HR Happy Hour - Episode 62

In this episode of HR Happy Hour, Steve invites a few different people onto the show for the hour long discussion. Lori Rudimen who is working for Voice of HR - New Media Services, Shawn Conrad with Halogen Software, William Tincup who's company is not listed. Also a woman named Kathy who is a partner with Intellectual Leadership Counseling, and China Gorman who is between jobs during the recording of this podcast. Leadership and Engagement are the featured discussion points of the show.
Engaging employees in their hearts and minds was the first real discussion. There were great points made about how different companies are able to engage their employees through their hearts or minds. However, as it was pointed out, and as one would expect, the truly great companies are able to engage people in both, their heart and mind. However, a lot of consulting companies are really emphasizing the need to engage people in their hearts. When people are enjoying their place they work with their heart, then the thinking follows. You want to make a company better that you enjoy working for.
The group then started to talk about leadership, and all the many different theories that have been developed in the last 20 years. Befor that time, there wasn't a lot of study into leadership and different ways that people lead. However, today, there is a great understanding of management and leadership, and the ability to change people in the company just by the way a leader leads. The group then discussed whether people are better engaged in companies today or back 20 years ago.