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The Two Biggest Barriers for Managers Faced with Employee Engagement
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The longer I am immersed in the work of employee engagement, the clearer it is to me that getting it right as a manager is simple and hard. That may sound contradictory, but it’s not. Engaging employees isn’t all that complicated. It starts with forming and maintaining a healthy, positive relationship with each person you…

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Assumptions, Projection, and Other Ways to Kill Engagement at Work
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A wise friend is fond of saying, “If only people would conform to our expectations of them.” It’s her way of reminding us (and probably herself) that much of the drama that exists in our lives with other people starts with us. And that if we’d accept people for who they are and where they…

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5 Podcast Episodes to Change How You Think About Work
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I am a podcast junkie. I struggle to find as much time to read as I’d like. But podcasts have helped me feed (or distract) my brain in times when I can’t read but I can listen (walking the dog, running, doing yard work, etc.). I love them. That said, I don’t only listen to…

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How Did Your Parents Impact the Way You Experience Work?
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When I was 14 years old, my dad quit his job. It was a job he’d had since I was born. He didn’t quit because he’d accepted another job. He quit because his boss asked him to compromise his integrity. Let me explain. As a cattle buyer, my dad’s customers were the farmers and ranchers…

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one-on-one meetings with employees
One-on-One Meetings: 3 Ways to Stop Screwing Them Up With Your Employees
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Managers: How important are one-on-one meetings with your employees? This question comes up somewhat regularly because these meetings are time-consuming, and most managers are so overwhelmed with work that they are hunting for any excuse to cut something from the calendar. And I was asked this question again recently. Are these meetings really necessary? To…

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“Thank you for firing me” (A Reminder That Employee Engagement Is Hard Work)
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This weekend, while at a beer garden with my wife during our community’s summer festival, I ran into someone I hadn’t seen in years. When I first saw him, we chatted for a few minutes, and I learned that he’d just moved his family to our town and that he has a new baby.  I…

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Are Employees Responsible for their Own Engagement?
Are Employees Responsible for Their Own Engagement?
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There’s an interesting “chicken or the egg” debate going on regarding employee engagement. Maybe you’ve had some version of this discussion within your own organization. Who is responsible for employee engagement?  Is it the employer/manager/leader’s job to engage employees? Or is it the responsibility of the employee to BE engaged? It reminds me of my…

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Getting Smart About Employee Experience
Getting Smart About Employee Experience (Resources)
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Employee experience isn’t a trend or a fad or a buzzword. It is, and will continue to be, a shift in how we do the work of unlocking human potential at work. If you haven’t already embraced this shift, now is the time. The best place to start is to get educated about experience, what it means, and why it matters.

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What Really Matters?
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Time is our most important resource. It is finite and non-renewable. Being intentional about how we spend it is, perhaps, one of the most important things we can learn to do if we want a happy, fulfilling life.

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Why Work Still Sucks (and Organizational Change Is SLOW)
 Why Work Still Sucks (and Organizational Change Is SLOW) 1024 512 Jason Lauritsen
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Leaders struggle with breaking the system that gives them power, even when they know the system is broken.

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