What Artificial Intelligence Means for the C-Suite and How To Prepare For It
There are a lot of rumblings about artificial intelligence (AI) these days, as it hints at a workplace revolution. These articles typically express a type of fear or anxiety. Any one who has seen a few science fiction movies has witnessed a fictionalized version of AI gone wrong at least once. As far back as […]
How To Keep Employees Engaged During a Transition Period
Guest post by Jock Purtle Transitions are a normal part of any business. Whether it’s a leadership change, a shift in strategy or even something more dramatic, such as the sale of the company, things change, and during these times, employees, whether remote or in-house, can often disconnect from their day-to-day responsibilities. It can be hard […]
Prove You Care About Employees With Feedback
Do you truly care about your employees? Do you really want them to improve? If yes, prove it by giving them feedback. Yet feedback is not just for managers to give employees. Employees also give mangers feedback, and feedback can happen between peers. Today I am focusing on the manager to employee feedback. And here’s […]
How to Increase Employee Retention With Data
Your search is over. You finally found an ideal candidate after months of screening and interviewing. It took a lot of work (and many awkward conversations), but thinking about your new hire’s potential contributions to the team made it all worthwhile. However, don’t pat yourself on the back just yet… because one third (33%) of […]
Top 10 Future Leadership Posts of 2017
I sincerely thank you for being part of my community. This has been a year packed to the brim with adventures, connections, and surprising new opportunities. Let’s wrap up the year with the ten blog posts you liked the most in 2017. 1. Will Generation Z Lean Conservative or Liberal? It’s Not That Simple It […]
Managers: When You Meet A New Employee, Do This First
Being a manager is challenging. Some would say it’s down right problematic. Yet there are things you can do as a manager to drastically mitigate future communication problems with your employees and teams. I promise if you spend 20 minutes up front going through the process I outline below, you will save hours on the […]
Freelancing and The Future of Work
Do you remember when freelancers were few and far between? It seemed like an unviable fad. “When are you going to get a real job?” freelancers were asked. Well, times have changed. As of 2016, freelancers made up 35% of U.S. workers. That’s 55 million workers. They collectively earned $1 trillion in 2015. This group, […]
10 Questions to Ask Your Remote Team to Boost Productivity
Guest post by Rae Steinbach Thanks to the internet, it’s easier than ever to recruit employees from anywhere in the world. With a remote team, you can choose the best people for the job, instead of the best people from within a certain distance closeby. That being said, there are drawbacks to hiring remote workers. […]
How Leaders Can Prepare Now for the Future of Work Megatrends
I help leaders and organizations prepare for the future of work. Why? Because the world of work is going to look very different than it does today. Continuing the same strategies as we move through the next decade simply won’t work. Changes are coming fast. How? We’ll have a more diverse workforce. Also, technology is […]
Organizational Purpose and The Spirit of Adventure: Anne Loehr Interviewed on the Game Changer Radio Show
I was honored *Chicke Fitzgerald invited me to be a guest on the Game Changer radio show. We had a fantastic conversation about purpose, values, employee engagement, my family trip to hike Mount Kilimanjaro, and more. We even talked about what I do in my “day job”. This radio show is part of the Change Changer […]
