Elements of Engagement
These Seven Elements of Engagement are commonly known.
Each has value, and each is independent of the others.
As with chemical elements, these combine with other elements yet may work independently.
Their discoveries may stretch beyond currently published descriptions. And these represent only one group of elements.
Yet when used separately or combined into 5,040 possibilities, they enable individuals, teams, departments, corporations, and small businesses to engage, expand and excel.
Gratitude
Gratitude sharpens focus and opens new ideas.
The Neuro Science of Gratitude
The Neural Basis of Human Social Values: Evidence from Functional MRI
The Psychology of Gratitude (Series in Affective Science) Annotated Edition by Robert A. Emmons (Editor), Michael E. McCullough, Oxford University Press, 2004.
Gratitude, Tony Manela, The Stanford Encyclopedia Philosophy (Winter 2021 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.)
Recognition
Your strengths are the foundation for your future.
Your strengths got you where you are.
Yet, they will not keep you in your present position.
Strengths Finder, Tom Rath, Gallup Press, New York, 1999. This is a well-presented strength identification process.
Reaching Your Potential Robert Steven Kaplan, Harvard Business Review. July–August 2008.
The Neural Basis of Human Social Values: Evidence from Functional MRI
Expectations
Move beyond Goal Setting.
There is a power that attends listing expectations.
You press yourself into becoming specific.
Maintaining Commitment in the Presence of Alternative Opportunities: The Role of Motivations for Prevention or Promotion, Chin Ming Hui, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Daniel C. Molden, Northwestern University, Social Cognition, Vol. 32, No. 6, 2014, pp. 571–584
Write It Down, Make It Happen, Henriette Anne Klauser, New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005.
The Magic of Believing, Claude M Bristol. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1948.
As A Man Thinketh. James Allen, New York: Peter Pauper Press, 1902.
It Works, The Famous Little Red Book That Makes Your Dreams Come Ture, R.H.Jarrett, DeVorss Publications, 1926,
The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace D. Wattles. Elizabeth Towne Company, Holyoke, MA, 1910.
Values
Every decision is based on beliefs, attitudes, and values.
Expectations set a gap between where you are and the future.
Your benefit answer describes one of your driving values.
Working toward a value increases your flexibility to achieve.
The Purpose Driven Life, Warren, Rick. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
Write It Down, Make It Happen, Henriette Anne Klauser. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005.
Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl. New York: Washington Square Press, 1985.
The World as I See It, Albert Einstein. General Press, New Delhi. 2018.
The Tipping Point; How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2006.
Personality Traits and Personal Values of Servant Leaders, Peter Sun Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, and Sudong Shang University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Leadership & OrganizationDevelopment JournalVol. 40 No. 2, 2019. pp. 177-192
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life, Susan David, Avery/Penguin/Random House. New York 2016.
Commitment
Commitment moves you to either do something different or improve.
Another option is trying.
Trying keeps you where you are with what you already have.
Emotional Agility, Susan David, Avery/Penguin/Random House. New York 2016.
Birth of the Chaordic Age, Hock, Dee.: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco. CA 1999.
The Creation of a Culture of Collaboration, James M. Campbell. UPB, Medellin, October 1, 2014
I Dare You, William Danforth, Ralston Purina Company, St.Louis, MO, 1931 Digireads.com. Kindle Edition.
Handbook of Motivation Science Editors: J. Shah, W. Gardner, Guilford Press, Chapter 11, Motivations for Promotion and Prevention by Daniel Molden, Angela Lee, Tory Higgins. pp.169-187. 2008
Maintaining Commitment in the Presence of Alternative Opportunities: The Role of Motivations for Prevention or Promotion, Chin Ming Hui, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Daniel C. Molden Northwestern University, Social Cognition, Vol. 32, No. 6, 2014, pp. 571–584
Intention
Intention heightens focus.
Move yourself from where you are to where you want to be.
Surface your internal drive to accomplish what you want.
Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl. New York: Washington Square Press, 1985
It Works, The Famous Little Red Book That Makes Your Dreams Come Ture, R.H.Jarrett, 1926. Kindle Edition
Diffusion of Innovations, Rogers, Everett. New York: The Free Press, 1995.
Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon. Workman Publishing Company, New York, 2012.
In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies, Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman. Harper and Rowe Publishers, New York, 1982.
Creating a High-Performance Culture Within Fresenius Medical Care North-America, FMC-NA, 2009.
Visible
Discover or create visual ways to show your progress.
The Importance of Being Visible, Gaayathri Periasami. Entrepreneur Asia Pacific
Scorekeeping for Success, Charles Coonradt. The Game of Work, Park City, UT, 1998.
The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within. Edward Tufte. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CN, 2016.
Envisioning Information, Edward R. Tufte. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CN. 1990.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Edward R. Tufte. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CN, 2001.
Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative, Edward R. Tufte. Graphics Press, Cheshire, 1997.
Beautiful Evidence, Edward R. Tufte. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CN, 2006.
The Power of Visual Communication, Price Waterhouse Companies