Why Workplace Culture Drives Employee Engagement
Why Culture Beats Perks: Workplace Culture Drives Employee EngagementFor years, companies have tried to boost employee engagement with ping-pong tables, free snacks, and flashy perks. Yet Gallup’s research shows that only 36% of U.S. employees are engaged at work, and...
3 Steps to Better Understand Your Employees
The Difficult EmployeeEventually, most people managers have to deal with an employee who is difficult. According to new manager training participants, these challenging situations often feel like you are speaking different languages. The difficult employee never seems...
How Managers Can Better Engage Top Talent
We Need to Do BetterThe following statistic has not improved significantly since 2000 when workplace engagement was first measured by Gallup: less than one-third of American employees are engaged in their jobs. Clearly, we need to focus on how managers can better...
Leadership’s Role in Employee Engagement
Leaders and Employee EngagementDoes it surprise you to learn that relationships with management have a high correlation to employee engagement and performance? Probably not. It’s easy to understand how a positive relationship with your boss or supervisor contributes...
Authentic Leaders Engage Employees
What It Means to Be AuthenticTo be authentic means that you resist the pressure to conform to others’ expectations of behavior. You are true to your own values and personality. You are self-aware and honest with yourself. You accept responsibility for your actions...
How to Better Engage Angry Employees
Angry EmployeesNobody wants angry employees, but sometimes a mismanaged change, an unwelcome decision, or an unfair situation causes a worker to be anywhere from merely disgruntled to outright furious. The question for managers is how best to handle an angry employee...
How to Help Employees Through Ambiguity
When the Future Is UnclearThe entire world has had to adjust to new levels of uncertainty brought on by the pandemic. What we used to consider “normal” has completely changed and the future continues to be unclear. And yet we have to continue our lives in as...
