It is now five months into 2017, and it is safe to say that the great majority of people have abandoned their New Year’s Eve resolutions. Approximately 92% of people don’t reach the goals they set each year and more than 1/4 of people abandon…
It’s the age-old question…How do you measure something that is, at its core, intangible? The area of Employee Engagement is often categorized as a “soft area,” or a form of positive psychology in which hard and fast measurement is impossible and unquantifiable since engagement is…
There’s no getting around it: The absolute best way to boost employee engagement is to go directly to the source. Through routinely surveying an employee base – and actually listening to and acting upon their responses – any company can improve morale, happiness, and overall…
Although specific statistics vary according to the source, all have the same bottom line: the general workforce is disengaged. The Society for Human Resource Management reports that 48% of employees are actively seeking new jobs. Furthermore, it is estimated that 55% of employees are not…
What if we told you something that your company could do that could increase trust among employees, improve individuals’ self-worth and self-efficacy, reduce employee illness and stress, and make your business 12x more likely to surpass competitors? Oh, and it doesn’t cost a cent. …
It’s 2016: women are outnumbering men in college enrollment, a woman is running for president, and nearly 8 million people are employed by women-owned businesses…That’s right: 8 million! According to the most recent “State of Women-Owned Businesses” Report, there are nearly 10 million women-owned…
Last week, members of the Assessment+ Team were able to attend Leadercast Live 2016, the largest one-day leadership conference in the world. The day was filled with everything from Tesla test drives to stand-up comedians to performances from Ben Rector and the U.S. Rhythmic Gymnastics…
Many negatively-associated words may come to mind when thinking of “telecommuting” – (Bed? Pajamas? Unproductive?) — but studies and experience have shown that virtual work environments are becoming the way of the future for a variety of positive reasons. Telecommuting has grown over 103% in…
Why are traditional performance appraisals still around? Organizations historically have used this process to decide who gets promoted, who gets more money, and who should get cut. Organizations spend millions of hours each year checking the proverbial “Performance Appraisal” box: filling in forms, holding meetings…
As management consultant and leadership author James C. Collins says, “Good is the enemy of great, and is why so many things don’t become great.” We all know how easy it can be to stick to the status quo, to avoid venturing beyond what we…