No one action can help you more than to master your thoughts. This is a fundamental law that is always at work in your business and life experiences. As a business owner, you have great freedom to shape your reality.
Are you directing your thoughts to consciously create the results you envision? How do you begin your day? Do you jump right into email, phone messages and the next “crisis” or …. do you take time to be still and imagine the day you want to create?
If we allow circumstances to drive what we do, we only react to what is in front of us. We are not creating anything new or better that what we have today.
Begin each day by directing your thoughts to the results you envision. Then take positive steps forward and you can achieve absolutely anything you desire!
To your ever-expanding potential!
A recent Employee Engagement Report by global consulting firm BlessingWhite indicates that even though most employees express positive feelings about their work, employers, and managers, less than one-fifth are fully engaged in their work.
Much of the disconnect is tied to “lack of alignment”. Said another way - the missing element comes down to basic communication and follow up. It may seem overly simple, but many leaders do not fully appreciate the importance of a solid communication strategy and its impact on employee engagement and their bottom line.
The BelssingWhite study indicates that 41% of the 714 respondents believe their organization’s strategy was well communicated, however only 19% believe daily work priorities are linked to a clearly communicated strategy.
Clear communication is taken for granted, so it is assumed that the necessary elements that give work meaning just naturally get revealed throughout the organization. This rarely happens without a plan. The good news is you do not need to pay high-priced consulting fees to create a solid communication strategy. Just walk through the process, get it on paper and get every manager onboard. Then add the necessary follow up activities to ensure your business purpose is understood in the way you intended … and in a way that connects with your team.
A communication strategy is an excellent way to get your employees engaged in the process of creating a better workplace. Form a committee with representatives throughout the organization to help you inspire and connect profits with purpose.
Creating a communication plan does not require a lot of time or expensive tools, but it pays big dividends in your spirit and the bottom line.
The following press release can be found at http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/6/emw403077.htm.
Employee Engagement is Still a Goal Not Reality Warns BlessingWhite Study
Princeton, NJ (PRWEB via HRMarketer) June 23, 2006 — The latest Employee Engagement Report by global consulting firm BlessingWhite indicates that even though the majority of employees express positive feelings about their work, their employers, and even their managers, less than one-fifth are fully engaged in their work. “Engaged employees are not just happy or proud. They are what we call ‘enthused and in gear,’ focusing their talents to make a difference in their employer’s success,” explains Christopher Rice, BlessingWhite’s President and CEO. “We found that only 18% of our survey respondents had all the pieces of this engagement puzzle in place.”
According to the report, lack of alignment is a primary reason for so few employees being fully engaged. Rice observes, “For the third year in a row, our survey results indicate that strategy isn’t getting very far out of the boardroom. Although more respondents this year indicated that their organization’s strategy is well communicated (41% vs. 33% in 2005), only 19% indicated that they believe daily work priorities are linked to a clearly communicated strategy. Our findings suggest that a lot of well-meaning, hard-working employees are spinning their wheels on work that may not matter much to their employers. Sooner or later, their attitude will take a nose-dive or they’ll burn out.” Another key finding: Strong manager-employee partnerships lead to more engaged employees.
This year’s report also found that more than two-thirds of employees do not see visible actions by their employers to increase employee engagement. According to Rice, “We’re not suggesting that organizations implement workforce initiatives emblazoned with ‘engagement’ in neon letters. There is evidence, however, that if leaders begin talking about engagement or conduct employee engagement surveys, they need to be vigilant in helping their workforce understand what’s happening as follow-up.”
BlessingWhite’s 2006 Employee Engagement Report includes recommendations for driving organizational clarity, tapping into the self-interests and motivation of individual employees, and helping managers link business imperatives with employee needs.
About the Study
An online survey link was emailed in April 2006 to individuals representing a cross-section of job functions, job titles, and industries. 73% of the 714 respondents reside in North America, 15% in Europe, and 11% in Asia-Pacific. Nearly two-thirds hold management or supervisory titles. For an executive summary or the full 2006 Employee Engagement Report, contact Deb Ackles at Dackles at Bwinc.com or call 908-904-1000 X8171.
About BlessingWhite
BlessingWhite is a global consulting firm dedicated to creating sustainable high-performance organizations. Based in Princeton, NJ, with locations in London, Chicago, San Francisco, and Melbourne, the company has worked with almost three million professionals in thousands of organizations since its founding in 1973. BlessingWhite’s consulting services, tools, and training create high-performance cultures, develop leaders who get results and inspire, equip leaders to coach more strategically and efficiently, and align individual self-interest and talents at all levels of the organization with business-critical business goals.
Media Contact: Deb Ackles at Dackles at Bwinc.com or call 908-904-1000 X8171.
This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www.HRmarketer.com).
Are your employees actively engaged in the daily operations of your company? Do they enthusiastically participate in activities that help you improve customer relationships, processes and your profitability? Do they enthusiastically participate in activities that help you improve customer relationships, processes and your profitability? If not, consider this question – what are doing to inspire your team to help your organization succeed?
When it comes to employee motivation, I can not overstate the importance of building meaningful relationships with your employees and the managers that lead your team.
When we build meaningful relationships with team members, we inspire and motivate others to become active participants. Work takes on more significance, and people begin to view their work as more than just a way to earn a living.
Meaningful relationships are those human interactions that nourish our spirit. They build up our self esteem, and help us feel good about being part of a community, family or team. In meaningful relationships, we support one another, and help one another grow. We openly share ideas, and feel valued and appreciated.
The next basic human need, just above survival, is our hunger to feel needed and appreciated. If you want to make a profound difference in the level of enthusiasm in your organization, then let your actions be guided by that one statement. Consider your policies and actions. Do they consistently communicate that you value input and are sincerely grateful for contributions, or do your policies treat adults like children?
If you want to expand your bottom line, then make decisions that support meaningful workplace relationships. *** Let your actions and decisions be guided by respect, value and appreciation.***
When you do this consistently, you’ll spark an amazing transformation in your workplace. You will see: productivity soar, operating expenses shrink, and people feeling good about coming to work everyday. Of course, this newfound commitment and enthusiasm will naturally help you attract and retain more of your ideal customers.
You can make a significant difference on your bottom line when you make it a practice to feed the spirit first!
To your unlimited potential!
It’s easy to get frustrated when you view things from a perspective of lack. Think about how you feel when things don’t fall into place in the time or manner you expect. Consider this though … every situation is an opportunity to learn.
If we stay open to learning from every situation, we literally prepare, improve, determine, understand and become more than we are today. We can choose to move closer to our goals when we decide that we will consciously choose to view every experience as an opportunity to expand our understanding.
If you shift your perspective, you can expand your wisdom and discover a better path which can lead to better results. If you react with frustration, you will not be in a place to move forward, or to benefit from the experience.
There are simply no accidents. Our thinking, feelings and behaviors create our outcomes.
Before reacting, breathe deeply and shift your perspective to find the miracle in front of you. When you do this, you can move forward with confidence knowing that your decisions are aligned with positive and productive intent.
To your expanding potential!
