My client swiftly angled her laptop toward me with an urgent command of “read this!” Just above the email signature block displaying the sender’s name, title, and company logo was the most unexpected sign-off phrase: “Love you!” It was an email from an executive at a consulting firm. It was sent to a client weContinue reading “Should we be saying “I love you” at work? “
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Running on Empty: Why Employee Burnout Remains a Major Challenge for Most Businesses
As leaders scramble to close staffing gaps and prevent rising resignations, burnout continues to be among the top reasons employees are languishing in their roles or leaving them. Although attention to burnout and wellbeing has intensified since the start of the pandemic, it was a major problem many companies were trying to tackle long beforeContinue reading “Running on Empty: Why Employee Burnout Remains a Major Challenge for Most Businesses”
4 Trust-Building Strategies Senior Leaders Need to Apply Right Away
You already set the standard. Now you need to keep reaching it. At the beginning of the pandemic, employees reported feeling relieved and confident because leaders were making fast and impactful decisions, staying connected to employees, and demonstrating a genuine concern for the well-being of the workforce. Engagement scores across the globe increased by anContinue reading “4 Trust-Building Strategies Senior Leaders Need to Apply Right Away”
Which 2 things are required for communication to work?
Whether you’re trying to convey a message to your spouse, your kids, your co-workers, your customers, or a room full of strangers, communication requires two things in order to be successful: 1 – Our message must REACH the intended recipient(s) For our signal to make its way to the person or people we want toContinue reading “Which 2 things are required for communication to work?”
Measuring the Business Impact of Your Internal Communication Program
Successful organizations measure internal communication programs using strategic business goals. Thanks to a growing number of tools and resources, communicators have access to more data than ever before, yet it can still be difficult to determine if the right things are being measured. To get an accurate assessment of the effectiveness of an internal communicationContinue reading “Measuring the Business Impact of Your Internal Communication Program”
Meaningful Experiences Shape Attitudes
Interactions that reach employees on an emotional level can accelerate engagement. High-performance cultures do not get that way by chance. They are built strategically and methodically through well-choreographed experiences that cultivate employee engagement. Every experience that employees have with their company contributes to their beliefs about the organization. These beliefs influence how they think andContinue reading “Meaningful Experiences Shape Attitudes”
Why You Should Think of Culture like an Ecosystem
Companies with high-performance cultures have discovered the power of a holistic approach. In high school biology class, we were taught that an ecosystem is a complex community of living things that interact with one another and with the environment around them. Each component of the system is interconnected and has a role in influencing theContinue reading “Why You Should Think of Culture like an Ecosystem”
How to Get Your Employees on Board with Change
First published by Training Magazine: https://trainingmag.com/how-get-your-employees-board-change 8 must-haves for your change communication program to evolve employee perceptions. Jessica Walter, MS, APR, Account Strategist, Internal Communication, JPL One of the most significant causes of stress for leadership during any significant organizational change is maintaining the confidence and positivity of employees. Mergers, acquisitions, shifts in leadership, relocation—you nameContinue reading “How to Get Your Employees on Board with Change”
Leveraging Employer Brand as a Recruitment Strategy
First published here: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/human-capital-and-risk/the-best-recruitment-strategy-creating-an-employer-brand.html Tips and benefits for leveraging workforce planning that attracts candidates uniquely qualified to help your organization succeed In an era of unprecedented transformation, competition and uncertainty throughout the healthcare industry, a strong talent acquisition strategy has become essential. By starting with a solid understanding of business goals and clarity around theContinue reading “Leveraging Employer Brand as a Recruitment Strategy”
Leading like a Super Hero
What traits come to mind when you think about super heroes? Bravery? It takes a lot of courage to take action and to make decisions sometimes. Heroes are often seen as compassionate too, aren’t they? They help others, they listen, they bring forward the views of the unrepresented. Collaboration, I believe,Continue reading “Leading like a Super Hero”
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