Encourage Risk-Taking to Bolster Team Building Success
Risk is defined as a ‘situation involving exposure to danger or failure.’ So when you mention the word, risk, several emotions come to mind such as: Fear Failure Stress Anxiety But without the element of risk, there would be no new discoveries, innovation, or progress – especially in the world of business. Without risk, organizations […]
Rising Work-Life Balance Concerns Tied to Employee Turnover
It makes sense to talk about labor as we go into the Labor Day Weekend. So when we think of the achievements of the labor movement, employee turnover is one of the concerns coming out of the Great Recession and it has to do with rising work-life balance issues. More than one in four employees […]
Replace a Cut-Throat Work Culture with an Empathetic Culture To Spark Engagement
When you walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, you understand their situation, feelings, and motives. That’s empathy…and today’s corporations, leaders, and employees seem to come up short on this basic soft skill. Empathy is a skill important to building good workforce relationships. When individuals are empathetic, they recognize emotions being experienced by another, […]
Interdependence is the Backbone of Cooperative Team Work
The saying goes …. no man is an island. People rely on family ties, coworkers, friends, electricians, doctors, etc for their social, physical, and economical well-being. Well, the same goes for business. Organizations and companies depend on their employees, vendors, customers, and other stakeholders to thrive and grow. Without firm and committed business relationships, not […]
Trust is a Key Ingredient Missing From Business Team Building
What is the definition of trust? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary it is defined as having assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something. A pretty straightforward definition with very little room for misinterpretation. So why is trust so hard to come by these days to encourage team work in […]
Team Building Activities Re-engage a Disengaged Workforce
Business coaches and consultants with team building expertise have their work cut out for them in today’s corporate culture. 70% of American employees aren’t working to their full potential and they’re slowing economic growth. According to Gallup’s State of the American Workplace: 2010-2012 report: out of the 70% disengaged employees – another 18% are actively disengaged. […]
Do Working Americans Own Businesses On The Side?
With job insecurity hitting all time lows over the past seven years, many more Americans are taking control of their destiny. Or, so it seems according to a new report published by the University of Phoenix. According to the report, more than half of working adults own a business or have entrepreneurial ambitions and nearly […]
Is Success Measured by Wealth or Personal Fulfillment?
What makes you feel more successful — feeling personally fulfilled or wealthy? According to a recent study by American Express, personal fulfillment is more important. This means that throwing cash at employees to boost their motivation is not as smart as giving employees a sense of accomplishment, being respected though team work and fulfilled. In […]
Does Your Work Culture Attract Good Job Candidates?
What does work culture have to do with attracting the best and brightest employees? The short answer is a lot. Collaborative work team culture is changing the way companies recruit and attract top talent by highlighting their corporate culture and workplace perks in addition to the traditional job description. And now The Good Jobs career […]
Bringing Employees On Board to Champion Change – 2013 Trend #2
“People resist change. If these people are your senior executives and mid managers, and employees, the upset is often expressed as resistance and this explains why out of every 100 change efforts, more than 66 fail. People do not champion what they resist” –Engagement, Retention & Growth. In a recent blog, 2013 Business Trends, I […]