"On what high-performing companies should be striving to create: A great place for great people to do great work.” –Marilyn Carlson.

“There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow.” – Jack Welch.

“Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.” – Zig Ziglar.

“Engaged employees are psychological “owners,” drive performance and innovation, and move the organisation forward.” – Gallup.

“Some companies don’t have an engagement problem, they have a hiring problem.” –Bob Kelleher.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle.

Employees want to feel good about their organization and what it offers the world. They want to be able to say, ‘I like what this company stands for.’ If employees do not believe in their company or do not believe the company can successfully uphold its brand or reputation, they are likely to look for a different job.” – p.29 Gallop Report

“Employees who are actively disengaged have the opposite effect on their organization’s prosperity and growth. They are more likely to steal from their company, negatively influence their co-workers, miss workdays, and drive customers away. Gallup estimates that actively disengaged employees cost the U.S. $483 billion to $605 billion each year in lost productivity.” – p.19 Gallop Report

“Employees who are engaged are more likely to stay with their organization, reducing overall turnover and the costs associated with it. They feel a stronger bond to their organization’s mission and purpose, making them more effective brand ambassadors. They build stronger relationships with customers, helping their company increase sales and profitability. “ – p.18 Gallop Report.

“Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.” – Stephen R. Covey

“When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.” –Simon Sinek.

“Employee engagement is the emotional commitment the employee has to the organization and its goals.” – Kevin Kruse

“The key element of engagement is trust; building trust requires companies to provide workers with as much autonomy and flexibility as possible.” – Matt Charney

“The key element of engagement is trust; building trust requires companies to provide workers with as much autonomy and flexibility as possible.” – Matt Charney

“Engaging the hearts, minds, and hands of talent is the most sustainable source of competitive advantage.” –Greg Harris.

“Engaged employees are in the game for the sake of the game; they believe in the cause of the organization.” –Paul Marciano.

“Paychecks can’t buy passion.” –Brad Federman.

“Leaders engage their teams by giving them a sense of purpose, providing them opportunities to develop and advance, and putting them into positions where they can be successful.” – Gordon Tredgold

“Connect the dots between individual roles and the goals of the organization. When people see that connection, they get a lot of energy out of work. They feel the importance, dignity, and meaning in their job.” – Ken Blanchard

Employee engagement is the art and science of engaging people in authentic and recognized connections to strategy, roles, performance, organization, community, relationship, customers, development, energy, and happiness to leverage, sustain, and transform work into results. – David Zinger

The greatest asset of a company is its people. – Jorge Paulo Lemann

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity. – Tom Peters

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity. – Tom Peters

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity. – Tom Peters

“Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They’re absolutely free and worth a fortune.” – Sam Walton.

“Culture is about performance, and making people feel good about how they contribute to the whole.” –Tracy Streckenbach.

“Engaged employees stay for what they give (they like their work); disengaged employees stay for what they get (favorable job conditions, growth opportunities, job security).” –Blessing White.

“The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.” – Tom Peters.

“People want to know they matter and they want to be treated as people. That’s the new talent contract.” –Pamela Stroko.

“By letting your employees grow, your company will also grow exponentially.” – Mark Samraj.

“Take time to appreciate employees and they will reciprocate in a thousand ways.” – Lee Lacocca.