Team Building Activities Re-engage a Disengaged Workforce
Business coaches and consultants with team building expertise have their work cut out for them in today’s corporate culture. 70% of American employees aren’t working to their full potential and they’re slowing economic growth. According to Gallup’s State of the American Workplace: 2010-2012 report: out of the 70% disengaged employees – another 18% are actively disengaged. […]
Workforce Performance Insights That Improve Team Work and Employee Productivity
Recently, Evolv, a software company with a mission to redefine workforce management through science released a workforce performance insights report with some stunning insights. First U.S. businesses lose $350 billion dollars annually from low employee productivity and attrition. Second, tracking workforce productivity focused on what makes employees successful can help leaders realize a […]
Stumbling Blocks to Building a Thriving Post-Recession Business
Will your post recession business recovery comes with problems. If so, have you ever wondered…. Why there seems to be so much drama and backstabbing in the workplace? How to determine if you are hiring a “right fit” employee who won’t upset a well-oiled team? Where social media fits in your organization…if at all? Why […]
The Proof That Employee Recognition Results In Improved Retention
Recognition and feeling that what you do makes a difference is a psychological drive. It is part of the human condition to learn and grow. This has been something social psychologists have promoted since Maslow wrote his thesis on human performance. It is not surprising that a recent workforce survey would produce similar results. According […]
Business Leaders Could Learn Something About Employee Engagement From The Military
Copyright TIGERS Success Series By Dianne Crampton And no… it’s not what you are thinking when it comes to leadership style. Unfortunately over the years, many of us have come to view the military as an authoritative, hierarchal organization where Commanders and Generals belt out orders to soldiers on the front lines when nothing could […]
Job Predictions for the 2012 Workforce
A study released in December by Randstad delivers new insights on employees’ attitudes about career and job prospects for 2012. Almost half of workers surveyed, 48 percent, believe their companies will cut benefits in the New Year and 41 percent believe their companies will lay off workers. However, 74 percent of US workers agree that their […]