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E N G A G E!

Sounds cheesy but its groovy. And it’s even cool too.

Someone you know could benefit from ENGAGE. Successful groovy cats in blogosphere use these lessons everyday, every hour without realising it. So I say why shouldn’t you have the same opportunity as they do? You deserve it. Others you know also do.

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The only place where play comes before work is in the dictionary.

Change is a constant we have to accept in life. Yesterday I was committed to do something that appealled to me. Today I have to drop out of it due to a change in departmental plans and my responsibilities to see the department’s objectives achieved.

Such is life in private and business life. Circumstances change all the time. We live in a constant state of flux. So no novel from me this year.

Constant State of Flux

It’s 15th October 2007 and it Blog Action Day. Today around the world, I am one of 15,568 bloggers with a collective audience of 12,507,731 participating in Blog Action Day. Today all 15,568 of us have committed to writing about the same subject: The Environment.

We may not share the same viewpoint about Climate Change or the state of our environment, but one thing is sure (speaking for myself ) you will get a blog from me that relates to the environment.

In fact you may be treated to more than one from me because as you should know already - I have become seriously protective about my backyard - The Ridgeway, and the need to save it from dickhead quadbikers, 4×4ers and bikers who are just too thick to get the point that what they do is ruining Britain’s oldest road. More on this later.

But first, it is important that you click here to go read the official list of 50 quick painless ways you can help the environment today.

It is very important for you to read the list and action as many as you are able to do today.

I am able to comply today with the following: #1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10, #12 (to anyone who will listen), #19, #21, #38 and #50. This might not seem like a lot but these are things I can and do do already and can also do everyday. Like it or not, even the most cynical of us are prone to agree with certain ‘greenie’ things. I do.

It’s 15 Oct so it is Blog Action Day

This photo is the epitomy of that phrase, “So near yet so far”. It’s a pitiful scene. The colourful skiff, the proud fisherman’s only asset and revenue earner, looks like it nearly made it to the last vestiges of deep water on the now long dry lake.

The juxtaposition of the last puddle of moisture in the midst of the mass expanse of the dry lake bottom vividly portrays a struggle to keep the boat afloat!

This begs the question - what are the fishermen doing for a living now?

Have they managed to engage their plight, analyse their options, make a decision that will benefit them and their familes going forward and put into action a new plan to provide for a new future out of the water?

So near yet so far

ENGAGE 2.0 is here.

You can download ENGAGE 2.0 by clicking the download icon below.

People and the things they do in this life have an amazing capacity to suprise you out of the blue when you least expect it.

For those of my staff who were previously thought of by their ex-bosses as underachievers, I decided to do what I could do to bring out the best in them. They deserved this chance to prove they were not at all underachievers.

And they deserved the opportunity to prove that they could respond to the right stimulus about some important things that do matter in this life and then be able to go ahead to better and more demanding challenges in work and their lives.

After taking stock of the team and their various perceived shortcomings, I put together a small Powerpoint presentation which I call ENGAGE. Most of my staff called ENGAGE “shock treatment”. I call ENGAGE a reality check or wake up and smell the coffee, because it states the obvious in a way that leaves you no room to misunderstand. And ENGAGE says those things that you are often too PC inclined to say in a face to face consultation.

Of the staff who took part, all have increased their job perfomance by a minimum 35% on actual to target. None of the perceived underachievers is one any more. So dramatic is the improvement that last week I sent in application to extend a temp’s contract by 6 months during which time I want to convert her to permanent. Wow! You should see the confidence in her now.

Here are 20+ ways to fully engage some important things in life. Click the icon below to download ENGAGE 2.0.

Unzip the contents and enjoy the slideshow and begin Engaging today!

20+ Ways to Engage