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Words of Wisdom on Employee Engagment

Employee engagement is a deep and broad connection that employees have with a company that results in a willingness to go above and beyond what's expected of them to help their company succeed.
~ Closing the Engagement Gap

Employee engagement is a heightened emotional connection that an employee feels for his/her organization that influences him/her to exert greater discretionary effort to his/her work.
Closing the Engagement Gap

Devising and maintaining an atmosphere in which others can put a dent in the universe is the leader's creative act.
~ Warren Bennis, author

 The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
~ George Bernard Shaw

The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what's going on so they can do a lot more than they've done in the past.
~ Bill Gates

There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to the human capacity for intelligence, imagination, and wonder.
~ President Ronald Reagan

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
~ General George S. Patton

It is amazing what you can accomplish when you do not care who gets the credit.
~ President Harry S. Truman

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
~ Ralph Nader

I've never had control and I never wanted it. If you create an environment where people truly participate, you don't need control. They know what needs to be done and they do it.
~ Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines

We're not looking for blind obedience. We're looking for people who on their own initiative want to be doing what they're doing because they consider it to be a worthy objective. I have always believed that the best leader is the best server. And if you're a servant, by definition you're not controlling.
~ Herb Kelleher

Engaged employees are not just committed. They are not just passionate or proud. They have a line-of-sight on their own future and on the organization's mission and goals. They are "enthused" and "in gear" using their talents and discretionary effort to make a difference in their employer's quest for sustainable business success.
~ Closing the Engagement Gap

The "Engagement Gap" is the discrepancy between the effort your people are putting forth and what they are actually capable of giving. ~ Julie Gebauer and Don Lowman

Four out of every five workers (80%) worldwide are not delivering their full potential to help their organizations succeed!
~ Towers Perrin Global Workforce Study

5 Keys Leaders can use to Drive Engagement throughout the Organization:
Know Them! Grow Them! Inspire Them! Involve Them! Reward Them!
~ Julie Gebauer and Don Lowman

At a macro level, you need to provide resources, tools, and the overall workplace environment that supports engagement.
At a micro level, employees, with their manager's assistance, need to establish a thriving personal connection with their work and carve out a satisfying future in the organization.
~ Closing the Engagement Gap

Clearly defined Expectations,
effective employee Engagement,
and consistent Execution
can and will provide the sustainable EDGE
 all organizations seek during today's chaotic business environment!
E3 = Edge
Expectations + Engagement + Execution = EDGE
~ Harry K. Jones, professional speaker and consultant

Your organization will never be any stronger than the employees you recruit, select, and hire and how effectively they are initially trained, coached and ultimately retained.
~ Peter Drucker, management guru

Highly engaged employees outperform their disengaged colleagues by as much as 28%!
~ Corporate Leadership Council

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