Engagement in Action

While I haven’t yet seen any major business publications cover the emerging area of engagement, the traditional trade media is on it.
Recent articles in publications as diverse as the HR Executive (here and here), Corporate Meetings and Incentives, Training, and the American Management Association have featured articles on various aspects of engagement. Even more telling [...]

New Curriculum Module and Webinar on Science of Rewards and Recognition

When to use cash as an incentive?  When to use non-cash?  Perennial questions for many managers and leaders.  If only there was somewhere you could get unbiased and fact-based information?
Now Get The Facts
Drawing upon extensive research, The Incentive Research Foundation, with a sponsorship from Canon Special Markets, and working with the Enterprise Engagement Alliance has [...]

The Enterprise Engagement Curriculum

The Enterprise Engagement Alliance curriculum will be rolled out in a series of webinars throughout the next 12 months, focusing first on key audiences and then more specifically, the tactics related to Leadership, Communications (digital, print, face-to-face, promotional products, etc.) Training, Rewards and Recognition, Culture, etc.
These tactical areas are being funded by the generous support [...]

World’s Most Complete Engagement Education Set for Oct. 4, 5, 6

We know this is last minute – but it’s still worth your time and attention.
This week at the Motivation Show is the 5th Annual Conference on Connecting Engagement, Loyalty & Financial Results. This is the world’s most complete education program covering all of the key areas of engagement by audience and tactic.
Held at the McCormick [...]

Why Engagement Matters for Managers

The following is a guest post from Mark Royal, Senior Principal at Hay Group, a global management consulting firm that works with leaders to transform strategy into reality. Hay Group develops talent, organizes people to be more effective and motivates them to perform at their best.
Though frameworks for understanding engagement vary, the concept is commonly [...]

Use of “Employee Engagement” Term Surges This Decade

Happy New Year!

It seems appropriate at the beginning of a new year to look back and get some perspective on the emerging concept of Enterprise Engagement. Our Social Media Editor, Paul Hebert of I2I, a marketing company at http://www.i2i-align.com, used a new Google tool known as Ngram to get an historical view of terminology related [...]

EEA Supports the Enlightened Business Summit

Have you heard about the Enlightened Business Summit being presented all next week via teleconference?  Go to http://www.enlightenedbusinesssummit.com to see a list of speakers and to register for free.
This program is the brainchild of author and consultant Chip Conley, Founder and Executive Chairman, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, and author of PEAK: How Great Companies Get [...]

Feedback: A Powerful Tool for Engagement

The following is a guest post from Derek Irvine, Head of Strategic Consulting and CMO,Globoforce - a leading worldwide provider of global strategic recognition solutions.   In addition to their main website they can also be found on twitter, facebook, linkedin and have a well regarded blog.
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What engages people? Feedback. Knowledge that the work they do [...]

Are You Foisting or Fostering Engagement in Your Organization?

The following is a guest post from Derek Irvine, Head of Strategic Consulting and CMO, Globoforce - a leading worldwide provider of global strategic recognition solutions.   In addition to their main website they can also be found on twitter, facebook, linkedin and have a well regarded blog.
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The state of employee engagement is much in the news lately. The first [...]

Incentive Is NOT a Dirty Word

The following is a guest post from Sandra Daniel, President and CEO of FIRE Light Group. FIRE Light Group is a full service incentive marketing company focused on helping organizations motivate their workforce, distributors and/or customers.
FIRE Light is one of our speakers and panel members at EEA Expo June 4-5, 2010.
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It is true that [...]