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Be A People Artist #beapeopleartist

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I need you to be a People Artist. I need you to draw out the best in others at work. I know if you do it will make a difference for the person who receives the expression and it will make a difference to you, too.

Yesterday I expressed and appreciation of a colleague from Singapore on LinkedIn. I wanted to let him know how much I appreciated him in a public way. I had no idea how public it would become.

I looked at the post today and saw that it had 12,810 views. It made my day.

Whose day are you going to make? Be a People Artist #beapeopleartist.

If you don’t know how to proceed I will send you a free e-copy of my last book co-authored with Peter Hart, People Artist, Drawing Out the Best In Others at Work

Employee Engagement: Who is Your People Artist?

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People Artists draw out the best in others. It is our debt. The debt we owe to the people who drew out the best in us. In the 48 second video below an attendee at the HRPA conference in Toronto acknowledges her People Artist. Watch the video and imagine you are in front of the camera asked to answer the following question:

Who drew out the best in you and how specifically did they do this?

People Artists 5 from David Zinger on Vimeo.

Special offer

During the LEAP into People Artistry Campaign we will be selling 10 or more copies of People Artists: Drawing Out the Best in Others at Work for just $14.95 a copy plus shipping. If you order 100 or more copies the price is reduced to $9.95 plus shipping. People Artists makes a great gift or recognition tool to give to all your supervisors, managers, and leaders.  This is a phenomenal value for this beautiful hardcover book full of images and insights to bring the people you work with fully to life! You will learn lessons from 37 People Artists and how to apply the 5 tools of People Artistry in your work.

To preview the book sample, click here. To order 10 or more copies of the book contact me directly and I will set this up for you: david@davidzinger.com

David Zinger is an employee engagement speaker and expert. He is working at becoming a better People Artist each and every day.

 

Friday Employee Engagement Factoid #34: On the Lookout

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On the lookout

Employee Engagement Recognition

A study of over 1,700 employees conducted in 2012 by the American Psychological Association (APA) indicated that more than half of all employees intended to search for new jobs because they felt under appreciated and undervalued. http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/phwa/workplace-survey.pdf

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Perhaps the quickest way to get rid of someone is not to fire them but to not value or appreciate them. The problem is, we may not want to get rid of someone but they get rid of us.

David Zinger is a global employee engagement expert who uses the pyramid of employee engagement to help managers with engagement.