Quotes about Engagement

Relationships are costly, but so is avoiding them. If

I get energy from one-on-one conversations most often, and I lose energy from group conversations most often.

When you are not on your pedestal you are not interesting.

Conversation is one of the loveliest of the arts.

Effective team leaders work creatively with each team member to ensure they understand the following issues: Why this task is important to the organization. Why this team task is important to them personally. Why they (their role) are important to the team. Who the other team members are and why they are important to the mission of the team.

Communication is the very means of cooperation.

The one major factor that motivated people was the work itself. If the work was exciting and interesting, the worker looked forward to doing it and was motivated to do a good job.

Wouldn't you rather be asked a question than be given an order?

As a leader, you will gain a more complete picture of their work and become a better coach and mentor for it.

PRINCIPLE 4 Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

create a bond through some shared interest by telling them something about yourself?

The bottom line is that you must become genuinely interested in others before you can ever expect anyone to be interested in you. "All things being equal," said author John Maxwell in a recent interview, "people do business with people they like.