Motivate Employees; Engage Employees. Bailout Style

Companies and Associations who hire me to keynote at their conferences and meetings are looking for a few things. First, they tell me they're looking for something fun and motivational; but at the same time they are also looking for:

• Increased morale
• Increased employee engagement
• Employees/Members who will bring innovative and creative ideas to the table
• Employees who will stop whining (yes, I am hired to stop that) and remember they have a job to do
• Simple easy ideas to bring teams closer together

Now the good thing is I study the above issues and I spent a good part of my career in the corporate world; so I bring along the experiences of other organizations as well as my own experiences/ideas.

You with me????

And now for a BRILLIANT RICH IDEA.....................

It seems you can't get away from the dismal news these days about the economy. Even if you don't read the paper or watch TV inevitably you will run into a doom-and-gloomer employee who will tell you the world is coming to an end.

Well I have an idea; as it relates to engagement. Since employees already feel they are owned by their employer and the employer is looking for more engaged employees I think the solution is clear................

All companies should offer a new Employee Benefits option entitled Engagement Bailout. Here is how it works:

• Your employer bails you out of all debt. You are now free and clear. No mortgage. No credit card bills. No loan sharks named Guido hunting you down.
• You will now also stop complaining about the chain around your ankle attached to the leg of the desk. You smile that you have a job and never, ever, ever again think an ill thought about the place you call work.

Oh, by the way, your pay is cut significantly; the good news is you don't need it.

Could it work? Leave your thoughts; Human Resource Professionals encouraged.

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Rich DiGirolamo is a Humorous Speaker who works with organizations who help others. If you haven't booked Rich for an event, you're missing out on the best secret in CT.