According to a study in the 90s at Sears found that ten items on their seventy item employee survey would predict customer satisfaction and, ultimately,...
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Gary Lear
waya10
Sep 14, 2010 10:14 pm
Peter, I think some of what you ran across is a good example of employee satisfaction and employee engagement not being the same thing. In your first example,...
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jlewismemphis
Sep 18, 2010 1:03 am
You have been out of full time HR for 18 months after 20 years experience. Been on so many interviews and sent out so many resumes that you have lost count...
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Lynn Gleim
lynngleim
Sep 18, 2010 1:43 am
CONGRATULATIONS JOHN. I'll start with that. Lynn Gleim ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Carole
jei1999
Sep 18, 2010 2:01 am
Congratulations John Learn the business - ask enough questions so you get it because you can't do anything unless you get it first The good news is you will...
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lindafayee2003@...
business_pro...
Sep 18, 2010 2:34 am
Wow John ! Congrats!! I know how you feel after being in Work Comp for 20 years I understand. Best wishes to you. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ......
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HRStrategy@...
Sep 18, 2010 7:53 pm
John, Been there, done that. If the operation really has good financing and strategy, it can be a great opportunity. You will need access to (and better ...
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David Kalish
dkalish
Sep 18, 2010 8:26 pm
Congrats John: as was already pointed out, recruiting is going to be a big part of your job at the beginning. You might want to research linking up with an...
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jlewismemphis
Sep 19, 2010 1:15 am
Reference my last post. Thanks to you all that have sent congrats and helpful info. I would like to beg now for copies (hopefully electronic) of policy...
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Gary Lear
waya10
Sep 19, 2010 1:21 am
John, Congratulations! I know this is a great opportunity for you and one well deserved. I hope things do work out well for you. As for getting things...
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Craig McGee
cmcgee80524
Sep 20, 2010 4:44 pm
John, I did the exact thing with Anheuser-Busch (now In-Bev) several years ago. Would love to discuss. Let me put some thoughts together, send them to you, ...
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John Lewis
jlewismemphis
Sep 20, 2010 5:30 pm
Thank you Craig, I look forward to hearing from you John From: HRNET@yahoogroups.com [mailto:HRNET@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Craig McGee Sent: Sunday,...
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Fred Nickols
fnickols
Sep 20, 2010 7:23 pm
Congratulations, John. It seems to me that you need to begin by defining the end state (what that organization is intended to look like 2-3 years hence). You...
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Gary Lear
waya10
Sep 28, 2010 2:29 pm
I have a friend who is the CEO of a small automotive parts manufacturing facility in the Columbia, SC area who is looking for a Director of Quality. This...
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Fred Nickols
fnickols
Sep 29, 2010 7:43 pm
I have a new paper titled "Manage Your Own Performance: No One Else Can." You can find it at http://www.nickols.us/ManageYOP.pdf Comments would be welcome. ...
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jlewismemphis
Oct 27, 2010 3:03 pm
Hello everyone Well, been in the new job about a month now. Trying to get everything together. There have been a few things happen while I was away. One of...
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Max Wagoner
hrnetcornell
Oct 27, 2010 3:15 pm
John: The federal subsidy "eligibility" for COBRA is passed. Some participants still have some time left on their subsidy, Have a great day!!! Max...
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Linda M Konstan
lkonstan@...
Oct 27, 2010 3:28 pm
The subsidy eligibility ended last summer, however, if a person was already on the subsidy s/he continues - so you you'll have to keep track of those amounts...
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Fred Nickols
fnickols
Oct 30, 2010 5:29 pm
Well, I entered the right link for the paper I mentioned but, for some reason, the link produces freaky results. I'll try again: ...
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sjwells@...
sandytx
Oct 30, 2010 10:16 pm
Another way of looking at the dynamics of engaged employees: I heard Kenneth Thomas (of Thomas Killman Conflict Inventory) at the ODNetwork conference. He...
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Gary Lear
waya10
Oct 31, 2010 2:43 am
Fred, I believe that I've already read this paper previously, and I recall thinking that your 4 kinds of employees seem to line up with Towers Perrin's (now...
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Gary Lear
waya10
Oct 31, 2010 2:45 am
Sandy, Thanks for sharing this information on Thomas. I've read some of his work, including "Intrinsic Motivation at Work," but I had not come across this ...
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Sandy Wells
sandytx
Oct 31, 2010 3:53 am
Gary, You've caught the ideas behind Thomas' work. When he talks about Progress, he is referring to one's ability to make progress and reach the goals. ...
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Joel
joeldigi
Oct 31, 2010 6:41 pm
I take a little bit different view of engagement. I prefer to try to dig below the surface and therefore break the issue down into organizational and...
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yashpal kalra
ypkalra@...
Nov 1, 2010 5:08 am
Employee Engagement in various organisations is being used in a manner of blaming the Middle Management for their acts without having the necessary authority...
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Fred Nickols
fnickols
Nov 5, 2010 10:47 pm
Well, if ferreting out the discontented and punishing them for being that way, and if middle management is being blamed for this state of affairs, then my...
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yashpal kalra
ypkalra@...
Nov 6, 2010 7:18 am
could there be practical and genuine methods how middle management can handle and change the situation.. regards.. ________________________________ From: Fred...
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MSOD@...
Nov 6, 2010 11:23 am
Wow, there is a lot of genuine pain and frustration coming through here. Without going into a lot of formulmatic detail, suggest you read the classic "The...
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Fred Nickols
fnickols
Nov 8, 2010 2:57 pm
The paper I posted posits four employee engagement communities based on the interplay of the employee's outlook (positive or negative) and energy levels (high...
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Robert Bacal
rbacal2000
Nov 8, 2010 3:30 pm
... I'm not a fan of the "concept of employee engagement" or any classification system BUT, I'm a huge fan of something Fred alludes to here - a simple ...
