How I Help Professionals Speak Up, Negotiate, and Embrace Change
Change is rarely smooth. As business owners and leaders, we often face systems upgrades, new offerings, or evolving team dynamics that push us out of our comfort zones. Growth happens when we lean into that discomfort instead of resisting it. I often compare this to technology evolution. Companies like Apple continually innovate, even when customers […]
Thrive Tribe: Boosting Employee Engagement Towards A Thriving Workplace
Introduction Remember the scene in ‘Ocean’s 11’ where Danny Ocean recruits his team of expert criminals by appealing to their unique skills and motivations? When you understand what drives your team members, recognize their contributions, and provide opportunities for growth and development, you can inspire them to be more engaged, productive, and committed to your […]
Optimizing Employee Engagement: Surveys & Standardized Tools
Introducction Have you ever seen the movie “Up in the Air”? In the film, George Clooney’s character, Ryan Bingham, is a corporate downsizing expert (a.k.a the person hired by HR to fire people) who travels around the country firing people. As he explains in one scene, “The slower we move, the faster we die. Make […]
3 Best Employee Engagement Activities for a Better Workplace
Introduction In 2021, the global consulting firm Accenture made headlines by deploying 60,000 VR Oculus headsets to its employees worldwide. While the primary purpose of the headsets is to enable immersive training experiences, they are also being used to facilitate virtual team-building activities, such as virtual escape rooms and virtual team challenges. Employee engagement activities […]
We’re Engaged! How to Improve Employee Engagement Strategies
How engaged are your coworkers and employees? If your response is “I’m not sure,” you have a problem that needs to be addressed. And if you know engagement has been a struggle for your team, then settle in! And if you know engagement has been a struggle for your team, then settle in! Highly engaged […]
Barriers to Communication in the Workplace You Must Watch Out For
Introduction Among the LinkedIn posts you’re likely to come across is the one about workplace communications impacting the dynamics between managers and employees. One such situation is the highly-controversial engineer who got laid off on vacation and only learned about this when her boss sent her a message on—surprise—LinkedIn. Shortly after this revelation, the organization’s […]
