Posts Tagged ‘engagement’
Nothing beats a positive outlook
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Small Business — tracks feedback from small-business owners. We run the poll question each Thursday in our e-newsletter. Two weeks ago, we asked: What’s the best motivator for your employees during the holidays? Creating a positive atmosphere: 36.59% Celebrating accomplishments: 28.46% Keeping them in the [...]
The fundamentals of purpose
When organizations succeed, it is because they know what they do and the reason they do it. We say they have “purpose.” Purpose is a great, untapped reservoir that leaders can use to achieve sustainable results. Purposeful organizations value their people, innovate more freely and link results to employee effort. In this video, I explore [...]
Effective leadership begins with professional intimacy
Christina Haxton combines psychology with humor and brain science to enable newly promoted executives to harness the power of their potential to become authentic and sustainable leaders. Connect with Christina on Twitter, LinkedIn or her blog. Also, check out “Lessons from the T.R.A.I.L: The Art & Science of Exceptional Leadership” on her website. With everything else you are [...]
You don’t have to be a CEO to connect
This post is by Jane Perdue, founder of Braithwaite Innovation Group and a leadership and women’s issues consultant. Jane is @thehrgoddess on Twitter and can also be found doing e-learning at Get Your BIG On. As leaders, we’re immersed in metrics — perpetually measuring and evaluating business performance and looking for the next improvement. Yet [...]
Characteristics of an engaged employee
It should come as no surprise that engaged employees are the best employees. They’re less likely to change jobs, saving companies time and money that come with training new hires, said Thomas Hartley, a vice president at GfK Custom Research North America. But what makes for an engaged worker? There are a number of factors, [...]
Motivation vs. engagement
This post is by Paul Marciano, author of “Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT.” Follow him on Twitter @drpaulmarciano. If you’re not clear on the difference between employee motivation and engagement, you’re not alone. I was once asked to explain it to the CEO of [...]
This week’s most clicked
How to communicate business without loaded industry jargon; what it takes for women to demand respect in the boardroom; and how to pass the throne in your business without conflict. It’s all on this past week’s top 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership: 7 ways to make your English teacher proud Are you falling [...]
Engaging employees with RESPECT
This post is by Paul Marciano, author of “Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT.” Follow him on Twitter @drpaulmarciano. Growing up, my parents taught me to respect my elders, teachers, and those in uniform e.g., police officers, fire fighters, military personnel and clergy. As I [...]
