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Is it Better to Share Your Goals or Keep Them a Secret?
Here at DecisionWise we’ve been having interesting discussions lately about goals. What “tools” help best in achieving a goal, whether personal or organizational? Habits? Dividing overall goals up into smaller goals? Sheer willpower? Setting up some system of accountability? Probably … Continue reading
Leveraging Feedback to Become a Human Alchemist
The primary difference between a transformative, empowering leader who generates energy and catalyzes achievement and the would-be leader who struggles to engage and motivate others is not the leader’s technical expertise, natural intelligence, disposition, nor personality. The difference is in the leader’s propensity to create an open environment where everyone contributes more than they thought they could. It starts with the manager’s ability to see, understand, and value people and their perspectives. Continue reading
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Top 5 Ways to Kill an Employee Engagement Process
by Linda Linfield We’ve often talked about and published some of the positive results achieved by organizations that have leveraged an engagement process effectively. But what about other organizations – those who had good intentions when they started the engagement … Continue reading
How Do You Know If You Are a Leader?
A favorite quote on leadership comes from a leadership consultant, Beau Parnell. He asked the question, “How do you know if you are a leader?”and followed with the answer, “Look over your shoulder and see if anyone is there.” Continue reading
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The Pronoun Test: Measuring Employee Engagement
In listening for the differing pronouns, we and they, Reich concludes that an employee who uses we feels more integrated within the company, identifies him or herself more with the company, and takes more ownership in the company. Continue reading
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Feedback and Australian Idol Fever
by Linda Linfield While on professional assignment in Australia, I caught Australian Idol fever – hooked by the stories of young people in pursuit of their dreams. Talented, ambitious, and willing to run the gauntlet of the TV reality show—to … Continue reading
Onboarding Assessments: Giving New Hires the Chance to Succeed
After investing in good employees, companies should finish the job by giving them additional understanding about themselves through assessments. In doing so, they endow their employees with the resources and knowledge they need to do their best work. Continue reading
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How Are Restaurants Doing? Better Than You Might Think.
In our recent benchmarking study, we compared several employee engagement surveys from 11 restaurant brands and discovered that the aggregate restaurant engagement scores run parallel to our overall engagement benchmark. This is in some ways a surprise, given the high turnover rates of restaurants. Many assume that restaurants’ engagement levels should be lower. Continue reading
Check Self-Perceptions with 360 Degree Feedback
A 360-degree feedback assessment can effectively provide this realistic view from the perspective of others around us. Continue reading
