blog of engagement

Kenexa’s research shows the HR function has become too distanced from the employee population, leading to a misunderstanding of where the employee mindset truly is.

All too often, we hire new people with great excitement and anticipation only to see our hopes for success fade away with a resignation, dismissal or, even worse, lingering underperformance.

Instead of trying to improve your organization by restructuring, leaders need to focus on creating clarity and alignment across the leadership team and the rest of the business.

Many times, an organization's frontline are not even meeting customer expectations on the brand promises made by the company. Are your people authentically deliverig on your brand promise?

Decisive leadership is wonderful, but it is not enough. Even good decisions are irrelevant without commitment on the part of those leading the change.

Owning the whole creates a significant difference between organizations successfully executing on strategies and those struggling to realize the intended results.

The cycle of briefing, executing, and debriefing is important to football teams, the military, and to your business. These learning cycles are key for employee growth.

Few opportunities for building trust are as profound as a leader’s role in creating a “safe haven” for difficult conversations, decisions, and strategy execution.

Your business may not be musical, but your orchestra needs a conductor who knows the score.

There are four key concepts that contribute to building employment engagement and improving productivity.

The vision that leaders create is only as strong as the commitment they get from everybody else. Read a few ways to reach this balance.

Whether your company’s vision is posted on a wall or embedded in your operations comes down to a question of balance. Here’s the question you need to answer!

We learn how to lead in different ways -- including spending 80 days in Patagonia sea kayaking and mountaineering. Find out what one Rootster learned about successful leadership and teamwork by doing just that.

Do you want to lead change, build teams, and grow your company? Then you’ll need to know six actions that will increase your chances for doing it and doing it well. Here’s a hint: You have to start with what’s real.

Only recently have I become aware of the number of places where the concept of “giving back” is showing up outside the expected charity events. Giving back appears to be a critical ingredient in sustaining meaningful human behavior change.

It is key to remember why you are building something and not just what you are building. Sure we want to have a great looking training module, but if we don't have a clear outcome set, what good is it?