Employee Morale: Driving Performance in Challenging Times by David Bowles and Cary Cooper. David and Cary created a well-written and well thought out book on employee morale and the links between morale and performance. The biggest benefit of morale is individual and organizational performance and the authors present the evidence for “morale correlating highly with, and driving , performance is strong and growing” (p.59). Morale can empower of disable… Read the rest

Hi there. You are probably here because you read the article about me having Asperger's syndrome. I have never seen the Mail on Sunday, but it must be a big publication because thousands of readers are coming to the blog from London today. (For readers who did not see the article, I like it. Here's a link . And, sidenote, the author, Louette Harding , was so good at… Read the rest

Employee Engagement Extra Here is David Clarke’s well-designed short slide share presentation on motivation and engagement using Dan Pink’s drive perspective. Motivating And Engaging Your Employees: The Comprehensive Approach For Success View more presentations from clarkee1974 . Enjoy and engage. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ David Zinger, M.Ed., works with global organizations and individuals to foster engagement. David is a writer, educator, speaker, and consultant. He founded the 2751 member Employee Engagement… Read the rest

See What I Mean? There is a mean in meaning but there doesn’t have to be meanness at work. The meaning of work works for me when I work on me while working with meaning. Say what you mean, mean what you say, and never be mean. That’s what I mean. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ David Zinger , M.Ed., works with global organizations and individuals to foster engagement.… Read the rest

A couple of weeks ago we told you about a survey that found over half of female respondents felt more productive at work when dressed provocatively. Now, according to a different survey, it’s apparent that employers don’t agree. The poll, conducted by UK law firm DWF , found that employers overwhelmingly feel that dress codes are a necessary part of office life, and say that inappropriately dressed employees will… Read the rest

Disheartening News on Employee Engagement Less than 1 in 5 public-service employees in the UK trust senior managers or are consulted by them on important decisions Summary comment . Ben Willmott, senior public policy adviser, CIPD, stated: “Against this background it is worrying to see that public-sector employees have increasingly negative attitudes to their senior managers, with less than a fifth saying they trust senior managers or are consulted… Read the rest

Right off the top… Quick Picks and Great Pics. Click here or on the image below to engage with us! The Employee Engagement Network has over 2700 members who bring their eclectic and extensive experience and views to all things related to employee engagement. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ David Zinger, M.Ed., works with organizations and individuals foster engagement. He is a writer, educator, speaker, and consultant who founded… Read the rest

According to the late Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, 6.8 million Americans fall into the category of long-term unemployment. Long-term unemployment is identified as looking for work for 27 weeks or longer. When you think about it, that’s a lot of people not earning a paycheck right now. Plus, if you think about how many people have taken pay cuts or worked fewer hours since the recession began, you… Read the rest

It’s the fifth annual Penelope Trunk Q&A. It’s not that I don’t answer questions. I actually answer almost every question I receive. But only rarely in a blog post. The problem is that most questions suck . Look, here are posts about how to ask good questions . In fact, I've been getting so ornery about questions sucking that I did a webinar about how to write a good… Read the rest

This morning I’m heading to Washington to cover the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act . The event will be held at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which also rang in its 45th birthday this month. While the ADA has transformed our nation by opening up doors for many disabled individuals in the workplace, almost everyone I’ve spoken with in these past few weeks leading up to… Read the rest