Welcome to Engager Dynamics.com! Thank you for visiting. We are having a conversation about what I call “Engager Dynamics.” We are looking at Employee Engagement from a little different perspective. Take a look at this post to see what I mean by “Engager Dynamics.”
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Engager Dynamics
- Send, Dial, or Walk?
- Course Launch!
- Connecting Requires Energy
- A Thrift Store Chair and Another Book
- How to Develop Leaders – Be a Thermostat
- Celebrating 100!
- 12 Great Leadership Quotes
- Trust But/And/Or Verify?
- Action!
- Trust Me!
- Stay In Your Lane
- Love ’em or Lose ’em
- Flip Flops
- TBH
- Don’t Drink The Poison
Leadership
- The Smartest Kid In the Class
- A Special Day
- Set The Course
- Where Are You Growing?
- That’s A Good Question
- Whose Story Is It?
- “Hello? Are You There?”
- Send, Dial, or Walk?
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 3
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 2
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 1
- Course Launch!
- Connecting Requires Credibility
- Connect On Common Ground
- Connecting is a Skill
Habit Formation
- “Hello? Are You There?”
- Leading Change – Part 1
- Hello, Interesting to Meet You
- Personal Growth and Character
- How to Turn Poop Into a Positive
- What Difference Does Discipline Make?
- The Art of Pausing
- Celebrating 100!
- The Power of Reflection
- A Faith Based Approach to Habit Formation
- I Blew It!
- The Attitude of Gratitude Video
- The Attitude of Gratitude
- LIVE2LEAD
- A Rudder and Sail
Growth
- The Smartest Kid In the Class
- A Special Day
- Set The Course
- Where Are You Growing?
- That’s A Good Question
- Whose Story Is It?
- “Hello? Are You There?”
- Send, Dial, or Walk?
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 3
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 2
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 1
- Course Launch!
- Connecting Requires Credibility
- Connect On Common Ground
- Connecting is a Skill
Listening
- Set The Course
- Whose Story Is It?
- Question Yourself to Solutions
- Using the Speed Gap Trap to Your Advantage
- 7 Barriers to Good Listening
- Listen With Your Mouth
- What’s Your Story?
- Listen Linda!
- Make Lemonade
- Listen to Christmas
- How to Successfully Navigate the Chaos of Change
- Well Known?
- A Mile Wide
- I Love That Idea!
- Happy Anniversary!
Words
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 2
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 1
- Connecting Requires Energy
- “I Know My Rights!”
- The Art of Pausing
- The Power of Connection – Part 1
- Celebrating 100!
- God’s Indescribable Gift
- The Attitude of Gratitude Video
- The Attitude of Gratitude
- Trust But/And/Or Verify?
- When Winning Can Be Losing
- How Your Selfie Could Ruin Your Team
- What’s the Value?
- What’s in the Box?
About
Hi, I’m Jim Thomason. My wife and I have been married for 39 years and we’ve been blessed with 5 amazing children. We’ve lived in 9 states and 2 countries.
I’m a Listener/Learner/Teacher type Leader. I love to read and study. I love having coffee with friends, old and new, and I love figuring things out. I’ve spent the last 20+ years in the Contract Management Services industry. I love learning how my clients understand, approach, and measure their business. My clients have come from a wide variety of industries. I’ve served Transportation clients (airlines, rental cars, bus), Sports and Entertainment clients (baseball and football), Manufacturing clients (Food, Semi-conductor, Pharmaceuticals, Communications Systems), and Health Care clients (Hospitals, Medical Offices). I also had the privilege, with my wife and our 3 youngest children, to serve an international school in China.
Prior to all that I served as a pastor for 11 years. Over that time, our family served two churches in the Midwest part of the country.
That’s is a wide variety of experience, but one thread that ties it all together is people. Every organization I’ve been part of is made up of people, and each of them is about providing something for people. I like to say, “It doesn’t matter what your widget is, every business is a people business.”
I said earlier that I love to figure things out. Mostly I love figuring out how to make things better. I firmly believe that you make any organization better by first improving the experience of your people. That’s what I’ve tried to be about. I hope this conversation will provide some insights that will make your life better.
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The Smartest Kid In the Class
If you’re the smartest kid in the class, you’re in the wrong class. That is if you want to grow. I’m not sure who first made the comment about surrounding yourself with people who are smarter than you but they sure were smart. The easiest way to grow as a person and as a leader …
A Special Day
I didn’t put up a normal Engager Dynamics post yesterday because I was honored to officiate at the wedding of my nephew Luke and his new bride Genevieve on Sunday. Suzi and I drove from California to Colorado last week and are on our way home this week. A wedding is a wonderful celebration. This …
Set The Course
In last week’s post, I asked the question “Where are you Growing?” At the end of that post, I started writing about setting a personal growth course. I talked about deciding which area of life you wanted to improve, setting a destination (goal), finding a way to measure progress, laying out steps, and then starting. …
Posts By Category
Engager Dynamics
- Send, Dial, or Walk?
- Course Launch!
- Connecting Requires Energy
- A Thrift Store Chair and Another Book
- How to Develop Leaders – Be a Thermostat
- Celebrating 100!
- 12 Great Leadership Quotes
- Trust But/And/Or Verify?
- Action!
- Trust Me!
- Stay In Your Lane
- Love ’em or Lose ’em
- Flip Flops
- TBH
- Don’t Drink The Poison
Leadership
- The Smartest Kid In the Class
- A Special Day
- Set The Course
- Where Are You Growing?
- That’s A Good Question
- Whose Story Is It?
- “Hello? Are You There?”
- Send, Dial, or Walk?
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 3
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 2
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 1
- Course Launch!
- Connecting Requires Credibility
- Connect On Common Ground
- Connecting is a Skill
Habit Formation
- “Hello? Are You There?”
- Leading Change – Part 1
- Hello, Interesting to Meet You
- Personal Growth and Character
- How to Turn Poop Into a Positive
- What Difference Does Discipline Make?
- The Art of Pausing
- Celebrating 100!
- The Power of Reflection
- A Faith Based Approach to Habit Formation
- I Blew It!
- The Attitude of Gratitude Video
- The Attitude of Gratitude
- LIVE2LEAD
- A Rudder and Sail
Growth
- The Smartest Kid In the Class
- A Special Day
- Set The Course
- Where Are You Growing?
- That’s A Good Question
- Whose Story Is It?
- “Hello? Are You There?”
- Send, Dial, or Walk?
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 3
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 2
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 1
- Course Launch!
- Connecting Requires Credibility
- Connect On Common Ground
- Connecting is a Skill
Listening
- Set The Course
- Whose Story Is It?
- Question Yourself to Solutions
- Using the Speed Gap Trap to Your Advantage
- 7 Barriers to Good Listening
- Listen With Your Mouth
- What’s Your Story?
- Listen Linda!
- Make Lemonade
- Listen to Christmas
- How to Successfully Navigate the Chaos of Change
- Well Known?
- A Mile Wide
- I Love That Idea!
- Happy Anniversary!
Words
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 2
- Six “Cs” of Company Communication – Part 1
- Connecting Requires Energy
- “I Know My Rights!”
- The Art of Pausing
- The Power of Connection – Part 1
- Celebrating 100!
- God’s Indescribable Gift
- The Attitude of Gratitude Video
- The Attitude of Gratitude
- Trust But/And/Or Verify?
- When Winning Can Be Losing
- How Your Selfie Could Ruin Your Team
- What’s the Value?
- What’s in the Box?