Employee Engagement 2.0: How to Motivate Your Team for High Performance

by Kevin E. Kruse

Imagine if you could:
Create massive emotional commitment among all your direct reports Turn your apathetic group into a high performance team exhibiting huge discretionary effort Be a leader who people fight to work with Win a "Best Place to Work" award within 12 months Indeed, you can do all that and more, and it doesn't take a lot of time or a big budget.

This isn't just another ivory tower book on leadership. Employee Engagement 2.0 is the result of both massive research and real-world experience. The author, Kevin Kruse, is a former Best Place to Work winner, serial entrepreneur, and NY Times bestselling author. He has advised dozens of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies like SAP, to startups and non-profits, and even to the US Marines.

This is your step-by-step guide that will teach you:
What employee engagement is (it does not mean happy or satisfied) How engagement directly drives sales, profits, and even stock price The secret recipe for making anyone feel engaged How to quantify engagement, even if you have no budget 7 questions to ask that will identify your engagement weakness What to say to facilitate a team meeting on engagement A communication system that ensures rapid, two-way flow of information How to make your strategic vision memorable and "sticky" How to implement a complete engagement plan in only 8 weeks! Being a great leader--one who drives massive passion, commitment and engagement--is within your reach. Follow the step-by-step plan in Employee Engagement 2.0 and prepare to be a great place to work.

Genres: Management, Leadership, Business, Nonfiction

91 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 23, 2012

Reviews

[Alex Duncan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone wants to engage their employees but no one seems to know how (other than the people that do it naturally, and often they don't even now how to do it). This marvelous new book will show you how to do it, and you can follow its advice to explain employee engagement to others. Or better yet, just buy them a copy.

[Jonathan Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

No es un mal libro pero siento que lo explicado no me interesa seguirlo con pasión. Las encuestas es algo que mucha gente (me incluyo) no las toma en serio. La segunda recomendación es buena, entender y escuchar sugerencias de tu personal. Algo ya sabido por todos pero no han implementado como de costumbre. Un tip adicional fue el hecho de siempre mostrar apreciación y reconocimientos a tus empleados a base de incentivos.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you already use & review engagement surveys, the information on how you affect your employees’ health & home lives through your leadership, & conversely, how this then comes back to your workplace through their attendance & engagement is worth contemplating. The chapter on ideas for showing appreciation whether you have 5 employees or 5,000 was also helpful.

[Robert Bowling · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you have never conducted and employee engagement survey, this is a good start and gets you going in the right direction. If you have been doing engagement surveys for awhile, you may want to pass on this book. A lot of high level information.

[Ian McDonnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short and easy read on ways to increase employee engagement. Nothing really new or groundbreaking, but for newer managers or those looking to develop a culture, this can serve as a checklist of things to incorporate in your day to day work.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you’re new to management, this may be helpful. If don’t understand connection and the basis for engagement, it may be helpful. There was nothing truly groundbreaking but good basics for getting started in people management.

[Darlene Owens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engaging and motivational

I believe this book has the answer to building a great team and maintaining great success. It is easy to read and follow along. Using this book as guide will lead to full employee engagement.

[Raza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!

I love the authors simple “GReAT” framework for employee engagement.

He gives practical, real world examples for measuring and improving employee engagement.

[Tyrone Coupland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful

Thought to book was to the point and easy to digest. I got good value from this book and a lot of the points resonated.

[Rick · Rating 3 out of 5]

All common sense.

[Paiman Chen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good sum up.
If you care, you can drive higher levels of engagement. But you do have to care.

[ShayBooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a good book, I really wish I had read this at the start of my leadership career.

[Andrew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not bad but I've read most of these concepts elsewhere. It feels like a mashup of ideas found elsewhere (that might not all be cited).

[Ashok Sahu · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best inspiring short book ever red

I was trying the Amazon Kindle unlimited book subscription for 6 months and mainly meant for my daughter but I ended up in randomly choosing some books in search of some new thought pattern for myself and learning something different. This was one of those random choice which I finished reading in two nights before going to sleep as this was so short, crisp and well explained and it gave me something awesome for a whole year to try with my team and learn, experiment and eventually grow to be trusted, engaged and a good leader. Thank you so much Kevin you made my new year agenda for 2017. Thanks again.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a practical book on employee engagement with many low cost ideas. Author created the acronym Great Leaders Communicate Great, focusing on communication, professional Growth opportunities for employees, providing Recognition And transparency/Trust in leadership. Quick read as well- great for someone who is just getting started or perhaps needs a tune up.

[Mehul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very quick read. I was actually done reading in an hour. Very simple and actionable advice. It might look too simple but the small things are what make the greatest difference. These things are very easy to miss in daily life as well. I plan to implement this with my team and see the results.

[Lakshay Gupta · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing book

I was looking for this kind of book and fortunately I got this book. All my questions were answered. Mr. Kevin has mentioned all the facts with all possible examples which I liked the most. Must be read by all HR professionals.

[Tadhg · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. It would be nice if more people wrote short books like this.
Good solid advice, provides a nice simple way to measure engagement.

[Jodie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read for managers of any size. Short, authentic, and practical.

[Brent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent quick synopsis of practical actions that may be taken to drive genuine engagement.

[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit thin, but had a fair bit of good, actionable advice.

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read, great summary. If you don't have too much time but still want to gain knowledge of Employee Engagement, get this book then.

[Zhang Stanley]

Very short book but it's tremendously helpful as the point are very concise.
Communicate GReAT.
Communication
Growth and Recognition
Appreciation
Trust

[Ashwini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. A simple to understand, easy to follow, and full of doable things to improve employee engagement. Must. Must. Must practice for any manager/leader at whichever level they are.

[Corey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, short book on employee engagement.