Posts tagged ‘Teamwork’

While finishing up this blog series on Employee Engagement, I asked a few of my friends and business associates to think back to a time when they felt “most engaged” in their jobs and to describe the feelings that came back to them.

These are the things I heard the most often… Continue reading ‘What Does Employee Engagement Look and Feel Like?’ »

We have looked at the top ten ways in which to dis-engage workers. Today let’s look at the Top Ten Ways to Engage Your Workforce! As stated earlier, employee engagement begins at the top of the organization. Once a company removes the barriers to employee engagement, the fun and productivity begins!

Top 10 Way to Engage Your Workforce Continue reading ‘Terms of Endearment…er, I mean Rules of Engagement’ »

Employee engagement begins at the top of the organization. Every study on employee engagement cites this universal fact. In order to effectively ENGAGE their workforce, leaders must discover what disengages their workforce. Once these barriers to engagement are addressed a company can then instill engagement at all levels of the organization. But it must start at the top. And it must be continually practiced and communicated at the top.

Top of the list dis-engagement practices: Continue reading ‘Top Ten Ways to Dis-Engage Your Workforce’ »

In Patrick Lencioni’s best-selling book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, he tells a tale of a firm’s executive team struggling with utter dysfunction.  Ineffective communication, multiple egos, fear, office politics and judgmental attitudes were all contributing to the absence of dynamics and poor performance.

Does this sound familiar to you?
Have you experienced a dysfunctional team in your career?

If yes,  you are not alone.  Most everyone has either been a part of, observed or even faced the challenge of leading a dysfunctional team like the one Lencioni describes.  In fact, he says, “Teams, because they are made up of imperfect human beings, are inherently dysfunctional.” Continue reading ‘Dysfunction in the Workplace’ »