As a leader you’re not supposed to tell your employees what to do. Instead you’re supposed to “engage” them. You’re supposed to motivate them and empower them and create a work culture that plugs them in, contributing to the health of the business. But how do you do that? What are the best...
As the job market tightens, and growth plans become constrained by the inability to hire people, many executives are talking about the importance of employee turnover and engagement. On the one hand I’m happy to see this. Employee well-being is key to a healthy business. However, I’m dismayed to...
By: Patricia Hughes Organizations are experiencing another perfect storm in recruiting and hiring. A combination of decreasing employee engagement, increasing turnover and fewer skilled candidates available, is making it tough for companies to get the right resources. Given these challenges to...
Bosses, Do you know what’s really going on in your organizations? According to the Speak Truth to Power Survey I fielded last month, no. You’re often not hearing what your people really think. According to my unscientific-but-interesting poll, almost half your potential workforce (48%) indicated...
Here’s a quick social experiment I’d like you to try at your next cocktail party or networking event. Instead of asking the ubiquitous “So, what do you do?” question of the first person you meet, ask this instead: “So, who are you?” The first question can get you a lot of content. The second one...
Join Dana Theus and Mary Brodie in a conversation with Mary Schaefer about what a "pro-human" work culture means. "You may have heard the term "pro-employee" workplace, but what would it mean to have a "pro-human" workplace? You could say it’s about employee engagement, employee satisfaction,...
What does it mean to be a success or to have success? How will you know when you’ve made it? Most of the images we see of success involve some version of wealth and affluence—diamonds, yachts and private planes. What is often missing is the story behind the stuff—what was the path successful...
Collaboration – Creativity – Connection – Celebration - Contribution Does this sound familiar? You lack energy to go to work. Work feels like a paycheck and you focus your passions elsewhere. You want to make things better but you’re tired of your ideas not being heard, so why bother? If this...
Stress is everywhere in our lives. Paula suggests that we could reduce our stress if we focus on ten simple things to stop tolerating. How many of these have you let go of already? - InPower Editors According to a recently published article in the Wall Street Journal, stress is the number one...
When you're leading a team, sometimes it tough to know when you're doing things right. We like Paula's simple descriptions of happy employees because it's easy to recognize success through her eyes. Are your employees happy? - InPower Editor When was the last time you jumped out of bed, excited...
