7 Lies My Agency Told Me About Engagement
According to one blogger, we have been confused by an annual multi-question federal employee viewpoint survey that has brainwashed us into believing the following myths about public sector engagement.
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What Does Meaningful Work Look Like
Bill Johnson is the student success coordinator for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s School of Health and Human Science. He defines meaningful work as when your values, gifts, talents and passion meet the needs of the world.
How Empathy Helps Inclusion
How can we be more inclusive of people and things we don’t warm up to? How can we be more curious about their differences? After all, don’t their differences matter just as much as our differences? How can we get into their world and see how those differences make sense to them even though they… Read more »
What Is Your Leadership Style?
Let’s understand that the success of our organizations depends on everyone regardless of their title, role, paycheck or ego. Instead of seeing our people as nails and a hammer as the only tool to motivate them, let’s look at them as seeds in the ground that just need a little water. Their greatness will sprout… Read more »
Want Inclusion? Improve Your Connectional Intelligence
A road map for individuals and organizations who want to find their path to inclusion through connectional intelligence.
Finding Team Strengths
How can we harness the unique strengths of these workers to maximize the impact this new team will have on the mission of the agency while minimizing their weaknesses?
Leveraging Differences
If you are going the leverage the differences in your organization, you must acknowledge they exist.
Does the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Matter?
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) is a weird animal. Some in the federal sector hail it as the most important document since the Emancipation Proclamation. Others ridicule it as a huge waste of time and one of the biggest sources of pollution in the federal swamp.
Incarcerated in the Workplace
If you feel trapped in your job, you are not alone
The Periodic Table of Engagement
A periodic table for engagement that could be the impetus this beleaguered topic needs to deliver on the job satisfaction and happiness.