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An article in the New York Daily News reports that nearly 70% of U.S. employees are miserable at work.   According to the story, research conducted by the Gallup Poll suggests that the majority of American’s dislike or feel disengaged on the job. Needless to say, this is disturbing news. It’s also an indicator that leaders are having trouble finding ways to stimulate engagement with today’s employees – a workforce that is much more diverse and younger than ever before.  Click here for full article by Glenn Llopis.

Employee engagement is on the rise in the United States, according to an August 2018 Gallup poll.

That’s the good news. However, the poll states that only 34% of employees surveyed were engaged at work. This means that nearly two-thirds of employees are either “not engaged” or “actively disengaged.”

There is room for improvement.

Years ago, I was impacted by the book Joy at Work, which describes ways leaders can provide an environment of engagement and energy. A key principle that I’ve sought to implement in my own leadership strategies is that of granting decision making authority.  Click here for full article by Dave Bellando.

You just gave a great first pitch to a major client and landed an invitation to pitch to their senior leaders. Now you want a second opinion on your presentation to see if there’s anything you can improve. What do you do?

Conventional wisdom says you should ask your colleagues for feedback. However, research suggests that feedback often has no (or even a negative) impact on our performance. This is because the feedback we receive is often too vague — it fails to highlight what we can improve on or how to improve.

Our latest research suggests a better approach. Across four experiments — including a field experiment conducted in an executive education classroom — we found that people received more effective input when they asked for advice rather than feedback.  Click here for full article.

The Leader of the Future | John Spence | TEDxGainesville

John not only inspires his audience to stand up and become leaders whether in business, home, or community – he provides a framework and tools to be become GREAT leaders. John Spence is recognized as one of the top business thought leaders and leadership development experts in the world and was named by the American Management Association as …click here for full link

If you were asked offhandedly to assess your work performance, chances are you’d say you’re smart, hardworking, well-liked by your coworkers, and respected by your boss. Maybe you’d mention you’re committed to the company and feel pretty good about the work you do. And maybe you’d even be right. Click here for full article

Identifying hard-working, high-performing, quality candidates who are both passionate and willing to adapt to the winds of change isn’t easy. After all, every candidate is seeking to impress in an interview, so they’ll all be putting their best foot forward. So how can you separate those who are truly excellent from those who are putting on a show? Here are five tips and strategies. Click here for full article

Recently I had the pleasure of teaching a High-Performance Team (HPT) class for one of my favorite clients. When I deliver this workshop I use an HPT competency model that I developed after more than a dozen years of teaching teamwork to companies all over the world. Click here for full article

Building a culture that allows teams to thrive is critical to being a best place to work. The physical work environment is important, but the employees’ daily experience, both with their direct leaders and the teams they work on, is what differentiates “best” from the rest. Click here for full article

Team leaders often focus on product details. Founders obsess over fonts. Sales managers fixate on tough-to-wrangle customers and shop owners on the minutia of shelf displays. Yet, all too often, virtually no attention is given to the fundamental driver of business success: team dynamics. Click here for the full article