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Let's Engage
The document provides seven ways to drive team engagement: 1) Standardize corporate lingo to foster collaboration; 2) Celebrate cultural and religious diversity monthly; 3) Send meeting agendas in advance so all can prepare; 4) Be mindful of dietary restrictions when catering; 5) Consider timezones and holidays when scheduling meetings; 6) Bring outside speakers to all-hands meetings that inspire new perspectives; 7) Expand the global footprint by providing corporate sneakers to encourage health.
Let's Engage
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- 2. SEVEN SIMPLE WAYS TODRIVE TEAM ENGAGEMENT
- 3. Standardize Corporate Lingo Howyou communicate matters. Replace words such as "employee " with "team member;" go through the process of reviewing all corporate lingo and standardize terms that foster a collaborative environment. Be sensitive to cultural differences and stay away from slang not easily understood.... "for f**k's sake is an exceptional to rule.
- 4. CELEBRATE DIFFERENCE Monthly spotlight onvarious religious and cultural holidays... like Diwali, the fesitival of lights.
- 5. MEETING AGENDAS Send a meetingagenda 24 hours in advance so those who need time to process information before speaking in meetings are prepared to do so.
- 6. CATERING MEALS Be mindfulof dietary restrictions when catering food for corporate events: think kosher, vegan, gluten free and be particularly mindful of cross-contamination.
- 7. Be mindful oftimezones and international holidays when planning conference calls and all hands meetings. Never ever have a meeting with colleagues across the pond in a conference room without windows; natural sunlight is a big deal for those accimlating to current timezone
- 8. All Hands MeetingSpeakers Get outside your industry when bringing speakers in and really think about who, what, why and how will this speaker briing your goals to life. One of the most influential speakers I ever watched was Captain Michael Abrashoff, author of "It's Your Ship". He offered an usual twist on change management; ,reinforced that good ideas can come from anywhere. He single handedly changed my perception of the military and how many lessons we can learn in corporate from our veterans when it comes to embracing change.
- 9. Expand your GlobalFootprint Expand your organization's global footprint with corporate colored sneakers to get your team mates moving! I am a running shoe junkie and can never have enough sneakers!