I’m a big fan of quotes and one from Fred Rogers, otherwise known as Mr. Rogers, comes to mind when I think of employee engagement:
“Whether we’re a preschooler or a young teen, a graduating college senior or a retired person, we human beings all want to know that...
If your mindset is aligned with making your team a priority and taking care of your people, then your actions will follow suit.
Your team will feel the difference and start engaging in a more meaningful way with you, each other, and those outside of your organization.
This mindset...
Let’s approach this by continuing with the example about you being asked to give a presentation to a large group. It's a big speaking opportunity and your first one like this to do as a speaker.
What would you tell yourself?
Would you say words of encouragement or words of defeat?
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Let’s approach this by using an example about you being asked to give a presentation to a large group. It's a big speaking opportunity and your first one like this as a speaker.
With that in mind, what would your first thought be and what would you initially feel? Would you think that...
As an engaged leader, you know how important conveying confidence is.
It’s the key ingredient that enables your team or clients to buy into your vision or business - because they buy into YOU.
It conveys a strength, even if you don’t know all of the steps.
It conveys courage to take...
You come to work or run your own business to make good things happen, so you want to be as productive as possible.
But do you really know what’s expected of you?
Whether you are a paid employee or a volunteer, you are providing services to the organization. It’s more than just...
Let's set the stage a bit:
It’s the start of the week, and you have a list a mile long full of tasks that need to be done.
You take a sip of your coffee (or in my case, tea) and wonder how you are going to get it all done.
Perhaps you start checking email, only to realize you...