Comments on: Employee Engagement … A Moving Target http://caribhrforum.com/wordpress/2008/03/17/employee-engagement-a-moving-target/ For Human Resource Professionals in the Caribbean Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:16:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Naz http://caribhrforum.com/wordpress/2008/03/17/employee-engagement-a-moving-target/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Naz Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:13:46 +0000 http://caribhrforum.com/wordpress/?p=48#comment-101 One cannot quarrel with these definitions.However,it is my belief that Engagement has arrived on our HR Agenda because of the demise of the traditional command and control organization and the arrival of the Knowledge worker.Seen from this perspective,the task is not to have engagement programmes BUT to construct organizations that can serve the Value Propositions of the multi-generational workforces present.Concepts of Apprentice,Leadership,Followership,Competencies,Job Design,etc need major overhaul with ENGAGEMENT as a major design criteria One cannot quarrel with these definitions.However,it is my belief that Engagement has arrived on our HR Agenda because of the demise of the traditional command and control organization and the arrival of the Knowledge worker.Seen from this perspective,the task is not to have engagement programmes BUT to construct organizations that can serve the Value Propositions of the multi-generational workforces present.Concepts of Apprentice,Leadership,Followership,Competencies,Job Design,etc need major overhaul with ENGAGEMENT as a major design criteria

]]> By: Judy http://caribhrforum.com/wordpress/2008/03/17/employee-engagement-a-moving-target/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Judy Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:28:20 +0000 http://caribhrforum.com/wordpress/?p=48#comment-93 Thank you very much for sharing our definition of employee engagement. We agree that commitment to the organization is a crucial starting point for employee engagement. While there are some employees who may not like or believe in their company and still deliver a positive experience to their customers - this reality is rare. Employees must be passionate about where they work and it starts with believing that what they are doing is meaningful. We look forward to seeing responses to your poast, Judy McLeish President McDaniel Partners Thank you very much for sharing our definition of employee engagement. We agree that commitment to the organization is a crucial starting point for employee engagement. While there are some employees who may not like or believe in their company and still deliver a positive experience to their customers – this reality is rare. Employees must be passionate about where they work and it starts with believing that what they are doing is meaningful. We look forward to seeing responses to your poast,

Judy McLeish
President McDaniel Partners

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