The fabulous and enthusiastic crew from last week’s Escape from Cubicle Nation Workshop in London. Photo by the handsome and talented TMSRuge . I communicate on Twitter so frequently that I just realized some blog readers may not know that my last live Escape from Cubicle Nation workshop will take place on Wednesday, November 4 at the Hotel Belamar in Southern California. I will be joined by the fabulous… Read the rest

Free Book: Fired Up or Burned Out by Michael Stallard. Connection is part of the center of the Zinger Employee Engagement Model. Click here to see the full model and explanation. Connect . A central key of employee engagement is connection. In some ways connection is synonymous with engagement. How well are employees connected to the other elements of engagement ranging from their organization to genuine happiness? Connect starts… Read the rest

When I was writing my last book , one of the things I focused on was that the world of work was different than the world outside of work. OK, this isn’t exactly an outstanding revelation to many of you, but to lots of people, it is. When people are at work, they think it’s sort of an extended living room. They believe that they can say and do… Read the rest

Good Reading Stretching the concept of employee engagement . Here is a fine collection of twitter nuggets including: Zest Practice principles by Tony Ryan; Rosa Say’s Daily 5 Minutes; Jessica Hagy’s wonderful 10 second funny pictures; and, Edith Zimmerman’s witty post on how to make your husband a nice dinner. Enjoy the engaging connections to these fine sources: Zesty and creative. From best practice and next practice to ZEST… Read the rest

Employee Engagement and Customer Engagement. This post is from Phil Gerbyshak on 9 ways to deliver common sense customer service. Serving customers is a key component of employee engagement: Serve Customers or customer engagement is a key component of the Zinger Employee Engagement Model . Serve customers . We want employees to serve the organization’s customers and there are very strong relationships between employee engagement and customer engagement. Does… Read the rest

Hey All! The job market may be tough, but there are some hot companies that are hiring in this economy…and according to Fortune’s new 40 Under 40 list , these companies are owned or run by members of Generation X or Millennial (aka Generation Y) CEO’s…yes, people under 40. And are they all tech startups funded with new VC money? Uh, no. Oh, and did I mention quite a… Read the rest

Community . Organizations must strive towards creating communities of engagement. Henry Mintzberg one of the world’s top management experts advocates communities of engagement in organizations. Foster relationships and community is a key component of the Zinger Employee Engagement Model . Foster relationships and community . A strong key of employee engagement is our connection to relationships and community. These relationships and community can be personal and social media. Do… Read the rest

I found several months and not yet able to work. I collect unemployment benefits. I was recently at the job I started with classes to be disclosed. Of course, I'm applying for jobs and get a job, but I value and class of shares in my CV will look after me, if I go to job interviews .
How the employment office, knowing that during the interview? What questions do… Read the rest

Hi All! I’m so excited to announce the launch of my new podcast show, Millennials In Motion ! It went live today so check out the interview. Each month I’ll conduct interviews with Millennials (aka Gen Y) who are impacting business, entrepreneurship, music, entertainment, politics, sports, education, society and more! I’ll also interview organizations and services who support young people in a variety of important ways. http://millennialsinmotion.podOmatic.com/ My first… Read the rest

If you are hoping to snag a seasonal job during this year’s holidays, it’s time to start looking now. Like the rest of the job market, competition will be fierce. What you might not think about, though, is that a seasonal job can be your ticket to full-time employment. “Competition for seasonal positions will be intense as the job market is flooded with qualified candidates vying for a smaller… Read the rest