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Feb 7
More bad news about employee engagement: is it time to ditch the survey and rethink how we engage?
There's no doubt that the survey process takes time. From mapping the organization and reporting structure, to the information sessions,...
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Nov 8, 2024
How can today’s employee mood inform us about the future of our organizations? Exploring the J-curve phenomenon in relation to employee engagement and turnover.
In a recent Linked-In post from friend and colleague Douglas Brown, he shared that 51% of employees are looking for a new job. That’s a...
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Oct 18, 2024
Do women in leadership have a unique role? What we can learn from our natural, feminine tendencies.
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit on a panel of women in business at my local Chamber – the Bonny Lake Collective. One of the...
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Jun 21, 2024
Creating a community of practice: engagement strategy #1
Its been said to “begin with the end in mind,” most often attributed to the late Dr. S. Covey. Creating a community of practice is the...
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Jun 14, 2024
Showing appreciation - Thank you notes strategy #11
Who doesn’t love a small, hand-addressed note in the mail. In an era of quickly produced emails and a mailbox full of “junk” mail, that...
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Jun 7, 2024
Recipe recognition cards: strategy #6
Procuring the right ingredients always produces a better product. Our organizations are filled with three, 15, dozens, or even hundreds...
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May 31, 2024
Making meetings memorable strategy #12
A few minutes off-site can be a great way to make meetings memorable! There is no doubt that business meetings take up a great deal of...
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May 24, 2024
Developing meaningful team relationships: Strategy #2
One of the greatest ways to increase engagement is to ensure that your team members have a BFW. What’s a BFW you ask? It’s a Best...
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May 17, 2024
Displaying happiness and well-being: strategy #5
The power of emotions in our organizations and its impact on engagement Imagine a world in which there was no opportunity to be rewarded...
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May 10, 2024
Operating in the present: strategy #9
There is an idea presented about the laissez-faire approach as an effective leadership style. Laissez-faire literally means nothing or...
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May 3, 2024
On being VAP: Strategy #3
What the heck is VAP?... A huge note of appreciation to Behnke Design for this fantastic VAP graphic! Best and most simply defined,...
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Apr 26, 2024
Is manufacturing stuck in a Fayolian dystopia of rigidity: Assessing the rationale of the rational system in 2024.
Does early career leadership development matter? This is ultimately the question that arose from this moment of incredulity as I...
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Apr 19, 2024
Have you left your employees better than when you hired them?
Oh, a picture really does speak a thousand words. This painting from Richard Sargant (1954) demonstrates the power and ethical...
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Apr 12, 2024
A new perspective: engagement strategy #7
A change in perspective is a powerful thing. We often feel that changing our mind, actions, or thoughts based on a new perspective, is...
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Apr 5, 2024
One-to-ones: a powerful catch-up date - Strategy #10
One-to-ones: specific, dedicated time with your team members…like a professional date! Its important time to: Connect and deepen your...
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Mar 22, 2024
Re-recruiting: the little-known engagement strategy with big results
Recently, in an organization not far from you, a senior member of the team was passed over for a promotion. He had years of experience...
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Mar 8, 2024
Systemic trauma and systemic turnover: is there a correlation to the healthcare turnover crisis?
This is part three to the “ The high cost of complacence: addressing systemic turnover in healthcare.” series. According to research...
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Mar 1, 2024
The complacency contagion: the downward spiral that becomes organizational apathy
This is a follow up from my previous post, “ The high cost of complacence: addressing systemic turnover in healthcare.” As we navigate...
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Feb 23, 2024
The high cost of complacence: addressing systemic turnover in healthcare.
We’ve heard about the nursing shortage and nursing turnover for years. It has now become a larger problem than nurses in hospitals. ...
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Feb 21, 2024
The high cost of complacence: addressing systemic turnover in organizations.
This was originally written from a healthcare perspective, but I am seeing the same degree of complacency across all industries. The...
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Meet the Blog Team
Blogging about all things leadership.
Anika Klix, MA ORGL & HRM
Mindfulness as a leadership practice
Employee Growth & Development
Leadership
Stephen Lord, Six Sigma Black Belt, Safe Start Certified
Safety as a leadership practice
Quality Assurance
Change Management
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