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Career Zingers #22: “I want that you must be happy.”

April 16, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

How are you contributing to other people’s happiness?

Monika Hilm, the regional director of Vienna House, and I were walking through Istanbul to see some of the popular tourist spots. We were at the bottom of the Galata Tower and wanted to make our way up to Taksim Square. It was a bit confusing as there was a sign pointing one way but my memory led me to believe it was in the opposite direction. As we were standing there frozen in our directional dilemma, an elderly gentleman approached asking if we wanted to buy a selfie stick. “No thank you,” I said.

Galata Tower Creative Commons, https///www.flickr.com/photos/diegoalbero/20294997025/

He then asked, “do you need some help?” I told him about our lack of direction and he gave us detailed and correct directions to Taksim Square. I felt grateful and voiced much thanks but he replied, “no need to thank me, I want that you must be happy.” Immediately upon hearing those words both Monika and I were moved. Moved to where we wanted to go but even more moved that he genuinely cared so much for our happiness.

I believe we can all learn about putting other people’s happiness first from the selfie-stick salesman. This week, focus on putting others happiness first without expecting a thank you. Be willing to say – or at least think to yourself – as you help others, “I want that you must be happy!”

Filed Under: Employee Engagement Tagged With: career development, career directions, David Zinger Employee Engagement Speaker, engagement, happiness, helping, istanbul, Monika Hilm, Turkey

A New Lesson in Employee Engagement with Gratitude to Cappadocia Turkey

November 18, 2015 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Turkey has taught me much about employee engagement. I will be writing more about this over the next few months. I wrote a short post on LinkedIn today on what we can learn about employee engagement by ballooning over Cappadocia. Go there now to learn about the power of wind and lift in our work.

A lesson about employee engagement from a balloon ride in Turkey. https://t.co/KpXCIkHGdb pic.twitter.com/9HFQqRlEQc

— David Zinger (@davidzinger) November 18, 2015

David Zinger is a global employee engagement expert and speaker who teaches individuals and organizations the powerful behavioral elements they can apply immediately to make a difference with engagement. He spoke to 2000 people in Istanbul at a People Management conference. The audience was both beautiful and amazing.

Filed Under: Employee Engagement Tagged With: ballooning, Cappadocia, David Zinger Employee Engagement Speaker, istanbul, the employee engagement journey, Turkey, work

Employee Engagement: Building Bridges

November 13, 2015 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

A lesson from Istanbul Turkey on Employee Engagement

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Split Bridge Istanbul

On a Bhosporous ferry ride in Istanbul I saw the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge near the Black Sea. I believe this is an iconic image for work on employee engagement. Employee engagement is connection. We connect employee and employees connect themselves with results, performance, progress, relationships, recognition, moments, strengths, meaning, wellbeing, and energy.

I love how the bridge is being built from both sides. In employee engagement, engagement must be built by both the employee and the organization.

The construction project has much controversy You can read about it here. There is always more than meets the eye in both building real bridges and building bridges between work and engagement.

The gap in the middle of the bridge under construction symbolizes the work that is still needed to achieve full engagement. We will remove the gap as we focus more on both employees and the organization, when we focus on small, simple, structural. significant and sustainable actions and when we refuse to move forward unless employee engagement is for the benefit of all.

Filed Under: Employee Engagement Tagged With: #employeeengagement, bridge, David Zinger Employee Engagement Speaker, Employee Engagement, istanbul, Turkey, Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge

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