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Tag: #employee engagement

Quiet Quitting: The New “Just Say No” Employee Pushback
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Management/supervision, National events & politics

Quiet Quitting: The New “Just Say No” Employee Pushback

Gone are the days when most employers could count on employees competing to go “above and beyond” to rise faster … Continue reading Quiet Quitting: The New “Just Say No” Employee Pushback

Losing Employees? Toxic Workplace? Create a Turnaround Game Plan
Accountability, Business, Leadership, Management/supervision

Losing Employees? Toxic Workplace? Create a Turnaround Game Plan

Productivity cratered many months ago. When you ask managers “how’s it going,” you hear “it’s going.” New resignation letters land … Continue reading Losing Employees? Toxic Workplace? Create a Turnaround Game Plan

They’ve Tasted Freedom & Betrayal: the pandemic changed employees; can employers adapt?
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision

They’ve Tasted Freedom & Betrayal: the pandemic changed employees; can employers adapt?

“The employees who return to the office after a year of remote work aren’t the employees their bosses remember” reports … Continue reading They’ve Tasted Freedom & Betrayal: the pandemic changed employees; can employers adapt?

No Love Lost Update: What Do Employers Need to Realize to Keep Employees Onboard?
Business, COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision

No Love Lost Update: What Do Employers Need to Realize to Keep Employees Onboard?

Employees have had it. According to IBM’s recent survey, twenty-five percent of employees plan to leave their current employer in … Continue reading No Love Lost Update: What Do Employers Need to Realize to Keep Employees Onboard?

Combatting Employee Isolation with Virtual Team-building
Business, Leadership, Remote work/Virtual, Team

Combatting Employee Isolation with Virtual Team-building

Combatting Isolation with Remote Teambuilding With multiple studies, including recent research conducted by IBM, revealing that one out of every … Continue reading Combatting Employee Isolation with Virtual Team-building

Prove You Respect Your Employees & Their Investment in Your Company
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision

Prove You Respect Your Employees & Their Investment in Your Company

Part 6 of the “What Employees Really Want for Christmas” series): the long-lasting benefits of professional development: My employer expects … Continue reading Prove You Respect Your Employees & Their Investment in Your Company

Your Employees Know the Truth; Ask Them
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision, Team

Your Employees Know the Truth; Ask Them

Question: The three of us run a mid-sized company. Despite the pandemic, we’re doing well and growing in market share. … Continue reading Your Employees Know the Truth; Ask Them

Flexibility: What Employees Want & Need for Christmas 2020 (Part 2)
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision

Flexibility: What Employees Want & Need for Christmas 2020 (Part 2)

“What I really wanted from my employer for Christmas,” the employee said, “Wasn’t the ham the company expediter delivered. I … Continue reading Flexibility: What Employees Want & Need for Christmas 2020 (Part 2)

What Employees Really Want for Christmas
COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision, Remote work/Virtual

What Employees Really Want for Christmas

“What I really want from my employer for Christmas,” the employee said, “Isn’t the ham the company expediter delivered. I … Continue reading What Employees Really Want for Christmas

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