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'How Flipping Coins Can Help You Succeed' - Mohamad Latiff's Blog Post - April 21, 2007
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Mohamad Latiff's blog post is entitled, "How Flipping Coins Can Help You Succeed." [blog]
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Latiff says, "Your decision to begin doing something about your life is akin to the flipping of the coin to the other side, to the side that you want." Read Complete Post
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Latiff says, "Your decision to begin doing something about your life is akin to the flipping of the coin to the other side, to the side that you want." Read Complete Post
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'Writing A Stump Speech - 8 Speech Topics - Jim Arthur Peterson's Blog Post - April 21, 2007
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'Music Makes Life Better' - Robin Sharma's Blog Post - April 21, 2007
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Robin Sharma's blog post is entitled, "Music Makes Life Better." [blog]
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Sharma suggests to listen to music to have passion in your life. Read Complete Post
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'Mastering Motivation (lessons in creating forever change)' - Craig Harper's Blog Post - April 21, 2007
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Craig Harper's blog post is entitled, "Mastering Motivation (lessons in creating forever change)." [blog]
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Harper says, "People who succeed are usually the ones who continue to do what they need to... even when their feeling of motivation isn't there." Read Complete Post
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'Are you ready to blossom?' - Arvind Devalia's Blog Post - April 21, 2007
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Devalia asks questions if you are ready to blossom with the coming of spring. Read Complete Post
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'The Holy Grail of Full Team Engagement' - Kevin Eikenberry's Article - April 20, 2007
Kevin Eikenberry's article is reprinted here.
*SINewswatch would like to thank Kevin Eikenberry for granting permission to reprint this article.
The Holy Grail of Full Team Engagement
by Kevin Eikenberry
“If I could just get my team really engaged in this project . . .”
“The problem is that people don’t seem to really care. If they were more committed to this work, we’d get better results. . .”
“You can’t get people to really work hard any more . . .”
I’ve heard all of these comments, and many like them, and so have you. You may have even thought or said them yourself.
Every leader wants to have his/her teams fully committed and engaged in their work. Why? Because we know that when people are fully engaged miracles can occur. Projects will be completed ahead of schedule. Customers will be delighted. Budgets will be met. Morale will be high and turnover low. Productivity skyrockets.
Miracles, indeed.
And no matter if you have personally experienced this magic, you likely know that engagement and commitment are the keys. So you continue to look for the idea, the technique, the tool, or the potion that will lead you to full team engagement.
There is no tool, technique or perfect process. In fact, you can’t fully engage teams at all. You can only help individuals become fully engaged.
The good news is that when each individual becomes engaged, the team becomes engaged.
Tip #1 – Don’t engage teams, engage individuals.
Engaging Individuals
The good news is that you are an individual! So, if you reflect on what engages you, you will have major clues as to what will engage others. Let me help you think about this. There are three major things that we need for complete commitment or engagement in anything. We need to:
• Understand it.
• Own it.
• Believe it.
Let’s explore each of those components.
Understand It
How can you be fully committed to something you don’t fully understand? How many people on your team fully understand the task, their roles and, most importantly, the purpose of their work? How well have you communicated these things to them?
There is a major lack of communication in organizations today. Without this clarity of role, task and purpose we can never expect to get to the levels of commitment where magic can occur.
Tip#2 – Communicate, communicate, communicate. Help people understand the task, goals and objectives of their work.
Own It
How does it feel when you own something? There is pride. There is desire to maintain this thing, to care for it, right? When you feel a sense of ownership to something, what happens to your level of commitment?
For people to be more fully engaged in their work they have to have a sense of ownership. How do you create that ownership? By letting them own it! People can’t become committed until they are truly involved.
Tip #3 – To build ownership, let people own it. Commitment can’t be achieved without involvement.
Believe It
Are you committed to things you don’t believe in? Will your team members be committed to things they don’t believe in?
People may not always agree with the details of the plan, or the exact work process. But people can endure any approach (and they will likely work hard to improve it), if they believe in the reasons why they are doing it in the first place.
You will create engagement when you help people see the big picture for their efforts. How will people be served? How will the world be a better place? How will their work and the end result contribute? Helping people answer these questions will help them believe.
Tip #4 – Help people believe. Help them see the biggest possible picture and how their work contributes to that picture.
How will you know when you are there?
This week, a friend of mine said, “When you are committed, there is no decision, you just do it. If you are questioning and deciding each time, you aren’t yet fully committed.” He’s right.
Fully engaged teams may argue and discuss things at length, but they aren’t discussing if they are going to reach the goal or if it is valuable to reach the goal. They are talking about the best ways to reach the goal! Reaching it is a given.
These three steps lead to individual commitment and engagement. Help every team member understand, own and believe in their work and you have reached the holy grail. It sounds simple, and it is. But it is far from easy.
Humans are complex beings, and teams are significantly more complex. Taking these steps will help you navigate these complexities and lead teams to be more committed, and therefore more productive.
Copyright © 2007 - All Rights Reserved, Kevin Eikenberry and The Kevin Eikenberry Group.
Kevin Eikenberry is a leadership expert and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a learning consulting company that helps Clients reach their potential through a variety of training, consulting and speaking services. To receive your free special report on Unleashing Your Potential go to http://www.kevineikenberry.com/uypw/index.asp or call us at (317) 387-1424 or 888.LEARNER.
*SINewswatch would like to thank Kevin Eikenberry for granting permission to reprint this article.
'Interesting self-programming idea for rapid goal attainment' - Wily Walnut's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Wily Walnut's blog post is entitled, "Interesting self-programming idea for rapid goal attainment." [blog]
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'Teachable Moment - Weather Complainer' - John Bishop's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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John Bishop's blog post is entitled, "Teachable Moment - Weather Complainer." [blog]
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Bishop says that if he ever hears someone complain about the weather, he always turns the statements into a positive one. Read Complete Post
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'No Credit' - Meryl Runion's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Meryl Runion's blog post is entitled, "No Credit." [blog]
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'Conflict Resolution Techniques To Improve Communication' - Self Help Zone Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Self Help Zone blog post is entitled, "Conflict Resolution Techniques To Improve Communication." [blog]
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The blog post says, "Realize, however, that when people feel strongly about an issue, their emotions will affect their ability to communicate and listen.
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'Self Improvement Tip of the Day: Record All Your Thoughts' - Self Improvement Directory Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Self Improvement Directory blog post is entitled, "Self Improvement Tip of the Day: Record All Your Thoughts." [blog]
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The blog post says that writing down thoughts gives them empathy and clarity. Read Complete Post
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'Removing The Bull From Your Presentation' - Ross Bowring's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Ross Bowring's blog post is entitled, "Removing The Bull From Your Presentation." [blog]
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'Here’s A Way People Are Making The Most Of Their Time Each Day' - Brad Isaac's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Brad Isaac's blog post is entitled, "Here’s A Way People Are Making The Most Of Their Time Each Day." [blog]
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'Fish and Piranhas' - Edward Hines' Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Edward Hines' blog post is entitled, "Fish and Piranhas." [blog]
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Hines says, "The idea of the piranha is that we do not always have the time to wait for people to do something that we like.
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'Price and Perceived Value' - Jim Sauerwein's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Sauerwein says, "In the world of negotiating, we worry about real versus perceptual value.
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'Success Strategy: Strategic Incompetence' - My Bubble Life Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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The blog post says, "There are times that you should do undesirable tasks that are outside your scope.
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The blog post says, "There are times that you should do undesirable tasks that are outside your scope.
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'Charles Pellerin on Project Management' - Michael McKinney's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Michael McKinney's blog post is entitled, "Charles Pellerin on Project Management." [blog]
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McKinney says, "Appreciative Intelligence—the ability to perceive the positive inherent generative potential within the present—is an important component to develop as part of organizational culture." Read Complete Post
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'An Organizing Idea - The Power of a 3x5 Card' - Kevin Eikenberry's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Kevin Eikenberry's blog post is entitled, "An Organizing Idea - The Power of a 3x5 Card." [blog]
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Eikenberry says, "It is a simple idea, yet often it is in the simple that we will have the greatest success." Read Complete Post
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'Keep Moving to Succeed' - Debra Moorhead's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Debra Moorhead's blog post is entitled, "Keep Moving to Succeed." [blog]
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Moorhead says, "I have noticed in my own life that the faster I work, the more successful I feel." Read Complete Post
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'Balancing conviction and openness' - David Straker's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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David Straker's blog post is entitled, "Balancing convitction and openness." [blog]
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Straker says, "This is a balance that is easy to get wrong yet where any position can work or fail, depending on the circumstance and people involved." Read Complete Post
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'What You See Is What You Get' - Bert Decker's Blog Post - April 20, 2007
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Decker says, "In our communications, it’s often what people see – not just the words that they hear – which impacts whether or not they believe what we say." Read Complete Post
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