Get MORE from 42 Rules of Employee Engagement:
- Customize the book for your leaders. 42Rules Sponsor flyer
- Invite leaders to our Group Coaching process
- Host discussion circles and book huddles
- Download our templates/ worksheets to help put the rules into practice
Rule 1: Rules Are Meant to Be Broken
- Stimulate the thinking of your team by quantifying the value of a customer with our Customer Calculator
Rule 2: Get Under New Management
- Begin with honest self-assessment using our Free Team Leader Check-up
- Get your team leaders under new management by providing some feedback on what is working. Review our 360 feedback system to evaluate its potential for your leaders.
Rule 3: Begin at the Very Beginning
- Hiring Winning Talent – teaches how to use a team approach to Hiring
- Contact us for a free preview of Hiring Winning Talent online or, for a small fee, you can preview the facilitators kit.
- Use the following short video as you discuss Rule 3
Rule 4: Listen, Listen, Listen
- Try an exercise with your team called Word, Words, Words to illustrate this rule on your team
- Contact us for sample of the Listening Profile to review the Five Listening Approaches
- AiA Classic– the ultimate experience for participants to practice listening skills – contact us for a free inhouse demo
Rule 5: Be a Hands-On Manager
- Be a High Touch Manager- AiA Classic teaches “hyper human skills” – request a free in-house preview
- Learn to collaborate with Search for the Lost Dutchman’s Goldmine
- Developing and Coaching Others teaches team leaders how to utilize coaching moments
Rule 6: Be a Low Tech Communicator
- AiA Classic– Teaches core interpersonal, emotional intelligence skills and hyper human Skills
- Download AIAWhitePaper for AiA Classic
- Essential Skills Of Communicating– communication skills for those who supervise. Get free preview
- Use the following short video as you work with Rule 6
Rule 7: Everyone Needs Feedback
- Begin with Self Assessment Using our Free Team Leader Check-up
- 360 Feedback Assessment Tool and Services
- Contact us for a Free 360 Feedback Demo and Experience
- Providing Performance Feedback Course helps team leaders deliver feedback effectivly on the team.
Use this video as you discuss Rule 7:
Rule 8: Keep Learning
- Personal Productivity- Check out the tools for download on our Time Time Mastery page.
- Learn from authors as they discuss their book on Bookends Book club
Rule 9: Allow Your Team To Grow
- Essential Skills of Leadership – creating the proper climate
- Delegating – delegation as a team development skill
Rule 10: Support Team Members When Needed
- AiA Classic teaches empathy skills and hyper human skills
- Contact us for a free in-housel preview of AiA Classic
Rule 11: Relationships Determine Results
- AiA Classic is the ultimate team development experience- contact us for a free preview
- Everything DiSC Workplace helps employees develop greater understanding and appreciation of each other
- Build your ability to relate to the various personalities on your team with Everything DiSC Management
Rule 12: Sharing Builds Community
- Download (or listen) to Peter Block’s interview discussing his book “Community: The Structure of Belonging” on Bookends
- AiA Classic is the ultimate culture building program – it builds the human side of your business
Watch this video as you discuss Rule 12:
Rule 13: Your Beliefs Drive Results
- AiA Classic defines Attitudes as Thoughts. Participants learn how to adjust their thinking to get better results.
Bring a free in-house preview of AiA Classic to your organization
Rule 14: You’re Still the Boss
- Contact us for a preview of the Essential Skills of Leadership, or free in-house demo
Use this video as you discuss Rule 14:
Rule 15: Everyone’s Not Like You
- Listen to Arnie Warren discuss his book “The Great Connection” on Bookends
- Hear Julie Straw discuss her book ” The Four Dimensional Manager” on Bookends
- Request free DiSC Posters
- Using Everything DiSC Workplace to explore behavioral differences
Rule 16: Be Direct with People Who Value Results
- Learn about the D Style – listen to an audio clip depicting this style
- Request free DiSC Posters
Rule 17: Be Enthusiastic With People Who Value Enthusiasm
- Learn about the I Style – listen to an audio clip depicting this style
- Request free DiSC Posters
Rule 18: Be Accepting with People Who Value Sincerity
- Learn about the S Style – listen to an audio clip depicting this style
- Request free DiSC Posters
Rule 19: Be Reliable with People Who Value Quality
- Learn about the C Style – listen to an audio clip depicting this style
- Request free DiSC Posters
Rule 20: Build Self Esteem When Discussing Performance
- Contact us for a free preview of the Essential Skills of Leadership Course
- Develop more human approaches to leadership tasks with AiA Classic- Request free preview
Rule 21: Involve to Engage
- Use Pit the Pairs for Team Decision Making
- Contact us for a free preview of the Essential Skills of Leadership Course
- Get a sample of the Team Dimensions Profile– identifies team member preferred roles on a team thus enhancing engagement
- Leading Successful Projects teaches how to involve the team successfully in projects
Rule 22: Use Your Head
- AiA Classic is the ultimate program for thought management- contact us for a free preview
Rule 23: You Don’t Have to be the Smartest Person in the Room
- AiA Classic includes practice and assessment on moving from self-focused versus other-focused
Rule 24: Compete with your Competitors
- Teach Team Collaboration with the Search for the Lost Dutchman’s Goldmine Simulation
Rule 25: Get out of the Shower
- AiA Classic is the ultimate program for fear management- contact us for a free preview of AiA Classic today
Rule 26: Turf is for Stadiums, Not Teams
- Remind team of the value of the customer with our Customer Calculator
- Use our Free Team Check-Up – request the free facilitator guide
Use this video with your discussion of Rule 26:
Rule 27: Right Actions Bring Engagement
- The Team Check Up assesses roles & productivy habits to get everyone focused on things that provide the biggest payoff
Rule 28: Leave Your Good Parenting Skills at Home
- Take our Delegating Course and Learn how to reduce fear of delegating tasks – get free preview
Rule 29: Leave Your Bad Parenting Skills at Home
- AiA Classic includes several units on managing emotions, thoughts and behavior
Rule 30: Expect Exceeded Expectations
- Managing expectations is managing thoughts- AiA Classic teaches you how
- Negotiate Performance with Developing Performance Goals & Standards.
Rule 31: It Only Takes a Minute
- Preview the Developing and Coaching Others program which teaches how to utilize coaching moments effectively
Rule 32: Recognize Good Performance
- Providing Performance Feedback teaches leaders how to use feedback routinely – get free preview
- Listen to Kim Cameron discuss the significance of recognizing good performance on Bookends interview
Rule 33: Problem Solving is a Team Sport
- Solving Workplace Problems teaches is a core problem solving program
- AiA Classic include a core unit on Problem Solving-
- The Team Dimensions Profile suggests roles we are most suited to in the problem solving process
Rule 34: Help Your Team Accept Change
- Bring us in to run a “transitions retreat” following significant organizational changes
- Use AiA Classic to help people manage their emotions in times of change
- Get a free sample of the Coping and Stress Profile
Rule 35: He Who Has the Gold Rules
- Good Human Relationship skills is the basis of AiA Classic
Rule 36: Build Acceptance, Reject Prejudices
- This fable illustrates the importance of the diversity of gifts on your team
Rule 37: Honesty is Always the Best Policy
Use this video as you discuss Rule 37:
Rule 38: Give it Your All
- Belief is a key to personal motivation- and a core unit in AiA Classic.
Rule 39: Know What You Want
- Work Expectations are most often unspoken- discover your teams with the Work Expectations Profile
Rule 40: Engaged Teams Get the Facts
- Learn to use the Z process and identify team roles with the Team Dimensions Profile
Rule 41: Ask, Don’t Tell
- Developing and Coaching Others teaches this core coaching technique – get a free preview
Rule 42: These are My Rules, What are Yours?
- Visit the 42 Rules of Engagement Blog to discuss your rules