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It’s about the important stuff

ENGAGE lite - but oh so much more

There is no helping the daft ones….!

Ooze your daddy

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

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

Only you can make a decision to change your life for the better based on the options before you. I cannot do it for you. Only you can make a decision to change your life for the better based on the options before you. I cannot do it for you. Only you can make a decision to change your life for the better based on the options before you. I cannot do it for you.

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