Blog Posts

New Year’s Reflections on Job Engagement

Job Reflection

This time of year, it’s natural to become reflective; to reflect on the last year and on resolutions you have for the New Year. One of my central messages in my keynote presentations is to encourage more reflection on job engagement. Roughly 60% of the worldwide workforce is not Engaged or Disengaged in their job, otherwise known as the middle category of Ambivalence. A large reason so many people are stuck in this “blah” middle category is that they have not reflected on whether they are in the right job in the first place, or as Jim Collins said in ...

Take an “Engagement Selfie”

OK, so the Chicago Bulls didn’t get very far in the playoffs this year, but I did get to go to one game before they were knocked out. I took this “selfie” and thought my inaugural blog post should be about how everyone needs to take an “engagement selfie.” If you’re not familiar with what this is, let me explain and empower you and your organization. The Problem with Old Fashioned “Engagement Groupies” Like Ellen’s famous Oscar selfie -- or “groupie” as some called it -- earlier this year, employers have been taking “engagement groupies” for years by conducting ...