Wally Bock is Right on Potential of First-Line Managers

The comments are coming in fast and furiously to Wally Bock’s latest post on his Three Star Leadership Blog.  That’s not surprising given his topic: first-line managers.
Bock cites a blog post by Tom Peters in which he goes so far as to call these managers a "peerless strategic opportunity" for innovation and growth.  Expanding Peters’ [...]

Two Sources on Empowering Employees

We’ve long argued, in part based on our own employee engagement research, that empowering workers to make on-the-spot decisions and to contribute to the strategic direction of an organization provides benefits for employees (increases their job satisfaction) and for companies (typically greater customer satisfaction because issues are resolved sooner and at a lower level; as [...]

Engaging Employees the Hard Way

In my last post I mentioned the employee satisfaction level (45%) recently reported by The Conference Board and concluded by asking "whose fault is this anyway?"
When I’ve asked similar questions, I get a range of answers.  Some are adamant that it is the leader’s fault.  Some say the employee should switch jobs if they are so [...]

By the CEO, for CEOs

Did you look closely at the byline on our post from yesterday arguing that employees are absolutely critical to achieving strong business results?  It’s none other than our President, Gaye van den Hombergh.
You can read Gaye’s bio here on our website.  She assumed leadership of Winning Workplaces last June, and in addition to the work [...]

Employee Engagement Key to Realizing Entrepreneurial Dreams

I like Dragan Sutevski’s comparison on his Entrepreneurship In a Box blog of running a business to being in a dream.  According to Sutevski, there are only a handful of factors keeping this experience from turning into a nightmare.
Number 7 on his top 10 list that he shared this weekend is employees:
Your employees can contribute [...]

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