Engaging Leader

AUGUST 29, 2018

The most effective companies build a differentiated employee value proposition (EVP). The most effective companies build a differentiated employee value proposition (EVP). A strong, authentic employer brand is key to recruiting, retaining, and fully engaging top talent.

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Engaging Leader

MAY 4, 2020

Organizations and leaders will face a new set of challenges as they reopen or continue to operate their companies after COVID-19. Getting back to normal at work won’t be normal at all. I hope to help you navigate the changes to your workplace with a few tips about how to move forward using good communication […].

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 13, 2020

Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory company, shared recent survey findings that may affect organizations’ HR strategies in the near future. Remote working is here to stay. The Gartner poll says that 48 percent of employees are working remotely now, versus 30 percent before the pandemic.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 14, 2019

. ~ Attributed to the late Peter Drucker; popularized in 2006 by Mark Fields, former CEO of Ford A mid-level professional gave a presentation to a group of vice-presidents of the company where he works. He sprinkled in some of his trademark humor, which usually gets a positive response from […].

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Engaging Leader

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Vince Lombardi, arguably the greatest football coach of all time Extraordinarily successful people, companies, and teams always have one product/service/idea they’re most known for or that makes them the most money. Success demands singleness of purpose. They may have other important things too, but only one of them is the most important.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 21, 2018

According to a study by Willis Towers Watson, companies with high effectiveness in communication and change management are 3.5 According to a study by Willis Towers Watson, companies with high effectiveness in communication and change management are 3.5 times more likely to significantly outperform their less effective peers.

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 26, 2021

She has worked with Fortune 500 companies on four continents, helping thousands of business leaders and professionals build trust across Us versus Them differences based on nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, or any factor of identity.

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 4, 2017

As millions of millennials and the even younger GenZers come into the workforce with very different expectations and definitions of loyalty, companies need to shift to make the most of those workers’ energy, skill sets, and incredible potential.

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 1, 2014

According to author and CEO David Long, the vast majority of first-time managers fail, and only 1 in 7 will stay in management with their present company for 5 years. Principles for Becoming a Top 10% Manager David was a top 10% manager at companies in three different industries. How do you get in the top 10% of managers who succeed?

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Engaging Leader

JULY 1, 2016

.” ~ Thomas Huxley The thing that companies and individuals need most they often get least. But no company or individual can survive, let alone thrive, without the […] What is this thing? Because people don’t have the courage to say what they’re really thinking. What is this thing?

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 26, 2021

She has worked with Fortune 500 companies on four continents, helping thousands of business leaders and professionals build trust across Us versus Them differences based on nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, or any factor of identity.

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 23, 2018

As a consultant to creative companies, Todd Henry […] Leading talented people in creative fields requires a different skill set than what many management books teach. As a consultant to creative companies, Todd Henry […] How do you manage pushback from your team of super-smart, headstrong creatives?

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 13, 2017

What does it take to lead a team that builds a startup into a nationally recognized company in less than three years, with an annual growth rate of more than 1,000%?

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Social media has a powerful effect on company sales and recruiting efforts. On social media, people pay attention to people, not to companies. On social media, people pay attention to people, not to companies. Employees and partners collectively have an audience 10x larger than the company itself.

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Engaging Leader

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

By Jamie Barnes Your company’s culture is built on human behaviors. The actions that are rewarded are the ones that get reinforced then spread like model behavior throughout your organization. So if you’re not rewarding behaviors that help people work together better, you might be enforcing a suboptimal culture.

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Engaging Leader

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

HealthCheck360 is a health risk management company focused on reducing medical costs, worker’s compensation claims, and absenteeism, while increasing employee morale and productivity. In conjunction with HealthCheck360, its sister company HealthCorp provides medical management services to improve patient compliance and accountability.

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 14, 2013

Mike Smalls is the founder and CEO of Hoopla, a software company that helps sales and service organizations use game mechanics to improve performance. Mike Smalls is the founder and CEO of Hoopla, a software company that helps sales and service organizations use game mechanics to improve performance. Mike has more […].

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

“We’re in the people business serving coffee, not the coffee business serving people.” ~ Howard Behar As the president of Starbucks North America and Starbucks International, Howard Behar spent over 20 years helping grow the company into a worldwide phenomenon. Since the beginning, […]

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 28, 2013

In 2007, the company experimented with training 15 director-level Googlers on healthy energy management. In 2006, Google became concerned that their highly intelligent, passionate employees were burning out. The effect on Google was significant: illness, lost innovation (even though people still worked long hours), and turnover.

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Resources Mentioned in This Episode Podcast: 052: How to Use Stories to Engage People Other Engaging Leader posts and videos about storytelling Website: www.connectedstrategygroup.com Workshop: www.connectedstrategygroup.com/storytelling-for-leaders Free 30-minute audio training: “Making the Business Case for Storytelling”.

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Engaging Leader

JULY 14, 2014

Now, contrast that with most of the corporate-level communication that companies provide their employees. Now, contrast that with most of the corporate-level communication that companies provide their employees. Terry has over 25 years of experience helping companies communicate effectively with their employees.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 15, 2014

Greg has served as chief tech executive at some amazing companies (such as NeXT, Pixar, and Disney), working with amazing people (such as Steve Jobs, Ed Catmull, and John Lasseter). Along the way, he discovered some companies are able to innovate time and time again, and other companies do not.

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Engaging Leader

MARCH 4, 2020

In recent years, most companies have been trying to advance the representation of women and minorities in leadership positions. In recent years, most companies have been trying to advance the representation of women and minorities in leadership positions. But despite these efforts, women account for only 4.6% of Fortune […].

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Engaging Leader

MAY 2, 2013

Achim leads a firm called Influens, an international training and coaching company founded in 2004. For more about by Alex “Sandy” Pentland and Daniel Olguín, researchers at the MIT Human Dynamics Lab, visit the company they co-founded, Sociometric Solutions. For more from Achim and his team, visit Influens.com. Subscription Links.

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 26, 2014

The popular weight-loss reality TV show “The Biggest Loser” has inspired many companies to hold weight loss contests for their employees. Many companies talk about creating a culture of health, but few succeed. People love the idea of experiencing fast weight loss, and the idea of a friendly competition seems fun.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 17, 2013

It’s recognized as being one of the world’s most effectively led and admired companies. It’s recognized as being one of the world’s most effectively led and admired companies. Joseph''s bestselling business books profile "world class" experiential companies like Zappos, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, and most recently Starbucks.

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Holacracy revolutionizes how a company is structured, how decisions are made, and how authority is distributed. Perhaps the best-known examples of companies who have adopted Holacracy are Zappos and David Allen Company. “No Holacracy is a fundamentally different “operating system” for organizations.

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 15, 2014

The Planet Jockey Game is based on actual situations and dilemmas drawn from the experience of real CEOs and other senior leaders of Fortune 500 companies. The Planet Jockey Game is based on actual situations and dilemmas drawn from the experience of real CEOs and other senior leaders of Fortune 500 companies.

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Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2012

A certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Megan has worked with companies throughout North America and in 14 different countries. And yet, isn’t it true that continuous improvement itself is a way to engage employees more fully in their work and the company? How do you get employees to believe in continuous improvement? Your Feedback.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

I ask front-line workers to tell me about the company, and I listen for the pronouns. If the answers I get back describe the company as “they” and “them,” I know it’s one kind […]. In his book, Locked in the Cabinet, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich describes what he calls his “Pronoun Test.”

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Engaging Leader

JULY 11, 2013

In the landmark book Good to Great , Jim Collins studies what drives average companies to take a quantum leap and become extraordinary. These leaders, whom Collins calls “Level 5,” channel their ego ambition away from themselves into the larger goal of building a great company.

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Engaging Leader

JANUARY 2, 2014

Nearly two decades ago, Clayton Christiansen changed the way large companies thought about strategy and innovation with his book The Innovator’s Dilemma. Nearly two decades ago, Clayton Christiansen changed the way large companies thought about strategy and innovation with his book The Innovator’s Dilemma.

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Engaging Leader

JUNE 15, 2015

According to The Gallup Organization, when companies add a well-being focus to their engagement efforts, it has an accelerating effect. Focusing on employee engagement and employee well-being together helps companies maximize productivity.

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Engaging Leader

MARCH 6, 2014

Today more than ever, companies and leaders need a road map to help them boost employee engagement levels. However if not then companies lose credibility pretty quickly. In his latest book, Employee Engagement for Dummies, Bob examines the basics of employee engagement. At least that has been my experience.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

He regularly speaks at companies and conferences about how to build practices that lead to better ideas. He regularly speaks at companies and conferences about how to build practices that lead to better ideas. In Die Empty, Todd’s brand-new book, he helps individuals and companies stop deferring their most important work.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 4, 2014

Back in 2000, Jesse was helping an executive at one of the world’s largest companies develop a communication plan. The word was […] Back in 2000, Jesse was helping an executive at one of the world''s largest companies develop a communication plan. He thought the word and even the concept might be dated, old-fashioned.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Jim Wexler is a digital communication expert and thought leader, helping top companies create digital experiences to deepen engagement, build relationships, and change behavior. The post GC19: Game-Thinking at Work: Enterprise Gamification Examples | with Jim Wexler appeared first on Engaging Leader.

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