Go Positive! Lead to Engage Participant Workbook

Unleash the Power of A POSITIVE ATTITUDE Utilizing a positive—rather than punitive—approach to helping you become internally motivated for success, this Workbook, used as part of a Go Positive workshop, reviews the material presented in the Workshop and involves you in well-designed exercises that give you the tools to ensure a deeper, more long-lasting level of engagement and loyalty in your workplace. Through the workshop, you will gain: A heightened awareness of what it takes to increase employee engagement; An amplified focus on the key priorities that must become aligned to achieve corporate goals; An increased activity level on the high-return behaviors that generate improved engagement and productivity Based on the most recent scientific, behavioral, and psychological research and the workshop authors' collective, 60-plus years of experience fostering positive attitudes, the Go Positive: Lead to Engage workshop gives you the resonant answer to the question: How can I maximize the attitudes—and ultimately, the performance—of my employees, even amidst very chaotic and uncertain times?

Preface vii Things You Should Know 1 Workshop Objectives 3 Think of a Secret 5 What is Engagement? 7 Current State of Your Employees’ Engagement 9 The Employee Engagement Wheel: Model Overview 11 The Power of Awareness: Choice 13 Awareness: Lead to Engage Principle 1: Know Your Angles 17 Awareness: Lead to Engage Principle 2: Own It! 19 Awareness: Lead to Engage Principle 3: Let It Go! 25 The Power of Alignment: Internal GPS 31 Alignment: Lead to Engage Principle 4: Know the Goals 35 Alignment: Lead to Engage Principle 5: Focus Your Energy 41 Alignment: Lead to Engage Principle 6: Connect the Dots 45 The Power of Action 53 Action: Lead to Engage Principle 7: Know Your People (KYP) 63 Action: Lead to Engage Principle 8: Develop Future Leaders 69 Action: Lead to Engage Principle 9: Maximize Your Boss 77 Lead to Engage Wrap-Up: The Pieces Fit 83 Appendix: Additional Information 87 Leadership Theory and Styles 87 Problem Psychology Versus Positive Psychology 88 Positive Psychology: Assumptions 89 Behavioral Psychology: Why Do People Do What They Do? 90 Using Communication to Reinforce Engagement: At a Glance 92 Reading List 94 About the Authors 97