How do you know when an employee is engaged? The usual answers include obvious signs like participation in meetings and projects, high quality work product, and responsiveness to requests from the manager and teammates. All of that is true, and there’s a paradox at work. It involves the ability to stay more engaged by disconnecting from work more often. Wait. What? When … [Read more...]
Creating a Hybrid Meeting Culture
How did meetings work in your organization before the pandemic? Now that you're working in a hybrid fashion, have you made adjustments to that meeting culture? Kevin explains some important distinctions that certainly make a big difference. https://youtu.be/0sBzCDP3-iU Stay in the know with all the latest developments in remote work with the Future of Work newsletter. … [Read more...]
What are the High-Level Skills Organizations Need to Grow
Get a couple of books under your belt, and people ask you a lot of questions (and expect answers). Lately we have been asked about the skills needed for organizations to grow. I struggle to answer it, because the answer isn’t that simple. It’s easy to throw around buzzwords like, “ideation,” and everyone’s favorite, “synergistic growth.” The problem is with the question being … [Read more...]
Do Employers and Employees Want the Same Thing?
It's really difficult to achieve common goals when employers and employees are pursuing different aims. Wayne talks about the different wants and needs employers and employees are expressing today and how they can get on the same page. https://youtu.be/oXRytBvKoIA Whether you're an employer or employee, you need to stay up to date on all the fast-moving development in … [Read more...]
Is Your Team Ready to Succeed in a Hybrid Workplace?
by Kevin Eikenberry The hybrid workplace, for many of you is coming. Perhaps you are already there. Perhaps the timeline keeps changing, but if you see a hybrid workplace in your future, the question posed in the title here is critical. Is your team ready for this new working arrangement? Are individuals ready for it? This is a post meant to get you thinking about the … [Read more...]