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How To Engage Employees During Challenging Times
I've been reaching out to my clients to check-in and support them in any way I can over the last few months. One huge issue they all have in common during COVID is "How to engage employees during challenging times". Their employees are stressed out, burnt out, and...
Resiliency in the Workplace: What That Looks Like as a Leader
Resiliency in the workplace has never looked like it does today. I've witnessed my clients lean into change, get curious, ask profound questions, and make critical decisions. These people are CEOs and leaders in their businesses and their lives. It's a gift to work...
Remarkable Culture Starts With Trust
In the effort to create a remarkable culture within your organization, trust is a critical element that you should continuously strive to establish, nurture, and validate. Simply put, trust is the cornerstone of a strong business – and, by proxy, a remarkable culture....
How to Deliver Negative Feedback to Employees
Every employee wants to know: How am I doing? Where do I stand? What do you think? The way negative feedback is delivered can make a significant difference in an employee's performance and growth. Not giving feedback contributes to unhappy, disengaged employees who...
Why Soft Skills Matter and How to Build Your Company Around Them
Why Soft Skills Matter When I was new to recruiting, I hired a person to fill a management position. We'll call him Jim. On paper, Jim had the qualifications and skill set. He had management experience; he was engaged and had a positive attitude. His team took to him...
Questions Every Manager Should Ask to Build a Happy, Collaborative Team
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than three million people have left their job every single month since June of 2017. Additionally, a full 80 percent of workers are actively looking for a new job or are open to offers. Employee...
Change in the Workplace: Management strategies to help employees adjust
Adjusting to change in the workplace is not always easy, even when the change is largely for the better. Change affects all people differently and it’s important to acknowledge the ways in which each team member deals with it. Communication is key, as is training,...
Engaged Employees Deliver Higher Profits
In business, it's people who are the drivers of your success. People patronize a company for its people. People do business with people. As a business owner, your most important task is to focus on the people on your team and the customer. Engaged employees are...
How to Build More Workplace Accountability
Workplace accountability is an essential component of strong teams and effective workplace culture. But what is accountability in the workplace all about? Simply put, accountable employees own up to their shortcomings quickly and apply that experience to their future...
Four Important Ways Transparency Builds Trust in the Workplace
Relationships don't work without trust. Marriages don't work, friendships don't work, and professional relationships don't work without trust. But trust is not something that can be taught at a workshop or seminar. It's not something you address in a company-wide memo...