Can clutter increase team-building and ultimately innovation? Cited by the book INFLUENCER, Hewlett-Packard used to encourage that employees keep, of all things, a messy desk. The thinking by HP was that by leaving work visible and accessible, that it was much more likely that others wandering by would see, take an interest, and get involved […]
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Two ways to renew employee engagement and increase productivity in 2021. Leverage the concepts of REDUCE & RECHARGE: Let’s start with RECHARGE. DeLisa Alexander, the CPO at Red Hat shared an interesting new policy called Quarterly Recharge Days in Fast Company: “Taking time off is always an option but people may not actually rest on
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Satisfied engaged employees create happy satisfied customers. I believe today’s organizations need to do the little things to honor the relationship. I call the symbol for this a Green Goldfish. Why green? Here are three important reasons: 1. NOLA – Green is one of the three colors of Mardi Gras (purple, green, and gold). New
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Our brain is our biggest consumer of energy. As we have evolved, we’ve figured out ways to conserve its effort. We develop cognitive schemas to figure out how the world works. Schemas are recognizable patterns that allow us to automatically adapt our behavior. For example, every day you get into the car and you know
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Families have changed. Today’s employers need to prepare for things such as infertility, adoption, parental leave, daycare, returning workers, and eldercare. It is critical that companies support employees so they can address family needs. This allows them to feel supported and focused. Little extras can make a huge difference. Here are five examples: 1. Wendy’s
I can distinctly remember having a conversation with a law school classmate named John. John was from South Carolina. He was sharing his thoughts about his summer job working in a law office in the Palmetto State. When I asked if he’d considered staying on full-time after school, he shook his head, “No way.” When
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The Trojan Horse of Employee Experience in DX needs to be smashed. Organizations need to start taking small steps to add value to the experience over time. Here is a great analysis by Peter Fryar on the concept of Trojan Mice: Much change is of the “Trojan horse” variety. The planned changes are presented at
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In 2014, Paul Olson created TalktoSanta.com. It’s a unique and memorable service where you can arrange an online video call or receive a video message from the big fella. This could be a brilliant gift idea for companies to give to their team members. It’s a simple four-step process: 1. Parents sign up their child.
Of 75 possible drivers of engagement the ONE that was rated as the most important… …was the extent to which employees believed that their senior management had a sincere interest in their well-being. It is vital that leaders demonstrate that they act in the best interest of their constituents. Shredding or sugar-coating the truth leads
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Exposure can make a difference in attitudes and ultimately performance. According to Fast Company, that’s the finding of Adam Grant, a The Wharton School professor who studied the onboarding training given to 71 new call center employees of a midwestern software firm. According to the study, one group of trainees was chosen to meet an
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