to coast but let this sunflower inspire you to stay engaged until the end. Engage near the end of the day, near the end of a project, near the end of a meeting, near the end of the year, near the end of your career.

Don’t let the autumn of your career mentally prevent you from being fully engaged.

You still have much to experience and contribute.

David Zinger is an employee engagement expert and speaker who is inspired by engaging with many things around him.

Employee Engagement: Against Happiness

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Employee Engagement: Think Different #2

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The September 24th issue of The Economist had an article against happiness at work.

The article stated that “companies that try to turn happiness into a management tool are overstepping the mark.” The one-page article also concluded that companies do not have the right to “turn happiness into an instrument of corporate control.”

I couldn’t agree more.

I have maintained for years that engagement is an invitation not an imposition. It is not about control but connection. We don’t make someone else engaged. People are not machines and you can’t pull levers or push drivers to engage them.

If you want to engage, invite do not coerce. And by the way, if you invite rather than compel, that will go a long way to making me happier about work and engagement!

David Zinger is an employee engagement speaker and expert from Winnipeg Canada.

 

Befuddled: How are we ever going to manage employee engagement?

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Barely Managing

Manager Feedback

Lou Solomon wrote a provocative and insightful post on the Harvard Business Review blog on March 9th that has me very concerned about managers ability to have a positive impact and influence on employee engagement, “Two-Thirds of Managers Are Uncomfortable Communicating with Employees.”  According to the survey many managers are uncomfortable

with becoming vulnerable, recognizing achievements, delivering the “company line,” giving clear directions, crediting others with having good ideas, speaking face to face, and having difficult feedback conversations in general.

I encourage you to read Lou’s post right now and start working on improving the comfort level of your managers for communication and feedback.

David Zinger is an employee engagement speaker and expert from Canada who was genuinely surprised to hear the high level of uncomfortableness managers have with feedback and communication.

 

 

21 Tools and Concepts for Employee Engagement

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One of my most popular posts was on 21 tools to improve employee engagement. I have create a slide presentation on the subject.

David Zinger
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Employee Engagement Speaker - David Zinger

Employee Engagement: How to Make Your Day by Finding Your UP

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What’s your UP?

Find Your UP

Enjoy David’s latest slide presentation on finding your UP:

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David Zinger is an employee engagement speaker and expert who feel very up about work and well-being.