Engaging Employees in the Business of Success
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Published: May 18, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781419607691
Subjects: Rich Renik; Business & Economics / Leadership
First sentence: You can plan to be spontaneous tomorrow, however for today, learn some vital techniques necessary for engaging employees in the “Business of Success”.     

The words in this leadership guide took thirty-six years to write.  

Winning feels good, but the finish line is only the beginning of a whole new race.

One of the greatest forms of energy is pride in what you’re doing.  Take pride in what you do as a leader and remember –  There’s no business like  “The Business of Success”! 

                                                                                         Rich  Renik
Description: One-fifth of this country’s large, established companies will be losing 40 percent or more of their top-level talent within the next few years as senior executives retire.  

Over the next 10 years, there will be a 15 percent decline in the number of people ages 35 to 44.

This means there will be fewer people available for the top management slots and high-performance leadership talent will be in demand. 

The future has a way of arriving unannounced.  When it does, you can either wait for circumstances to make decisions, or take action.  And, during this time of action, it becomes extremely important to encourage unorthodox thinking.  At times like this, every new word and each fresh idea are more precious than gold.

Engaging Employees in the Business of Success brings leadership back to the basics, and puts us in position for meeting positive results head on.
Table of contents: title: Introduction	5 Creating the Environment for Continued Success	7 Challenging the Status Quo	7 Enabling Others to Act	8 Modeling The Way	9 Inspiring A Vision	10 Encouraging the Heart	11 Leadership	12 New Leaders	14 Seven Leadership Traits	15 The Leadership Zone	16 Self-Evaluation Tool	18 Negative Self-Talk	21 Performance	23 Performance Inhibitors	23 Unclear Expectations	24 Lack of Feedback	24 Training	25 Performance Management Plan	25 Performance Language	34 Multi-generational Workforce	35 Resignations	36 Power Skills for Success	37 Reflection on Success	37 Change Management	39 Results Model	41 Events	41 Beliefs	41 Feelings	41 Behaviors	42 Results	42 Internalizing Change	44 Capabilities Versus Beliefs	45 Coaching	46 Definition	46 Coaching Situations	46 Pitfalls	47 Effective Coaching	47 Preparing for a Coaching Session	48 Conducting a Successful Coaching Session	49 Coaching Complainers	50 Communication	51 Survey	51 Communications Problem Analysis	53 Improvement Strategies	53 False Excuses	54 Understanding Communications	55 Communicating Bad News	57 Conflict Resolution Preparation	58 Conflict Resolution Strategies	59 Compassion	61 Corrective Criticism	62 Decision Making	63 Delegating	64 Goals	66 Goal Setting Philosophy	67 Humor	68 Giggle While You Work	69 Humor Implementation Plan	70 Corporate Successes	71 Tension/ Stress Relief and Other Benefits	72 Appropriate Humor	74 Myths	74 Listening	76 Motivation	78 Rewards or Punishment?	79 Motivating Top Performers	80 Motivating Part-Time Employees	81 Self-Motivation	82 Observation	85 Behaviors	85 Reading the Eyes	86 Kinesics (Neuro Linguistic Programming)	87 Body Clues	88 Visual	88 Auditory	88 Feeling (Kinesthetic)	88 Negative Attitude Action Plan	89 Planning	90 Problem Solving	91 Professional Image	93 Attire	94 Public Speaking	95 Tension Management	96 Gestures	97 Observations and Suggestions	98 Quality	100 Rapport	102 Mirroring/ Pacing	102 When to Mirror/ Pace	103 Mirror/ Pace – Then Lead	103 Recognition	105 Principles of Giving Praise	107 Responsibility	109 Self-Directed Work-Teams	112 Stress Management	113 Teamwork	114 Team Development	114 Team Roles	116 Team Meetings	118 Termination	120 Time Management	121 Task Priority Chart	121 Say No	122 Organizing Tools	122 Time-wasters	123 Shut Down a Motor-mouth	126 Trust	127 Wrapping It Up	130