
To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 35 most popular posts of this past year. This is No. 13. Our regular content will return Wednesday January 2, 2013.
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By Timothy R. Clark
How do you learn engagement from someone who’s disengaged?
You don’t. That’s like trying to learn French from a Spanish teacher. People simply can’t teach you what they don’t know.
So we decided that the key to understanding high engagement was to study the highly engaged. We studied 150 highly engaged employees in 13 different industries and 50 different organizations, from aerospace and health care to technology and media. Read more…






















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