Time to Challenge the One-Sided Employee Engagement Push
Stickiness hasn’t changed in the last quarter of a century. According to Gallup’s long running, annual surveys, employee engagement has remained around 30% and active disengagement around 17% since Y2K was a thing. Gallup’s surveys and others confirm that getting people to consistently participate at a higher level desperately needs to be improved. Employee engagement…
Patience is a Virtue, and Soon, a Crucial Leadership Skill
It’s ironic that a technology that drastically speeds things up will require people to slow down in many areas of their work. Leaders in the AI era will have to develop something that we’re not typically known for…patience. In a sped-up world, the ability to play the long game will be a needed leadership trait.…
A Strong Start to a Long Journey: A PDS Sweet Spot
We often use the journey metaphor when talking about starting a new job. And if you’ve ever had a bad start to any journey, you know how the beginning can impact the whole trip. TalentLMS and BambooHR recently presented a research report titled Next-gen Onboarding: Redefining the New Hire Journey. While this paper points to…
The Same Kind of Same as Me
Ever see yourself in the reflection of another generation? This sometimes happens to me when I see a survey about the differences between the age groups. Recently I saw one by ResumeTemplates.com on Gen Z workers. I am not from Gen Z. Along with everyone else though, I have been placed within an age group,…
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Hi, Tim here. I’ve built my career on a foundation of manufacturing, sales and marketing, and customer service. I have been in lots of workplaces and I have a passion for improving workplaces by focusing on their people systems. It’s a journey of continuous learning and this blog is intended to share what I have discovered.
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