Jason's Blog
What Is Employee Engagement? It’s Time to Demand Better Answers
One of the things that makes me crazy about the work of employee engagement is the sloppiness we allow around how we define and approach it. As I talk to leaders within organizations who are currently spending enormous sums of money on measuring and attempting to...
Engaging Employees from Inside Bad HR Processes
When I speak to people about treating work as a relationship with employees rather than a contract, there's a question I am commonly asked. It typically sounds something like this: "How do you make work feel like a relationship when you are trapped inside a...
Soft Skills are Hard. We need to stop calling them soft. #Workhuman
I'm just back from spending four epic days in Nashville at my favorite conference event of the year, Workhuman. As is always the case after this event, I've got a lot of ideas swirling in my head from the great content and conversations. Sidenote: I know I've said...
An Unexpected Reminder of the Power in Genuine Appreciation
This week, while staying in Chicago for work, I ventured out to find a nearby sports bar to watch a basketball game and grab some dinner. In fairness, this wasn’t just any basketball game. I was planning to watch my beloved Duke Blue Devils play. And, I was...
A “Non-Obvious” Conversation about Employee Engagement with Jamie Notter
Today, I’m doing something a little different on the blog. My longtime friends Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant have just published a new book titled “The Non-Obvious Guide to Employee Engagement.” They present a unique perspective that I think you’ll find interesting....
Reading Between the Lines on the 4-Day Work Week
Last week, Quartz published a piece about a New Zealand company that has implemented a 4-day work week policy. This company offered the shortened work week without any reduction in pay or other benefits. They tested it and then implemented it broadly when they found...
Open Offices Suck, Annual Engagement Surveys are Dead, and other Lies
I love CBS Sunday Morning. This past Sunday, Faith Salie shared an op-ed monologue about how much she dislikes open offices. I've embedded the video at the bottom of the post for you to check out. She makes a pretty compelling argument. Just a few years ago, open...
Before the Resolutions, Work on Your Purpose
Yesterday, as I was climbing onto the treadmill to start undoing the damage I'd done to my body over the holiday, I noted how few people were at the gym. Then I thought, "Next week is going to be different." It's resolution time of year. Next week, the gym will be...
8 Future of Work Trends to Prepare for NOW
It's gotten pretty popular to write about the future of work recently. It's fun to think about the future and what might happen. Usually, much of what's written is speculation based on hunches and educated guesses. Because the future is yet to be written, writing...
Vulnerability is a Barrier to Employee Engagement
When you start to understand work as a relationship, it starts to raise some interesting questions that you may not have asked before. For example, how does our comfort with being vulnerable impact how willing or able we are to “engage?” When I reflect on the...
Words of Gratitude (#18) for Joe Gerstandt
Note: I have been writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#17) for Steve Boese
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#16) for Ryan Picarella and Sara Martin Rauch
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#15) for Trish McFarlane
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#14) for Heather Bussing
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#13) for Stuart Chittenden
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#12) for Jody Ordioni and AchievEE.org
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#11) for Jamee Kugler
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#10) for Jen Benz
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#9) for Linda Jonas
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#8) for Rajkumari Neogy
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#7) to Tim Sackett
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#6) for Jeff Havens
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude (#5) to my mentor, Cy Wakeman
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude #4: The Gift of Grandparents
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude #3: Remembering My Roots
Note: I’m writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....
Words of Gratitude #2: Start With the Most Important (A Love Letter to My Wife)
Note: I'm writing a note of gratitude on the blog each day in November leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My hope is that these posts will inspire you to do the same. Write an email, Facebook post, or a text to tell people they have made an impact on you....