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Category: Employee Engagement

Freedom In A Framework

February 23, 2016 J. Jeff Kober 36 Comments

In our previous post, we spoke about declaring your manifesto as a way to soft wiring the organization for moving…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement Filed under: Apple, Disney's Four Keys, Freedom Within a Framework, Service Values

Hard Wiring Vs. Soft Wiring

February 19, 2016 J. Jeff Kober

Most organizations want to be better than they are. Some do so successfully. World-class organizations—whether they are in the public,…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement Filed under: Employee Engagement, Hard Wiring, Soft Wiring

How to Host Stand Up Meetings

February 18, 2016 J. Jeff Kober 1 Comment

In the previous post, we spoke about the idea that stand up meetings are needed to keep front and centered…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement, Leadership, Retail Filed under: Employee Engagement, Retail, Stand Up Meetings

Creating an Employee Engagement Strategy: Hosting Stand Up Meetings

February 17, 2016 J. Jeff Kober

In a previous post, we spoke about the fact that most leaders think an engagement strategy is important, but that…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement, Leadership Filed under: Employee Engagement, firefighters, Stand Up Meetings

Creating an Employee Engagement Strategy: Action Planning Sessions

January 25, 2016 J. Jeff Kober

Gallup has noted that 90% of leaders think an engagement strategy can have an impact on business success, but barely…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement, Leadership Filed under: Action Planning Sessions, Employee Engagement

What Collaboration Is and Is Not

June 23, 2015 J. Jeff Kober 62 Comments

Beyond the interpersonal behaviors of a single team is the need for organizations to work across multiple teams to accomplish…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement Filed under: Collaboration, Teams
Leading Great Groups

Leading Great Groups

February 23, 2015 J. Jeff Kober 20 Comments

Question: Who painted the Sistine Chapel? Of course it was Michelangelo. But it was also a crew of 13. We…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement, Leadership Filed under: Leadership, Teams, Teamwork
Being Present

Being Present To Win

February 2, 2015 J. Jeff Kober 80 Comments

The other day I noticed the watch of a client: I asked what the watch meant to him. He said…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement, Retail Filed under: Apple, Being Present, Retail

The Trail to a Great Work Environment

June 12, 2014 J. Jeff Kober 2 Comments

What Qualities Do You Look For In The Place You Work At? At Universal’s Islands of Adventure there are two…

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Posted in: Employee Engagement Filed under: Culture, Family, Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios

New Book! Disney’s Hollywood Studios: From Show Biz to Your Biz

May 1, 2014 J. Jeff Kober 57 Comments

This newest book by J. Jeff Kober celebrates Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and the stories, tales, and lessons behind it! I…

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Posted in: Customer Service, Employee Engagement, Leadership Filed under: Best-in-Business Practices, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Leadership, Walt Disney World

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