5 Smart Ways to Invest in Leadership Development
Businesses have been heavily investing in leadership development for many years. Forbes estimates leadership training has become a $366 billion global industry. Yet, according to the same Forbes survey, only 7 percent of CEOs believe their companies are building effective global leaders, and only 10 percent believe their leadership development initiatives have a clear business […]
6 Tips To Help You Execute Your Strategic Plan This Year
January is a critical month for many individuals and organizations. It is the month that many of us practice looking forward; as opposed to the previous month where we often pause and reflect back on what we have accomplished over the year. January is the season of new beginnings where we set our sights on […]
3 Keys to Effective Feedback
This time of year many companies are preparing for the annual review season. But even experienced managers and executives struggle to make these reviews meaningful and useful. Many organizations struggle to train leaders on how to provide actionable, timely feedback. I once had a client contact me to request training on feedback at this time […]
Beyond Engagement: How to Inspire Work Passion
By now you’ve heard and read about the latest HR topic, quiet quitting. While the phrase “quiet quitting” is new and trendy, the topic of disengaged employees has been a significant issue in the workplace for well over a decade, replacing an older catchphrase “Quit and Stay.” In the latest phase of the employee engagement […]
Performance Self-Assessments Are Broken: Here’s How to Fix Them
I recently had a client reach out to me for advice on how to go about an upcoming annual performance assessment. She was dreading the task and expressed how much anxiety it was causing her and her colleagues to “make a case” for their existence within the organization. She fretted that every year at this […]
How We Help Companies Avoid the ‘Great Regret’ through Motivation Science
Over the past year, much has been written about the “Great Resignation” based on the record-breaking numbers of employees quitting companies. Over 24 million employees quit their jobs between April and September 2021, and the trend has continued throughout 2022 with 8.6 million resigning in the first quarter alone. This trend has been as profound […]
Avoiding the Great Resignation and Regret
How I believe we’ve avoided the ‘Great Resignation’ and are preventing the ‘Great Regret’ through Optimal Motivation.
Back to School Time, All the Time! How Great Companies Are Creating Cultures of Applied Learning
As the sun sets on another summer season, we shift our attention to the next season in life. For many of us, it’s time to move on from the joys and pleasures we experience during this fun and active season in life. But when one season ends, a new one begins. We now transition into […]
How to Maintain Healthy Work Engagement During the Dog Days of Summer
The dog days of summer are upon us. For many employees, family commitments, vacations, and home improvement projects beckon our attention to things beyond our work tasks. The long list of summer activities can be a big distraction for organizations and cause lower levels of employee engagement during this season. In fact, researchers estimate there […]
Why Continuous Performance is the Flexible Foundation for the Future of Work
Many organizations are wrestling with the “New Norms” of work as technology continues to advance the way we collaborate and balance our professional and personal lives. While much of the knowledge workforce is moving to four-day work weeks and unlimited PTO, work is less defined by hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but rather by […]
