Engagemints...

Yesterday a colleague and I were putting together a series of articles for a client, and one of our challenges was coming up with an appropriate article for Employee Engagement surveys..

These days, many of our clients are conducting engagement surveys, and it always gets me thinking of the follow up to the survey.. you know.. the hard part.. how does the organization fix the problem areas?

Now, typically I'm not a big fan of gimmicks.. Employees are intelligent, they can smell a sell job a mile away.. so in our business, we have to really work to tap into the wants, needs, and desires of employees to ensure that issues are dealt with effectively, and employees are truly engaged at work...

Ironically, I do collect 'theme' items that relate to my job... you know.. just to keep my head in the game 24-7... so I don't eat Altoids, I eat Dilbert Improve-mints, I don't brush with Crest, I use Aquafresh Empower-mint toothpaste.. as a tribute to Blue Ocean Strategy I don't use Mennen deodorant I use Ocean Blue... you know it keeps things fun, but also keeps me focused on my job...

Anyway, last night I was out at my local supermarket, and I came upon my favourite Organizational Development themed item yet.. Just Light The Box Charcoal... now, if you are a Tom Peters fan, you know that his take is that you don't want to push the envelope, tear it up, and you don't think outside the box... you BURN THE BOX...

So, if you're looking to get your employees engaged.. think of unique ways to subtly make them challenge the status quo.. after all, it's all about Employee EngageMINT...