New Employee Engagement Research

Aon Consulting just released their 2009 Benefits and Talent Survey.  Click Here for Full Report

Complimentary Chapter of “Louder Than Words”

Receive a complimentary chapter of Bob Kelleher’s upcoming book, Louder Than Words, 10 Essential Employee Engagement Steps…that Drive Results. Our February Newsletter provides details.  Click Here for The Employee Engagement Group’s February Newsletter

February Newsletter

Communication -the Cornerstone of Engagement In This Issue New Video Series – Communication – the Cornerstone of Engagement Free Chapter of Book – Louder Than Words Upcoming Events Video of The 10 Steps of Engagement Communication Research from Aon Consulting Dear Bob, I hope this email finds you healthy and engaged! This month’s newsletter is specifically tailored to provide you with information to help you leverage communication as a key engagement driver.  I have always felt that communication is the cornerstone of employee engagement. In fact, Communication – the Cornerstone of Employee Engagement is the title of a key chapter in my soon to be published book, Louder Than Words – 10 Essential Engagement Steps...that Drive Results! Read below to learn how you can receive your complimentary copy of Chapter 4. Sincerely, Bob Kelleher CEO The Employee Engagement Group www.EmployeeEngagement.com 508-935-8070

News Release: Kelleher to Keynote in Warsaw, Poland

The Employee Engagement Group’s Bob Kelleher has been selected to keynote at the 2010 International HR Congress in Warsaw, Poland on April 27, 2010.

News Release – Aberdeen Human Capital Conference

News Release – The Employee Engagement Group’s Bob Kelleher to Keynote Aberdeen’s Human Capital Conference: The Employee Engagement Group’s  Bob Kelleher will present “Louder Than Words, 10 Essential Engagement Practices…that Drive Results” at Aberdeen’s Human Capital Conference on March 24, 2010 in New York City.

Latest Conference Board Employee Engagement Research

The latest Conference Board* report on employee engagement proves sobering reading. Of its many survey findings, the report reveals that:

•   employee job satisfaction has sunk to an all-time low (45%; down from 61% in 1987)

•   51% of employees find their job interesting (down from nearly 70% in 1987)

•   51% of employees are satisfied with their boss (down from 60% in 1987)

•   64% of employees under 25 are dissatisfied with their job

* The Conference Board’s I Can’t Get No…Job Satisfaction, That Is (America’s Unhappy Workers), Research Report R-1459-09 RR

News Release

News Release: The Employee Engagement Group’s Bob Kelleher selected to present at Vistage International’s April 14, 2010 CEO meeting in Boston.

News Release: PSMJ publishes Bob Kelleher’s  “The Storm is Coming – Staff Turnover Will Return With A Vengence .

News Release: The recently sold out “Engaging Employees To Drive Results” Leadership Workshop  will be repeated in 4 New England cities.   The Employee Engagement Group and MCG Partners will soon announce dates for this popular workshop in Boston, Portland, Manchester, and Providence.  The Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA) will again sponsor these workshops. Stay tuned for more details.  Plans are also underway to host this critically acclaimed workshop in other major cities.  Click Here For Testimonies

January Newsletter

Now that the New Year is here and the economy continues to  improve, is your company focusing on employee retention and engagement? According to a recent Deloitte human capital study, Managing Talent in a Turbulent Economy, 49% of employees are either looking for a job or plan to look for a new job over the next 12 months.  And only 37% of your Generation X employees plan on staying with their current employers.  If you’re not focusing on engaging your employees today, will you be able to weather the upcoming turnover storm that many firms will face? See Deloitte’s full report on our Resources page.

Let The Employee Engagement group help you put in place an engagement strategy today that will ensure your success tomorrow!

Just Released – New Video – 10 Steps of Engagement
Just released - Bob Kelleher’s new video, “The 10 Steps of Engagement”.  This video outlines the 10 Steps of Engagement necessary to engage your employees to drive business results. This “call to order” presentation is ideally suited to kick off your engagement strategy, or to galvanize a leadership team as they start their engagement journey!  Drop us a line if you’re interested in having Bob present this current, dynamic, and provocative presentation to your team, or to your conference attendees. To watch the video,  Click Here

Leadership Lessons From Shackleton
Keynote Presentation Highlight – Leadership Lessons from Shackleton – If your next leadership team meeting, retreat, forum, or conference is in the need for inspiration, read on.  “Leadership lessons from Shackleton” is a multi media high energy presentation that has received top reviews with audiences across the globe!  It profiles the famous Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition as he attempts to cross the Antarctic continent.  Although the goal was not accomplished, the expedition has become known as the greatest survival story of all times.  Learn why many historians consider Shackleton our first “engaged leader!”Click Here For Brochure

To learn more about Shackleton’s leadership during extreme conditions, click here to read Bob Kelleher’s recently published article, Engagement in Extreme Climates. Click Here for Article

Upcoming Events
February 3, Communitelligence Global Webinar, 10 Essential Engagement Practices: Engaging Your Employees To Drive Results During Challenging Times Click To Register

February 23-25, Melcrum Employee Engagement Conference, Atlanta, GA, The Employee Engagement Group To Judge Melcrum’s 2010 Employee Engagement Awards

March 10th, Leadership Workshop, Newport Beach, CA, Engaging Employees To Drive Results Click Here For Brochure

March 11-12, A/E/C Human Resources Summit, Newport Beach, CA The Kelleher Consulting Group Inc. (parent of The Employee Engagement Group), along with PSMJ, will host the First Annual A/E/C  HR Summit Click Here For Brochure

Upcoming Book – Louder Than Words
Louder Than Words – Stay Tuned for more details on Bob Kelleher’s much anticipated book – Louder Than Words-  10 Essential Engagement Practices….That Drive Results!

Acclaimed Leadership Workshop
“Engaging Employees To Drive Results”

The Employee Engagement Group, in partnership with MCG Partners, and sponsored by the Northeast Human Resources, recently facilitated a two day leadership workshop at Babson College’s Executive Education Center, in Wellesley, MA. Testimonies from this sellout program include:

“This is the best workshop I ever participated in.”

“Ideas generated that can be readily applied on a large and small scale.  I’ve been to many workshops over the years, your workshop covered more topics and provided more tools than any workshop I have ever experienced in 2 days!”

“I thoroughly enjoyed this workshop. The tools have been beneficial for my own development and to incorporate into our existing learning curriculum.”

“This was so helpful to my success as an effective leader and the success of my colleagues and company. Will recommend this program to everyone I know!”

“A wonderful experience, great workshop, and great tools, thank you! Would love an Engagement Workshop Part Two!”

“Personal, wonderful insights, great tools.”

“Wonderful tools to bring back and use on the job.”

If you missed this workshop, don’t worry.  Based on demand, this leadership workshop will soon be embarking on a multi-city tour.  Stay tuned for more details as The Employee Engagement Group partners with MCG Partners to bring this dynamic engagement workshop to a city near you!

Custumized Leadership Workshop – bring it In-House

The Employee Engagement Group can customize its signature Engaging Employee To Drive Results Leadership Workshop for your Company.  We can even arrange for a “train the trainer’ workshop and license agreement so you  “own” the workshop materials.  A great way to sustain your engagement culture!

A/E/C HR Summit

The Kelleher Consulting Group, parent of The Employee Engagement Group,  will be hosting with PSMJ, the first ever HR Summit for the A/E/C  industry, in Newport Beach, CA, March 11-12.

Leadership Tip

11 Needs A Leader Must Fill:

1.Authority- “Someone’s in charge”

2.Security- “Things will turn out OK
3.Direction - “Someone knows where we’re going”

4.Vision – “We know where we’re going”

5. Structure – “Everybody knows where they fit in”

6. Clarity- “Someone is saying what’s expected of us”

7.Role Model -  “We have someone to look up to”

8. Reassurance – “Someone’s looking after us”

9. Cohesion – “We’re all singing from the same song sheet”

10. Inspiration - “We feel good about what we’re doing”

11. Recognition “What I do matters”

The Employee Engagement Group’s Latest Video

Just released lates video, “The 10 Steps of Engagement”

Newsletter – Thu, Oct 22, 2009

This month’s client newsletter offers special tips on hiring engaged employees, and highlights an exciting new leadership workshop. I’m also pleased to introduce a new free service of The Employee Engagement Group. Each month, our website will feature updated employee engagement statistics, research, articles, and  best practices from the leading global Human Capital firms and publications.  No longer will you have to search the web  – we will comb the web for you to bring you the latest on employee engagement. Click here for the latest research Upcoming Leadership Workshop: Are your managers successfully engaging your employees to deliver results? If not, consider attending The Premier Leadership Workshop for These Times,  “Engaging Employees To Drive Results” ,  which I will facilitate along with Chuck Mollor from MCG Partners on December 8th and 9th at the Babson Executive Education Center in Wellesley, MA. The Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA), the Northeast chapter of SHRM,  will be sponsoring the event which has been approved for 12.0 credits towards PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Certification Institute. Two groups in particular would greatly benefit from attending: People who Lead People If you have any line managers who are struggling with getting the most out of their employees, I believe this workshop is a must.  Participants will walk away with practical best practices to engage their employees – practices that will deliver results.  Each participant will develop his/her own Leadership Change Plan outlining specific leadership changes they will commit to when “they get back to the office”.   They can even participate in a leadership 360 review (optional at no additional cost), which will allow participants to focus on developmental areas and strengths. HR and OD staff A wonderful opportunity for your HR and or OD team to spend two days learning about tools that work and picking up some great best practices, while also actively participating in effective metaphorical experiential exercises to reinforce learning.  As we climb out of our recession, leaders will soon be asking  ”How are we going to engage our employees and leaders?” This workshop will be a significant first step in your HR team’s plan to help! Register Now I hope to see you and / or members of your team at Babson on December 8th-9th.  And please call me directly if you have any questions.  Feel free to forward this information to others who could also benefit! Bob Kelleher CEO The Employee Engagement Group 508-935-8070 rkelleher@EmployeeEngagement.com www.EmployeeEngagement.com

____________________________ Upcoming Events October 23, 2009, Suffolk University’s Organizational Revival Forum, Boston, MA, “Louder Than Words” – Engaged Employees= Profitable Results October 26, 2009, Human Capital Institute’s  Employee Engagement Summit, Boston, MA, “The Sustainable Workforce” November 5th, 2009,  The New Model of Social Responsibility: A Global Virtual Summit, Communitellingence Conference, The Sustainable Workforce” December 8-9,  The Premier Leadership Workshop for These Times, Babson Executive Education Center, Wellesley, MA, “Engaging Employees To Drive Results” ___________________________ Featured Services Engaging Presentations - The Employee Engagement Group’s Bob Kelleher is an award winning speaker and presenter.  His always current content, coupled with his high energy and enthusiastic style is ideally suited for conferences, forums, and leadership team meetings. Learn More Consulting - We can work with your leadership team and/or HR and OD departments to help you create a place a “Best in Class” Engagement Culture. Learn More Manage Conflict & Improve Relationships We are certified facilitators of The SDI® (Strength Deployment Inventory®), and can help you eliminate conflict and improve working relationships. We utilize a proven, memorable tool for improving team effectiveness and reducing the costs of conflict. This tool is based on Relationship Awareness – a learning model Learn More

Thanks for your continued interest and support of The Employee Engagement Group! Sincerely, Bob Kelleher CEO The Employee Engagement Group 508-935-8070 www.EmployeeEngagement.com