Diversity and Inclusion Efforts: A Simple Break Down
As someone who worked with different Kenyan tribes when running hotels and safaris, diversity and inclusion is a topic that is important to me. And it should be important to you too. Why? Because employee diversity has measurable, positive effects on organizational success. Plus, on a macro level, due to the global political environment, employees […]
Key Employee Engagement Strategies for 2018
Guest post by John Hawthorne For any business to be successful, it must have three things: a robust overall strategy, exceptional leaders, and engaged employees. This society has moved from an economy driven by the agricultural and manufacturing industries to a service oriented, personally connected economy. One hundred years ago, employees were tasked with manual labor […]
Leaders: Learn the Neuroscience Behind Change Resistance to Master It
In the rapidly advancing world of technology, all business leaders must be agile in order to avoid fading into the background. They must be able to pivot, adjust their vision when presented with innovative strategies, and adapt to the major workforce trends headed their way. All of this requires one basic component: change. Yet change is […]
Human Capital Trends: Diversity Takes the Spotlight
69% of executives rate diversity and inclusion as an important issue (up from 59% in 2014). In 2017, the proportion of executives who consider inclusion as a top priority has risen 32% from 2014. These statistics are just a few from Deloitte’s global research, which included 10,400 business and HR leaders across 140 countries. The […]
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 […]
