Sincere Words are Worth a Fortune

Posted December 16, 2021 by kozmun.

“Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They’re absolutely free and worth a fortune.” – Sam Walton

The Great Engagement is a call to action to praise more often.

Do you praise your employees easily, sincerely and often?

If not, you may be losing out on an opportunity to trigger a dopamine release which can then boost innovative thinking and creative problem-solving.

Tips to Take Action

• Catch someone doing something well and praise them promptly.
• Consider how each employee would like to be praised – publicly, privately, in person, by email, on social media, etc.

The Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program

While there is no quick fix, there are simple leadership practices that can produce immediate improvements in engagement.

To develop more strategies our Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program focuses on simple but powerful behaviours that will have maximum impact on a leader’s ability to engage his or her employees.

Potential Funding for Training

Your organization may be eligible for funding through:

• Canada Job Grant Program. Employers may be eligible to receive two-thirds of the training cost.
• Re-Skill Saskatchewan Training Subsidy. Funding applications will be available starting January 4, 2022.

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Reduce the Risk of Losing Employees

Posted December 14, 2021 by kozmun.

“By not understanding what their employees are running from, and what they might gravitate to, company leaders are putting their very businesses at risk.” McKinsey & Company

The Great Engagement is a call to action to reduce this risk of losing employees.

Do you know what your employees are running from? What might they gravitate towards? Is your business at risk of losing employees? 

As a leader you may think you know the answers but, according to McKinsey &
Company, managers and employees do not agree on what’s the most important factors for staying at an organization. 

The top three factors employees cited as reasons for quitting were that they didn’t feel:

• Valued by their organizations (54 percent) or 
• Valued by their managers (52 percent) or
• A sense of belonging at work (51 percent). 

Tips to Take Action

As an organization, by understanding the reasons why employees are leaving or would even consider leaving, you can take effective actions to not only retain but also attract potential employees.  

• How do you as a leader show you value your employees?
• What does the organization do in terms of making people feel they belong and are valued?
• Is your organization struggling with effectively engaging employees? 

The Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program

While there is no quick fix, there are simple leadership practices that can produce immediate improvements in engagement.

To develop your strategies our Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program focuses on simple but powerful behaviours that will have maximum impact on a leader’s ability to engage his or her employees.

Your organization may be eligible for funding through the Canada Job Grant program. Employers may be eligible to receive two-thirds of the training cost.

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Rewards and Recognition – Low Cost and High Impact for Boosting Engagement

Posted on December 9, 2021 by kozmun.

“You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.” – Zig Ziglar

The Great Engagement is a call to action to expand your approach to more effectively engage your employees. 

Research from Gallup suggests that rewards and recognition, with its low cost and high impact, might be one of the most underutilized tools that managers have for boosting engagement.

Do you regularly show appreciation to your staff members? 

If not, you could be losing an opportunity to provide encouragement and bolster engagement. 

Ideas for Action

A simple thank you can make them feel more valued in the workplace and also brighten up their day! 

Other simple ideas: 

• Fancy teas or coffee in the coffee room 
• Team lunch 
• Bring in snacks to a meeting
• Acknowledge people during staff meeting 
• Ask people for a personal or professional highlight 
• Give a  hand-written thank you note
• Acknowledge their specific contribution to a  business success; 
• Time off to volunteer for their favourite not-for-profit organization

While there is no quick fix, there are simple leadership practices that can produce immediate improvements in engagement.

The Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program

Our Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program focuses on simple but powerful behaviours that will have maximum impact on a leader’s ability to engage his or her employees.

Your organization may be eligible for funding through the Canada Job Grant program. Employers may be eligible to receive two-thirds of the training cost.

Please note: Due to high program demand, applications are being prioritized and processed approximately two weeks prior to the start date of training. Applications submitted less than 10 business days prior to the start date of training may not be approved.

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Employees receiving Strong Performance Recognition are Much More Likely to be Highly Engaged

Posted on December 7, 2021 by kozmun

According to the Cicero Group, research shows that employees receiving strong performance recognition are much more likely to be highly engaged at their job. They are also more likely to perform at their maximum output and develop innovative ways to improve their company. 

The Great Engagement is a call to action for organizations to engage their employees and potentially increase output and innovation.

Regularly Recognize Your Employees

Do you make it a practice to regularly recognize your employees’ performance? 

Do you know that one of the reasons employees leave an organization is that employees don’t feel valued by their manager?

If you’re not regularly recognizing your employees, you may be missing out on your employees using their key strengths to contribute their best efforts. 

Tips to Take Action

Take the time to personally get to know your employees and find out how they prefer to be acknowledged.

Prepare key messages for each employee that you can customize and deliver to your employee as the opportunity emerges. You can also create the opportunity to share your message!

Be sure to personally share the message.

Create accountability for yourself by setting a ‘deliver by’ date.

Then acknowledge your employees often!

The Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program

To develop more strategies our Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program focuses on simple but powerful behaviours that will have maximum impact on a leader’s ability to engage his or her employees.

Your organization may be eligible for funding through the Canada Job Grant program. Employers may be eligible to receive two-thirds of the training cost.

Please note: Due to high program demand, applications are being prioritized and processed approximately two weeks prior to the start date of training. Applications submitted less than 10 business days prior to the start date of training may not be approved.

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