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Employee Engagement

Stop Throwing Money at Employee Experience (and Hoping Something Sticks)

For the past decade, organizations have poured millions of dollars into improving the employee experience (EX). New...

Rethinking Team Size: Why Leadership Matters More Than Numbers

When I was teaching, there was an ongoing debate about what the optimal class size was. It became even more complicated...

Clear Expectations: Good for Employees, Customers, and Business

I recently walked into a small clothing boutique at just the right moment—right as a manager was training a new...

How Much of a Salary Increase Would it Take for You to Leave Your Job?

How much of a salary increase would it take for you to leave your job? That “number” may reveal something about your...

How Do You Like Your Feedback?

When my daughter began training at a fitness facility with guided coaching sessions, I found us reflecting on the...

Do You Know What’s Expected of You at Work? No, Really, Do You?

Whenever I tell people that the first thing employees need to be engaged is to know what’s expected of them at work,...

Flatlined Engagement: Why Culture Must Come First

Gallup’s midyear 2025 employee engagement report confirms what many of us are already seeing: U.S. employees remain...

Job Hugging, The Great Detachment, and What Managers Can Do About It

The Wall Street Journal recently spotlighted a new workplace trend: job hugging. Unlike the job-hopping days of the...

Managers, Start With Your Own Needs

I recently had a conversation with the owner of a large company about the importance of the manager’s role in...

Managers: Supporting the Q12 is YOUR Q1

Do managers really know what their job is when it comes to employee engagement?

 

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