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The four levels of Serendipity - Social Media
We talk a lot about Serendipity on Twitter.In his classic book, Austin (1978) distinguished four levels of serendipity or chance. They can apply to individuals, but a team provides more opportunities...
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The Intrapreneur's Ten Commandments
People ask me, why is my twitter name @theintrapreneur? Have you made a typo? ;-)Well, no. Here is the answer:Intrapreneur - The spirit of entrepreneurship within an existing organisation. An...
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David McLeod -Why employee engagement scores over pay
An interview with David McLeod first broadcast in 2010 on bnet.com. Very useful if you are new to employee engagement or would like to benefit from David's simple, clear summaries of what it really...
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How to get the most from employees
Another good employee engagement video, this time from the Birmingham Post, with David McLeod talking with business leaders.He makes some great observations and points about how to engage employees,...
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The first #e4s practitioners video
Thanks to Raffaela Goodby for the link - this is the first of many (I'm hoping) videos from the Engaging for Success Practitioners Group.By the way, if you're intending on sharing I'm suggesting we use...
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Director General of Workforce, NHS talks engagement #e4s
Another interesting and quick video - this time by edelman london with Clare Chapman talking about the relationship between engagement, empowerment and intrapreneurialism. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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The Tale of the Buddhist King and the Happiness Business Model #E4S
In another serendipitous moment, I found this video of hotelier Chip Conley (@ChipConley) talking at TED about how he went in search of a business model based on happiness. Find out how an old employee...
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Leadership: don't promote people who are good at their job
In your organisation, do you promote people who are good at their job?What happens when they are promoted?I'd wager that in a few cases, they thrive - the extra responsibility is something they grasp...
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The recession-performance vicious cycle
I've been thinking about this recession.Some organisations are stuck in a vicious cycle. Businesses in all sectors are struggling and many are being forced to restructure/downsize/whatever you want to...
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Reluctant Leaders
I've had the pleasure of working with some great people over the years, and there's none better than David Tomkinson, a Director with theandpartnership. David has over 25 years experience in the retail...
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The power of introverts
When I was a child I felt at my most comfortable when I was on my own. I was both shy and introverted which created some social challenges for me!I come from a large family and I remember at family...
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Employee Engagement Surveys - Why they are a good thing.
Here's a quick post about surveys to measure employee engagement. In recent years there has been a bandwagon that numerous people (consultants mainly) have been jumping on to denounce the value of...
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2 Leadership Questions
Two very interesting questions raised into today's BQF Leadership Conference by the Leadership Trust;"What leader will you be in this world?"And"What difference will you make?"Values based leadership...
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Branch - from the creators of Twitter
I've been invited to try out the new 'conversation platform' Branch, from the creators of Twitter. It's a more structured and controlled way to have conversations about things. And you can choose who...
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Welcome to ethical.ly!
Just a quicky to highlight that this blog is now called ethical.ly - and no longer conversational.ly.Same mix of engagement, tech, social and business posts, just using a simpler, shorter URL and name...
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Do you value Intuition?
One of the areas I am studied during my MBA involved a look at how innovation and creativity manifest themselves in individuals and organisations.Part of this considers the perception we have of...
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Engage for Success - 4 years in the making #E4S
Four year ago David Macleod and Nita Clarke published their ground-breaking study into employee engagement. The report, called Engaging for Success, commissioned by the Department for Business,...
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