Have you ever considered this…? “A Veteran, whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America, for an amount up to and including his or her own life.“ Unknown Did you know that many studies » Read More
5 Ways to Prevent Your Employees from Turning into the Walking Dead Zombies are in vogue right now. I confess I’m a fan of TV show The Walking Dead. I turn my head away at the zombie action, but I am attracted to the human stories, the drama, and the symbolism. Do you want zombies » Read More
Most organizations and their leaders now accept that simple worker compliance is insufficient for achieving operational excellence and long-term success. Management writers, consultants, and academics have been telling us this for years. For example, a new book by Karen Martin, The Outstanding Organization, places Engagement as one of four ‘fundamental conditions’ that allow an organization to » Read More
You’ve seen the research. Read the reports. Talked to leaders and employees alike. You know that despite our quantifiable understanding of the bottom-line impact of employee engagement, it continues to elude most organizations. The reason engagement is such a sought-after commodity is because it’s a powerful contributor to a cycle that every business wants and » Read More
One of my favorite Christmas television specials is the classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer narrated by the late Burl Ives. I love the story, I love the characters and I particularly admire the qualities of the lead characters Rudolph and Hermey the elf. Why do I admire the characters and what does this Christmas » Read More
Employees leave. That’s about as guaranteed as death and taxes. Almost as equally guaranteed is the use of the exit survey. HR departments seek feedback from exiting employees on their employment experience. Some conduct live interviews. Some, electronic surveys. Some, both. Whatever the mode for collecting feedback, HR wants to know what worked, what didn’t » Read More
Is there anything more nasty than a neglected break-room microwave oven? If a comic-book super-villain ever attacks earth, it will likely emerge from the splatter of last night’s warmed over spaghetti and be fueled by the petroleum fumes of artificially butter-flavored popcorn. Take a Peek Want a quick look at your organization’s culture? Examine your » Read More
Jeremy Kingsley (member profile, website) wrote a post about loyalty over at the TLNT blog. He contrasted “short-term, bottom-line thinking” to loyalty and pointed out 5 negative impacts of that kind of disloyal environment. He explained how those five impacts reduced the overall productivity and output of an organization by disengaging employees and making people » Read More
Alliances are a key part of what a leader does. They are critical whether you are an employee, business owner, consultant, or volunteer. Alliances provide a network of trusted sources. Skilled leaders build diverse teams for success and do not work in a vacuum. In my blog post, Keys to Successful Leadership, I briefly touch on the importance » Read More
One of our newest instigators, Christina Lattimer, discusses engagement issues and offers some step-by-step solutions. “If you are outcome focused and performance manage your people against customer service, company standards, results, targets and outcomes, for example, you are practicing the key behaviours which should lead to success.” Read on…
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