Results for : employee engagement

EX(it) Strategy: How Staycations Support Employee Retention

To make your work work for you, sometimes you need to stop working. No matter your role, to operate at your best you need to be able to take your foot off the gas pedal once in a while. Working from home can definitely help, but there are times where…

Why senior managers are ignoring workplace culture, and why it’s bad news

It’s been ten years since Rachel McAdams played a spunky new studio exec who quickly (and publicly) fired the deadweight co-anchor from her struggling morning show.   She explained it to her boss pretty simply. “He was lowering the morale of the show.”   We love watching a creep get…

Why Treat Colleagues as Customers — 6 Benefits

Recognized as a differentiator to help customer loyalty, increase revenues, and boost brand reputation, customer service is a top business priority. Stellar service can have benefits internally, too. When people treat colleagues as customers, the work environment changes for the better.   Imagine this: It’s 5:20 p.m. and you’re heading…

The Remote Work Revolution: Keep Employees by Sending Them Home

At certain points in our lives, most of us will probably have to work in one or two less-than-ideal jobs simply for the sake of putting bread on the table. Mortgages, rent, car payments, cell phone bills, student loans -- costs add up, so we need to earn our keep.…

2020 Vision: Get Good Goals!

We’re only a few weeks into the new year, but you’ve probably already seen tons of plays on “20/20 vision”. Perfect vision offers perfect clarity, and the beginning of the year is the perfect opportunity to set your sights on success.   First, a vision test:   What are you…

Holiday Marketing Initiatives – The Naughty and Nice List

It’s that time again! Love it or hate it, the end of year festive season is a massive opportunity for businesses. It’s expected that your business, and every other, will run Christmas and New Year promotions. Even if sales aren’t your normal style, you have license to be a bit…

SoGoGetUp: ‘Tis The Season to Move It Move It

When you’re down, it’s hard to get up.   This is not a post about prioritizing employees' mental health, though we’re totally in favor of that.   This isn’t even so much a post about work-life balance, though we’re all about that, too.   Really, this is a post simply…

Prioritizing Your Employees’ Mental Health and Work-Life Balance

Most managers reading this will already know the principle at the heart of this article: good employees are worth looking after. And hopefully it’s clear that that doesn’t mean chaining them to their desks and wringing every ounce of productivity out of them. It means supporting them to enjoy their…

Learning Work-Life Balance: Educating Teachers

Back-to-school time is here, and it’s not just stressful for students. Educators want to make the transitions and establishments of routines as seamless as possible for the little ones (or big kids if you teach middle school or high school), and this requires a mind that is rested and a…

Building Careers, Growing Businesses: Why Professional Development Matters

Investing in professional development should be a high priority for both individuals and organizations. In order to adapt, grow, and stay competitive in today’s dynamic work culture, it’s necessary to learn new information and keep skills up to date. Fortunately, finding new learning opportunities as well as cost-effective ways to…