1. Creating opportunities for real
conversations to engage Essex
Lisa Sibley
Employee Engagement Manager

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challenging backdrop

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4. The Essex engagement mantra…
…a drumbeat getting louder

5. Creating opportunities for REAL
conversations

6. Engaging our leaders…
Nurturing our line
manager
community……

7. Engaging in fun

8. Feeding back to our leaders
and our managers
“Live the values”
“Be visible and “Trust us”
approachable”
“Show an interest”
“Lead from the front”
“Look beyond where we
“Make time to talk” want to be”
“Listen and learn” “Do what’s right”
“Spend a day with us” “Be open, honest and
transparent”
“Communicate, consult,
deliver”

9. A week in words 13 April 2012
You Said, We Did – take two!
Look out for...
TLCE leads to
ACTION….
7days takes a look at how this year's Corporate
Action Plan (CAP) is going...
It’s Real Nappies
Week next week (16 –
22 April). Click here to
Actively championed
find out how you can
If Carlsberg made line get a free nappy pack.
managers... Chelmsford based
employees can
by our leaders…
contact Kayleigh
Plans are rolling on to make ECC's line managers
Maguire to pick one up
the best...
from County Hall.
Contact us:
In your face!
7days@essex.gov.uk
Face-to-face communications are big business Ednet 40207
here at ECC… 01245 434207
www.ecc7days.co.uk
Developing a skilled and happy
workforce
Listen to Margaret Lee, Executive Director for
Finance talk about her CAP priority of Personal
Development…
Don't forget to
Keeping you in the know answer this week's
mini poll. It's all
about Let’s Talk!
Changing the way we manage change…
day...

10. Some personal reflections…
• Value the things you can't measure or
put a price on
• Have courage to experiment
• Engage your leaders early
• Cherish your line managers
• Tea and empathy makes a difference
• Elevate your relational support
• Make time to nurture your networks, let
new ones evolve
• Your team has to be engaging role
models and walk the talk - literally!
• It's not rocket science..........but
engagement is infectious

11. lisa.sibley@essex.gov.uk
07702 300339
Talk, listen, connect to engage
- don’t hesitate to get in touch!