Insights

Practical, people-centered ideas on management, engagement, and the people experience.

  • Archetypes of The Hero’s Journey and The Employee Engagement Journey

    In my previous post, The Hero’s Journey and the Employee Engagement Journey, I compared the 12 steps of The Hero’s Journey to the Employee Engagement Journey. To refresh your memory, “I came upon the story of Christopher Vogler, a Hollywood film producer and writer. He wrote the “seven page studio memo, “A Practical Guide to…

  • Employee Engagement Briefing for Week of October 6 – 10, 2014

    Below is a briefing on some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.     Website: Business Standard Article: Big data in HR Link: http://www.business-standard.com/article/management/big-data-in-hr-114100500550_1.html Authors: Ankita Rai and Abhilasha Ojha Comment: “[W]orkforce analytics is hot topic in HR discussions today and a capability in high demand. To use the words of…

  • Employee Engagement Quotes from September 29 – October 3, 2014

    In case you missed them. Below are last week’s employee engagement quotes from @agtinengagement. Follow me to receive these daily quotes.       You don’t build it for yourself. You know what the people want and you build it for them. — Walt Disney     It is not the critic who counts; not…

  • The Hero’s Journey and the Employee Engagement Journey

    Employee Engagement is a journey. In fact, it is a long journey given the consistent level of disengagement uncovered in Gallup’s State of the American Workplace Reports and other popular employee engagement surveys.     In my journey, reading is an important part of staying up-to-date on the latest employee engagement information. This week, I…

  • Employee Engagement Briefing for Week of September 29 – October 3, 2014

    Below is a briefing on some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.     Website: Culture University Article: The Four Roots of Engagement Link: http://www.cultureuniversity.com/the-four-roots-of-engagement/ Author: Jim Haudan Comment: “Leaders at all levels need to remember that people crave these four necessities: being part of something big,…

  • Employee Engagement Quotes from September 22 – 26, 2014

    In case you missed them. Below are last week’s employee engagement quotes from @agtinengagement. Follow me to receive these daily quotes.     It’s a mistake not to give people a chance to learn to depend on themselves while they’re young. — Walt Disney     While many people talk about profits and productivity as…