How to Leverage Cognitive Diversity Within Your Team & Organization

June 15, 2020

Research shows that cognitive diversity can enhance team innovation by up to 20 percent, and it can reduce risks taken by up to 30 percent. Are you stepping up to make diversity and inclusion a priority for your organization?

How to Empower Your Employees to Tell You What They Really Think

June 17, 2019

You want to know what your people really think, right? You don’t want them to tell you what you want to hear; you want them to tell you the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable. I would go a step further and say that what you want is for your employees to tell you the truth precisely because it might be uncomfortable.

How Can You Improve Employee Engagement? Best Practice #1 – Create a Safe and Open Environment

February 4, 2019

Did you know that annual expenditures on employee engagement initiatives is about $750 million dollars? It is one of the most written about, debated and discussed topics that the majority of companies struggle with and is always in their top five priorities for the organization.

How Can You Improve Employee Engagement? Best Practice #2 – Communicate Expectations

January 28, 2019

As I have shared in my previous blogs and articles, the number one reason employees leave organizations is because of the relationship with their manager. Did you know that there are a few key areas that encompass employee dissatisfaction with their manager that stretch beyond feeling valued and respected?

How Can You Improve Employee Engagement? Best Practice #4 – Be Accountable to Others

January 21, 2019

Leadership is a choice, and your thinking and behaviors that you exhibit are also choices. This does become more critical for those that lead teams and have direct report accountability. Why is it critical for leaders? Because your behavior has a direct impact on those around you, in particular those that you have direct responsibility for leading.

Challenge People to Think, Grow and Take Action To Improve Employee Engagement - Best Practice #3

January 14, 2019

Why is it that most leaders are not effective at fostering independent thinking for their people? How do you instill accountability and the drive for self-improvement and development for your team? Think about it – can you truly motivate others to exhibit these types of behaviors? You can’t motivate people any more than you can empower them.

How Can You Improve Employee Engagement? Best Practice #5 – Lead by Example

January 7, 2019

We are all aware of the old cliché that in order to be successful and develop a following we must ‘lead by example’. Leading by example sounds easy, but few leaders are consistent with this practice. Leading by example is not about rank, title or role.

How Can You Improve Employee Engagement? Best Practice #6 – Provide Continuous Feedback

December 31, 2018

When was the last time you received feedback outside of a scheduled one on one or formal performance appraisal? When was the last time you offered feedback to someone and did not wait for a formal setting to deliver the feedback? Receiving feedback is a basic human need that we all have and is necessary in order to grow and develop.

Employee Engagement Trends for 2018

September 3, 2018

The success of your organization depends on your ability as a leader to develop, maintain, and nurture the relationships you have with your people. But you can’t have positive relationships with your team if they are stuck in a place of being unproductive, uninspired, and unengaged.