It's a Thing! A Learning Organization!

"It's a thing" is a series that highlights concepts that employers and managers use and sometimes evaluate employees with that they may not be aware.

A learning organization is the business term given to a company that facilitates the learning of its members and continuously transforms itself.

Conversations are Crucial for Success

Three of the most requested topics for organizational training are communication, team building, and dealing with difficult people. All three require conversations, but few people understand the power of conversations.

Communication in the workplace continues to be a topic that everyone is interested in because it is vital for success. I recently wrote on the topic of having crucial conversations. This week, we look at "Conversational Intelligence." Everything begins with a conversation.

"To get to the next level of greatness depends on the quality of the culture, which depends on the quality of the relationships, which depends on the quality of the conversations.
Everything happens through conversation."

~Judith E. Glaser~

BR: 5 Gears: How to be Present and Productive When There is Never Enough Time

What would it be worth to your organization to find a way where employs could function together better, be more productive, and people could connect better?  àPriceless!!

Have you ever been focused on a major project or trying to beat a deadline when some one comes into your work space and wants to visit? Or have you been in a social environment and a fellow worker wants to talk shop? Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to get in sync with others at work? 

Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram wrote 5 Gears: How to be Present and Productive When There is Never Enough Time to shed light on workplace behavior that hinders a companies relationships and efficiency. This book has been called "a game changer" by many people. In fact, that was what I thought when I first heard about this book.

How to develop your talent?

There is a movement by Human Resources departments to hire the most talented people. Many people will be left behind if they do not understand what these hiring professionals are looking for in their applicants. They are looking for talent.

"If I were running a company today, I would have one priority above all others; to acquire as many of the best people in the world."

~~Jim Collins~~

author of "Good to Great"

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BR: How to be happy at work!

Life is too short to be unhappy at work!

Far too many people spend year after year at a job that leaves them unhappy and unfulfilled. This is not fair to them, their families, and fellow employers. Annie McKee wrote How to be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship for Harvard Business Review Press (2017).

It's a thing: Employee Engagment

"It's a thing" is a series that highlights concepts that employers and managers use and sometimes evaluate employees with that the average employee may not be aware.

In a training meeting, I learned about employee engagement. Employee engagement is when employees are motivated to contribute to the success of an organization, they give the best of themselves each day, they are committed to the company goals and values, they exhibit a sense of teamwork, while they have an enhanced sense of their own well-being. Employees that are not engaged show the opposite of these qualities. Employee engagement is a quality that modern owners and managers are looking for in their employees. Employees that are engaged rise to the surface of the company and are promoted into the highest positions. Employee engagement is becoming part of the developmental matrix looked to for employee advancement.

After learning about employee engagement, I had an interesting conversation with an employee. I shared with them what I had learn (and was learning) about the benefits of having an engaged workforce and they responded, "I didn't even know it (employee engagement) was a thing." What we both realized was that some managers were measuring their employees on things that they might not even be aware. She went on to tell me, "If I know that my employee wants me to do something or be a certain way, then they should let me know so that I can develop it." I agree! There are many more things that business owners and managers are aware of that the average employee is not.

The primary reason for this blog is to educate employees to what many managers are seeking so that they can become better employees.

Why is employee engagement important?