There’s been a lot of conversation about workplace culture, but what exactly is it? Why are workplace culture and employee engagement so important? How does one create and nurture a good, productive working environment? Let’s find out… What is Workplace Culture? Workplace culture is the overall environment in which you work. It includes the physical…
12 Ways to Gauge if Your Workplace Culture Is Healthy From monitoring attrition rates to assessing your culture, here are 12 answers to the question, “What are the best ways to gauge if your workplace culture is healthy?” Measure Your Attrition Conduct Anonymous Employee Surveys Analyze Social Attendance Ask, “Are Disagreements Productive?” Check if Appreciation…
From staying competitive to motivate employees to maintaining relevance, here are the 15 answers to the question, “What are your best reasons ongoing development and learning are important for conscious leadership?” Stay Competitive and Motivate Employees Help Leaders Connect to Others Improved Financial Performance Recruit and Keep Top Employees Boost Engagement in the Workplace Make…
When you board a flight, the safety video tells you that in the event of a loss of pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the compartment above your seat. But have you ever wondered why they tell you to put your own oxygen mask on first before helping others? It’s because without oxygen, we lose…
From communication to always staying humble, here are the 17 answers to the question, “What are the most important traits of a leader and why?” Excellent Communication The Ability to Filter Information High Emotional Intelligence Clear Vision Resilience Positivity Authenticity Adaptability Progressive Thinking Curiosity Be a Good Teacher Good Delegation Trustworthy Unbiased Ambitious Integrity Humility…
The Power of a Strong Generational Workplace “Boomers are uncomfortable with technology and have no idea how to use the internet to increase efficiency. They only want to do it how they’ve always done it. They are oblivious to how the internet and social media could accomplish more faster.” “Millennials feel entitled and expect constant…
Confidence for Hard Conversations Communication is everything. Our current societal environment can make communication hard; Can I say that? How do I say that? Should I say that? How will they react? Successful communication skills are one of the most important parts of being a good leader. They are especially necessary when having hard or difficult conversations. 4 Tips for Hard Conversations Get prepared-Know Your…
Break Through the Rhythm Have you been living your life in autopilot mode? Our everyday tasks and duties become routine. Eventually, we go on autopilot mode, no longer do our routines require us to think, we simply do them. It can be easy to get lost in the routine and comfortable with no need to…
Play the Infinite Game In the book The Infinite Game, author Simon Sinek discusses the idea of life and business being an infinite game. That means there is no winner, there’s just the journey in the game that continues on. Our goal is not to “win” at life or business, it’s to always be playing,…
Double Down As I got off the phone with my client’s leadership team this morning, I had a big smile on my face. Despite these troubling and uncertain times, they have been a resilient organization that continues to grow. I had the opportunity to dig in and help guide their team and really feel like…
