Diagnosing a Toxic Work Culture
Few things are more precious than a great workplace culture. Studies show that many employees—especially millennials—will actually settle for lower pay if it means working within a better, more...
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How Philanthropy Motivates Your Employees
StockSnap / Pixabay In an effort to pad their culture and motivate employees, many companies spring for superficial trappings—ping-pong tables, casual Fridays, fridges stocked with exciting snacks....
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Think Emotionally About Employee Engagement
Free-Photos / Pixabay Do your employees show up to work each day engaged with your mission, and ready to do their best work to advance the company’s goals? Or are they just there for a paycheck? Far...
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3 Things That Sabotage Employee Engagement
Free-Photos / Pixabay There’s nothing in your company culture that doesn’t have an impact on employee engagement. Every ritual, every rule, every practice affects employee engagement in some...
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4 Ways to Bring Out the Best in Your Employees
johny_deff / Pixabay Great leaders go to astonishing lengths to be the best they can be—to perform at the highest possible level every day. It’s not enough to make your company a success, though. You...
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Why Growth is the Key to Employee Engagement
geralt / Pixabay Study after study confirms that, when it comes to employee engagement, one of the critical factors is development. Employees need to feel like they have opportunities to grow, to...
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2017’s Biggest Employee Engagement Trends
Free-Photos / Pixabay Sometimes it’s helpful to step back and look at the big picture. That’s certainly true where employee engagement is concerned. As you think about your company’s own engagement...
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To Build a Better Culture, the Key is Communication
Tumisu / Pixabay Communication impacts everything—how well your team members work together, how much they accomplish, how engaged they are, and on down the list. In a word, communication shapes your...
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Make Your Culture a Competitive Advantage
Skitterphoto / Pixabay Every company has its own internal culture—whether you’re shaping it intentionally or allowing it to happen by accident. And when you take a proactive approach, you can actually...
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Should You Tell Your Boss When You’re Not Engaged at Work?
geralt / Pixabay Employee engagement matters, and there are many factors that can drive it—or, conversely, diminish it. One of the primary ones is leadership. Simply put, the person you work for—your...
View ArticleHow to Motivate Multi-Generational Teams
Diversity makes your team stronger—yet it can also present its own set of challenges. Generational diversity is especially difficult to manage. While there are limitations to the sweeping statements...
View ArticleCommunicate More Effectively—Starting with Body Language
Effective communication isn’t just about your vocabulary choices, nor even your tone of voice. In fact, communicating effectively is as much about your body language as it is your speech. For leaders,...
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Make These Employee Engagement Resolutions
Free-Photos / Pixabay The New Year is a new opportunity—a chance to do better, to be better. One area where all businesses could stand to be better? Employee engagement. The good news is, there are a...
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Managing Millennials (And Avoiding Common Pitfalls)
StockSnap / Pixabay Chances are, there are millennials in your office—and if not, there will be. It’s a rapidly growing workplace demographic, and as such, it’s important for leaders to consider the...
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Employee Engagement at Smaller Businesses
Free-Photos / Pixabay All businesses strive to engage their employees—but some face particular challenges. For smaller companies, where budgets are more restrictive, it can be tough to know just what...
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Train Your Employees Well (Without Breaking the Bank)
QuinceMedia / Pixabay What motivates your employees? What makes them happy? What helps them to feel like you’ve invested in them? There are a few possible answers to that question, but here’s a big...
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How Culture Adds Value to Your Company
geralt / Pixabay Company culture is often discussed in esoteric terms; most business owners will agree that culture matters, but only in nebulous and unquantifiable ways. It’s a great idea more than it...
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How to Recognize Your Employees Without Hurting Any Feelings
geralt / Pixabay Employee recognition is one of the keys to keeping your team members motivated. When employees do good work, they want to feel their boss sees it and appreciates it; recognition,...
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5 Keys to Employee Motivation
mohamed_hassan / Pixabay Human beings are complicated—and motivating them can be complex. When it comes to motivating your employees, there’s no one tactic that guarantees results. Instead, leaders...
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Employee Engagement vs. Employee Satisfaction: Is There a Difference?
mohamed_hassan / Pixabay An engaged employee is a satisfied employee—right? Well, not necessarily. Though the terms employee engagement and employee satisfaction are sometimes used interchangeably, the...
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