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”
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”
Low employee comm scores? Here are 4 root causes.
Your employee engagement survey indicated your company isn’t communicating enough. You feel like you’re communicating, so why aren’t employees feeling the same way? Are you left wondering if you should email more often, start a newsletter, or post more news to the intranet? In most cases when employee or culture surveys indicate “poor communication,” it’sContinue reading “Low employee comm scores? Here are 4 root causes.”
3 Big Productivity Zappers
1. Not listening to your body Do you think more clearly and quickly in the morning or the evening? Save the tasks that require the most concentration for the time of day that you feel most awake. I call it “turbo mode.” There are a few hours each morning that I feel like IContinue reading “3 Big Productivity Zappers”