This document discusses using social connection to boost team engagement, retention, and productivity. It presents the concept that the more socially connected teams are, the more engaged and likely to stay their members will be. It introduces several principles from Dance Floor Theory, including that different levels of engagement exist analogous to a dance floor, and that changing a small number of people's engagement can shift the engagement of all. The goal is to move more people from neutral to actively engaged states.

1. WELCOME BACK

2. WOULD YOU RATHER?
have more money
have more time
A B

3. life pause button
life rewind button
A B
WOULD YOU RATHER?

4. live twice as long
win the lottery
A B
WOULD YOU RATHER?

5. no one shows up to your
funeral
wedding
A B
WOULD YOU RATHER?

6. camp in nature
sleep in luxury hotel
A B
WOULD YOU RATHER?

7. fist bump
neighbor
high five
neighbor
A B
WOULD YOU RATHER?

8. Boosting Team Engagement, Retention, and
Productivity By Building A Culture Of Connection™

12. A B
Which One Is The Better Dance?

13. More Friends = More Fun
DFT Principle #1
& It Lasts Longer

14. The more teams are socially
connected to each other, research
shows their engagement and
retention rates go up.
Principle #1

15. Socially connected teams have 59%
more engaged members than those that
aren’t socially connected.

16. A) $948 B) $73

17. A) $948

18. The more teams are socially
connected to each other, research
shows their engagement and
retention rates go up.
Principle #1

19. More Friends = More Fun
DFT Principle #1
& It Lasts Longer

22. LEVEL 1
What’s the most ridiculous thing
you've done because someone
dared you to do?

23. LEVEL 2 What’s the story behind one
physical scar on your body?

24. LEVEL 3
Create a secret handshake
(in 90 seconds)

25. More Friends = More Fun
DFT Principle #1
& It Lasts Longer

27. Where Are The “Easiest to Retrieve” Memories?

29. Dance
Floor
Theory
Where The Energy Goes,
The Engagement Flows
DFT PRINCPLE #3

30. Emotional Contagion

31. Mirror
Neurons

33. Thoughts
Emotions
Physiology
Your State

34. Your State = Your Outcome

35. DANCING
KISSING
IN MEETINGS

37. Row Your Boat

38. Fake It
’Til You
Make it
Believe
It
’Til
You
Be It.

39. Change 1
Change All 3

40. =
=

41. Better
Dance
Better
Brain
Most
Engaged
Team

42. Dance Floors
& Team
Engagement
Operate The
Same Way

43. Dance
Floor
Theory
The
Dance
Floor

44. N
E
U
T
R
A
L
S
5
4
3
2
1

45. N
E
U
T
R
A
L
S
5
4
3
2
1
DFT PRINCPLE #3
Di
ff
erent Levels
of Engagement

46. “I’m bored.”
“I’m tired.”
“This is stupid.”

47. “Hey you
sexy thang
don’t you
ever die!”

48. N
E
U
T
R
A
L
S
5
4
3
2
1
DFT PRINCPLE #3
Di
ff
erent Levels
of Engagement

49. 90 - 9 - 1
RULE

50. of students will never
participate in a college
sponsored activity.
60-84%

51. Marine Corp Leaves After 5 Years
81%

52. Bad Dance Good Dance
Good Engagement
Leadership
Opportunity
N 5
4
3
2
1
N

53. {
60-84%
1
2
3
4
Neutrals
5

54. Our Goal
1
2
3
4
Neutrals
5

55. 1
2
3
4
Neutrals
Meh.
What’s in it
for me?
Hmmm . . .
5

56. 5
1
2
3
4
Neutrals
Meh.
What’s in it
for me?
Hmmm . . .
5

57. 1
2
3
4
Neutrals
5
What am I
capable of?

58. 1
2
3
4
5
What’s next
for me?

59. 1
2
3
How can I
help?
4
5

60. 1. Name
2. Name
3. Name
4. Name
5. Name
6. Name
7. Name

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62. N 1 2 3 4 5
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63. N 1 2 3 4 5
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2. Name
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Total Score ______
DFT Score ______

64. 1
2
3
4
Neutrals
Attention
Value
Connection
5

65. 1
2
3
4
Neutrals
5
Belonging

66. 1
2
3
4
5
Responsibility

67. 1
2
3
Ownership
4
5

68. Our Goal
1
2
3
4
Neutrals
5
BEND
THE
CURVE

69. Everyone Has Potential
regardless of where they are
on the dance
fl
oor

70. Don’t try and take someone from the edge to
the center if they aren’t ready
Engagement Is A Process

71. 1
2
3
4
Neutrals
5
meh.
hmm…
X+1

73. Technical

75. Human

76. Soldiers Coming Home

77. Two Hat Theory
Human
Technical

78. WE’RE STILL HUMAN
The human connection is your
competitive advantage.

79. More Friends = More Fun
DFT Principle #1
& It Lasts Longer

80. Tom@SwiftKickHQ.com
@TomKrieglstein