Last week I joined Marshall Goldsmith and others as one of Success Television’s experts on leadership and employee engagement. Former CNN executive Helen Whelan, Success Television’s founder and CEO, is developing an excellent platform to provide corporate training via online, dvds and videos. Success Television’s website is currently featuring an article I wrote about Truth, Beauty and Goodness in Leadership. You can learn more about it by clicking on Success Television.
Category Archives: Media Appearances
Weathering the Storm
Facilitator and blogger Terry Seamon just posted a piece I wrote entitled “Weathering the Storm.” Terry has invited a number of thinkers to share their ideas on employee engagement in a series on his blog entitled “Engaging Voices.” This series will include posts from David Zinger, Tim Wright, Judy Bardwick, Phil Gerbyshak, and Judy McLeish.
Jim Blasingame and I discuss employee engagement on his radio program
Last Friday I was a guest on my friend Jim Blasingame’s nationally-syndicated radio program entitled “The Small Business Advocate.” In the interview Jim and I talked about employee engagement and why leaders need to clearly communicate their vision and values to the people they are responsible for leading. This is especially important during difficult economic times. You can hear the interview by clicking on the “listen now” below.
New Video Clips on Relationship Excellence, Criticism, Difficult Times and Imbalance
Athenaonline.com sent me links to several video clips I filmed for its MyQuickCoach product that was voted one of Human Resource Executive magazine’s top training products of the year. Take a look and let me know what you think.
Relationship Excellence and Performance
Free E-book on Connection Culture and Employee Engagement
Today, Athenaonline.com sent out an email newsletter to its clients to make them aware of the recent training videos I filmed for its MyQuickCoach program. In the email AthenaOnline included this video clip of me discussing the importance of Connection Cultures.
Athenaonline was voted one of Human Resource Executive magazines top new training products. It includes thought leaders such as Marshall Goldsmith, Ram Charan and David Allen on topics like leadership training and development, employee engagement, team building and time mangement .
For the AthenaOnline clients who are clicking through to check out my blog, I want to make you aware of the free, downloadable eBook I wrote that was published by Changethis.com. You can download it by clicking on employee engagement.
Article on Warren Buffett in The Economic Times
The article I wrote about Warren Buffett and recently posted on my blog was published today by The Economic Times in India. The article was entitled “Warren Buffett Makes Berkshire Hathaway Proud.”
My AMA Podcast on Employee Engagement (now on iTunes)
Today the American Management Association posted a podcast I did with the AMA’s Dave Summers. The topic of the podcast is how to create Connection Cultures that increase employee engagement. You can hear the podcast and even download it on an iPod or iPhone by clicking on employee engagement.
Webinar: The Connected Enterprise
This Thursday November 6 at 11:00 AM Eastern, I’ll be participating in a webinar hosted by Lee White of E Quint Consulting. The webinar is titled “The Connected Enterprise: Using Social Connectivity to Drive Productivity.” It will consist of a panel discussion with Lee Bryant, Co-Founder, Headshift, Mark Scrimshire, Founder, Ekive and yours truly.
The focus of the conversation will be around the factors that contribute to a successful Enterprise 2.0 implementation, and practical advice for carrying out such a project. Some of the questions the panel will address include:
- How important are the social and behavioral aspects of creating a successful “connected enterprise” initiative, as opposed to the strictly technical aspects?
- How does the use of social tools in the enterprise lead to improvements in employee engagement and employee retention?
- How does opening up information access reduce organizational risk?
Don’t miss what is certain to be an enlightening conversation about the intersection of Enterprise 2.0 and corporate culture. To register for this webinar, click here.
My Economic Times Article on Thriving in Uncertain Times
The Economic Times in India just published an article I wrote about the six universal needs to thrive. With the recent economic and financial market uncertainty, employee engagement has suffered. Staying focused on activities that meet the universal needs to thrive helps us cope with times like this. You can read the article by clicking here.
Traumatic Times: Interview on New York City’s WCBS
Recently I spoke with Pat Farnack, the daytime host of New York City’s WCBS News Radio 880, about the need to pause and reflect on one’s life after experiencing traumas such as September 11, job loss or significant financial loss. You can hear the interview by clicking here.