Rethinking the 9-to-5: Where and When Work Truly Happens
Navigating the return to the office isn’t just about logistics: it’s a balancing act between competing priorities. On one side, you have employees who have grown accustomed to the flexibility and autonomy of remote work, and are resistant to being forced back into a traditional office setting. On the other hand, your organization is grappling […]
Adopting Engagement as a Mindset With Ashley Ridgeway-Washington
Explore how the changing nature of work requires both leaders and employees to embrace a more holistic, self-directed approach with Laurie Ruettimann.
Self-Leadership and Betting on You with Laurie Ruettimann
Explore how the changing nature of work requires both leaders and employees to embrace a more holistic, self-directed approach with Laurie Ruettimann.
Employee Engagement is Worth Caring About: The Increased Employee Productivity Factor
To understand how employee engagement increases employee productivity it’s important to put employee engagement into context and acknowledge how we as organizations play an influential role. In simple terms, we’ve all heard, read about, or experienced a customer service interaction exemplifying employee engagement. You know the kind: where the person you’re dealing with does their utmost […]
Wrestling Unproductive Meetings to the Ground with Employee Feedback Surveys
Are meetings really a waste of time? Not all of them. Not all the time. Yet we’ve all been there, done that. It hurts just to think about the endless hours we spend in webinars or on conference calls or wriggling in uncomfortable boardroom chairs listening to voices drone on and on, seemingly just for […]
A Guide to Conducting 360 Feedback Surveys
Imagine a circle with an employee or manager in the centre and employees who work with that manager or employee, placed around the circle. That’s a snapshot of how 360 feedback surveys work. Those around the circle namely peers, reporting staff, coworkers and supervisors who regularly work with the manager or employee, are asked to […]
Do You Know What Your Workplace Culture Is?
If you’re asking this question, the chances are that you probably don’t. Organizations with a defined workplace culture usually know it because everyone in the organization lives it. They’re steered by it, in everything they do. It’s important to understand that just because it isn’t defined doesn’t mean you don’t have one. You certainly do. […]
Can You Measure Corporate Culture?
The quick answer is yes. But to measure corporate culture, you must define it. When people hear the word, “culture” they might think of how people in other countries do things differently. Or they might imagine a room full of “cultured” upper class people dressed in tuxedos and evening gowns while staring at art and […]
Top Six Proven Strategies to Improve Engagement
There’s a mountain of material out there on how to engage employees in an organization. It can be overwhelming trying to figure out what’s best, what fits your mandate, your budget, your culture and your specific workplace. For example, some large businesses can afford to give their employees the moon and the stars when it […]
Tech-Focused Tactics Organizations Can Use to Engage Their Workforce
The value of engaged employees is undeniable. In fact, an Engage for Success study found that organizations with engagement levels of 65% or higher had shareholder returns of 22% higher than average, and show a 40% decrease in turnover rates compared to organizations with lower levels of engagement. Also, the study shows that engaged employees […]
