Right now I’m sitting in a presentation at NASA on what the space industry will look like in 2100. During the whole thing they talk about what it will take for us to get there.  Near the end of the main presentation they talk about how they will need to go from Conservative to Collaborative.  While(...) The post Why Creating a New Environment Trumps Employee Effectiveness appeared first on VINJONES - Kevin D. Jones.

These weekly-ish updates can magically appear in your inbox.  No.  Really.  It’s true. Sign up by entering your email over on the right  —-> Are Bad Managers Holding Back Your Best Talent? It’s high time for CEOs - as well as business school professors and consultants - to insist that managers be held accountable if they […] The post Best Employee Engagement Posts - May 4th appeared first on VINJONES - Kevin D. Jones.

A life without meetings.  Realistic?  No, but what about a life without unnecessary or drawn out meetings? You bet. Imagine, if you will, a meeting where people are struggling to stay awake.  They are there in person, but not in spirit.  This is the opposite of employee engagement.  For many of you, it won’t be hard […] The post Challenge Your Meetings - a VINJONES Discussion appeared first on VINJONES - Kevin D. Jones.

Do you see the tide shifting?  Are you reading and hearing about how we are focused less on WHAT we do and more on WHY we do it?  Less on PRODUCTIVITY and more on PEOPLE? Here are some articles pointing that way.  Not only on the need, but also on examples of those who are […] The post Best Employee Engagement Posts - May 11th appeared first on VINJONES - Kevin D. Jones.

"To control or self manage?  That is the question." -William Shakespeare My family and I just took a quick trip to the home and neighborhood we lived in when they were little.  One of the memories they were laughing about was that the school would give out "Self-Manager" badges/awards.  They were always trying to get […] The post Control or Self-Management? A VINJONES Discussion appeared first on VINJONES - Kevin D. Jones.

Inside Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's radical management experiment that prompted 14% of employees to quit "He offered an ultimatum: Embrace self-management by April 30, or we’ll give you a three-month severance package to leave…Can Zappos thrive without a traditional hierarchy? Or will it self-destruct?"(read more…) Why Performance Management needs to be disrupted. Pronto. "Possibly the […] The post Best Employee Engagements Posts for May 18th appeared first on VINJONES - Kevin D. Jones.

One little tweak. That’s all it takes. It is something you didn’t see before but it was the result of someone outside your normal working day giving you one little tip that made you uber productive. And unless you get a new perspective, you will miss it. One of the things I love most about […] The post Get a New Perspective - A VINJONES Discussion appeared first on VINJONES - Kevin D. Jones.

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I’m super excited to announce the VINJONES Podcast! Over the last few weeks I have been interviewing experts in employee engagement and it has been a wonderful experience!  These are top notch, quality people that you will really enjoy.  We have been having some great conversations that I am excited to share with you. Head over to the […] The post Introducing the VINJONES Podcast appeared first on VINJONES - Kevin D. Jones.

Years ago David Wilkins and I started #SLQOTD (Social Learning Question of the Day).  Every day we asked a question and anyone could answer and discuss each others’ answers and learn from each other. Fast forward to today and my focus has changed a bit, but my desire to help others learn, grow, and love […] The post Introducing Employee Engagement Question of the Day (#EEQOTD) appeared first on VINJONES - Kevin D. Jones.