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The Why and How of Employee Engagement

Everyone agrees employee engagement is essential to the success of a company. But what is employee engagement? Engaged employees are...

3 Ways You Can Help Boost Employee Engagement

This is the final post of a three part series: In the previous two blogs I discussed the importance...

Ten Top Strategies for Employee Retention

Netflix sets the benchmark for highly regarded and successful companies. Employee retention plays a key role in its success....

How a Collaborative Mindset Helps Everyone Win

Open any business playbook, and you’ll find “collaboration” listed as a key ingredient for success. But what if being collaborative meant putting...

Rethinking Recognition: Going Beyond KPIs

How do you recognize excellence in a performance-driven organization when typical high results may not be possible due to factors out of our control? This is the scenario...

My Equation for Team Success

When does 1 + 1 = 3? With apologies to my math teachers, I’ve found that this simple equation...

How to Be an Employer of Choice During the “Great Resignation”

We’re in the middle of an unusual talent market. Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs, a phenomenon being dubbed the...

Creating a Culture of Balance on Your Team

Finding work-life balance has always been a challenge but remote work has created a new set of difficulties. Without...

Gender Bias in Legal Recruitment: What We’re Doing Differently

I’m part of several groups of “Law Moms,” and for the last year, one topic has dominated our group...

Express Gratitude, Offer Praise: Open and Honest Communication at Work

This is part two of a three part series: In last week’s blog I talked about the importance of...

Employee Engagement and Retention Strategies

Aside from market fluctuations, seasonal differences, and Mother Nature, the future success of your organization rests primarily on the...

Why Empathy is the Key to Success for First-time Managers

Would you let an employee take the day off to go to the movies? Recently, a team member asked...

Cracking the Millennial Engagement Code: Connecting Profit and Purpose

Only 1 in 3 employees describe themselves as engaged at work– a figure that’s remained virtually unchanged since 2015....

How to Fix Your Employer Brand

Does your public reputation match your employer brand? A company’s public reputation – its external brand – is what...

Your Company is Never Too Small for a People Strategy

A few years ago, Netflix made headlines when its people strategy went public. In it, they unambiguously outlined what...