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Comment on Management by FEAR by Doug Jordan

Doug Jordan — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:40:58 +0000

I hope you also noted that the main thrust of the article is value of role models, both good and bad. You may also want to have a closer look at the article on Authentic Leadership (June 25, 2010), which is really about the art of delegation.

Comment on Management by FEAR by Pat

Pat — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:37:43 +0000

Doug, this is a great article. We’ve seen many instances of this over the years.

As my daughters are starting their working careers, I’d like to make them aware of this .

They don’t teach anywhere in undergraduate programs – “the art of playing in the sandbox, and how best to work with or deal with the bully”

Comment on Shifting Employment Prospects: 2010 by Shannon Christner

Shannon Christner — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:00:09 +0000

Very insightful. Relevent to my generation and some of their “McJobs”.

Comment on A Few Words about HR and Employee Engagement by Doug Jordan

Doug Jordan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:35:29 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to comment. When it comes to ‘knowing’ whether people are engaged you have to be sure you ask the right questions – hence the Gallup approach of asking questions around behaviours that are a measure of engagement, not asking directly whether empoyees are engaged, (or committed). Observed specific behaviour in isolation is still no measure of employee engagement. Even if people put in extra hours, do we know why? I’ve just written an article for the OHRPA Update on employee engagement (summarizing the ‘PD in a Box’ workshop I gave in May) and this may shed some more light on this topic. Stay tuned.

Comment on A Few Words about HR and Employee Engagement by Kate Moore

Kate Moore — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:58:57 +0000

Where it really becomes interesting is when HR wants to measure its own level of engagement. Our branch decided to do that last year and announced it the HR AGM. Just prior to talking about this, the VP spoke of how committed we all were, working more hours than necessary and doing what was needed to get things done. As one of my colleagues noted – if they know we are doing that, why do they need to measure our engagement? Lesson learned – surveys on engagement should really be announced in a particular context.

Comment on The Luck Factor and Doug Jordan by Doug Jordan

Doug Jordan — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:41:16 +0000

The i-Phone is in a cradle mount allowing hands-free conversations; dialing and texting occur while stopped, usually.

Comment on The Luck Factor and Doug Jordan by Wade Williams

Wade Williams — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:17:22 +0000

Great article Doug. I’ll pass it along to the family. I’m sure they’ll point out to me that it is no longer legal to use your iPhone at red lights

Comment on HR as a Strategic Partner by Rollie MacInnis

Rollie MacInnis — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:05:28 +0000

From a business benefit perspective…When HR is, in fact, a strategic partner it enables a much more powerful senior team. The question you pose is an important one for the CEO..moreso than for the senior HR person [although, even there, it's quite important]. I’ve experienced this once or twice in my career and when it works it’s great!

Comment on Welcome to the AFS Weblog! by Business Coach

Business Coach — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:41:30 +0000

Nice blog, keep up the good work.

Comment on More Career Trends: 2010 by Andrew Codrington

Andrew Codrington — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:42:16 +0000

Count me in on the desire for satisfying, relevant work. The challenge is to find enough of it before the fridge goes empty and that sentiment wanes!