HR managers can agree that employee engagement and retention are at the top of their priority list. Every company wants to attract and keep the best talent. The problem? Many employees in today’s job market quickly feel uninspired by their work, get bored after 2 years and start job hunting for something new. So we decided to speak […]
Do Unhappy Employees Stifle Innovation?
I recently read an article in Bloomberg Business Week titled, “Three people to fire immediately.” I know what you’re thinking – you loathe the idea of discussing problem areas that a certain ‘You Know Who’ needs to address. However sometimes, no matter how effective your management techniques, there are people who will not change and […]
Leadership in the Zone – How to Fully Engage Your Leadership
Think that brainpower alone will maintain high performing teams? Think again. Instead, it takes a special kind of energy, which is created from a combination of four aspects of our lives: the body, mind, emotions and spirit (yes, spirit!). I’ve invited expert Tom Ward, founder and principal of NextLevel, to be a guest blogger on […]
How to Define Your Organizational Values
Organizational culture can be seen as a “personality” created by the organization’s values, attitudes, and behaviors. This “personality” attracts and keeps great talent, creates a positive public image, and helps build long-lasting relationships with stakeholders, vendors and customers. But a good organizational culture doesn’t spring up out of serendipity. It requires intentional and thoughtful identification […]
Teamwork: Common Pitfalls and How to Conquer Them
Just because the necessity of teamwork has been preached to us since childhood doesn’t mean we’re inherently good at it—or even like it for that matter. Working with other people can be challenging, even more so in the workplace when stakes are high. So now that we’re off the little league field, what can we, […]
How Using Games and Game Mechanics in Business Can Increase Your Bottom Line Starting Today
Most people think that games are just for kids. According to Jane McGonigal’s TedTalk, embedded below, three billion hours a week are spent playing games. Gamification, the underlying mechanics that make video games so compelling, can also help professionals develop into better team members, employees, managers, and innovators in non-gaming environments. What Is Gamification? Gamification […]
How to Increase Employee Retention With Data
Your search is over. You finally found an ideal candidate after months of screening and interviewing. It took a lot of work (and many awkward conversations) but thinking about your new hire’s potential contributions to the team made it all worthwhile. However, don’t pat yourself on the back just yet… because one third (33%) of new […]
Avoid Bad Meetings: Understand Cultural Differences of Time, Hierarchy and Decision Making
The meeting went badly. Very badly. The CMO was thirty minutes early, and the CEO was twenty minutes late. The COO and CMO were both attempting to lead the meeting, while simultaneously offending each other for doing so. Meanwhile, the CFO and CIO interrupted them constantly, both steering the conversation where they saw fit. After […]
Why Emotional Intelligence Affects the Bottom Line
It’s a Friday afternoon and Alexus is holding a status meeting with her team. After the project manager gives a complete update, Alexus breaks the news that the project deadline has just been moved up by three weeks. After months of working on the project, she knows this news won’t be taken lightly. The project […]
10 Questions to Ask Your Remote Team to Boost Productivity
Thanks to the internet, it’s easier than ever to recruit employees from anywhere in the world. With a remote team, you can choose the best people for the job, instead of the best people from within a certain distance close by. That being said, there are drawbacks to hiring remote workers. The biggest of which […]
