Posts by Shana Bosler
Engaging Every Employee’s Voice in a Virtual Working World
How is your organization soliciting and utilizing the voices of your employees? In these unfamiliar times, it’s essential to hear from your staff to support company objectives, including: Enhancing employee engagement Promoting inclusion Inspiring innovation Believing that your opinions matter at work is one of the top drivers of employee engagement. When your company and…
Read MoreEnhance Your Virtual Team’s Performance
High-performing teams are so important to business success. Effective collaboration has been shown to increase productivity, strengthen innovation, enhance profitability as well as support employee engagement and retention. Creating high-performing teams is not an easy task. It takes time and an ongoing commitment to keep staff members aligned and engaged with one another. Virtual and…
Read MoreFive Tips to Maintain Morale Through Challenging Times
Organizations have experienced a lot of ups and downs this year with economic and pandemic challenges. Leaders have had to focus on navigating a volatile, unfamiliar business landscape while making adjustments to support the long-term health of their companies. It’s no surprise that employee morale may also ebb and flow as organizations adapt to challenging…
Read MoreInspiring Innovation: 10 Tips for Your Organization
As so much in our lives has shifted over the past several months – and continues to do so – I know many people who may be feeling a bit tapped out on change. I even wrote a blog post about how to support adaptability in the face of constant transformation! Still, we know that…
Read MoreHow To: Navigate Change When Change is the Only Constant
Change fatigue is real. As organizations have had to navigate monumental shifts in the way they approach business, employees have experienced an abundance of transitions in their: Office space Routine Processes and procedures Workplace relationships Collaboration and communication practices Company culture While some adjustments have been more gradual, others have had to take place at…
Read MoreHow to Navigate Difficult Conversations
Whether you’re a natural debater or prefer to avoid conflict, being able to address challenging topics is a lifelong skill that can support your professional development. When can you have open, honest conversations with direct reports, team members, leadership or colleagues in a respectful way, you can cultivate stronger working relationships, better team dynamics and…
Read MoreHow to Build a People-First Culture
As we find ourselves halfway through 2020, I can’t help but think about midpoints. In his book “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing,” Daniel Pink explains that midpoints can be a powerful motivator or the source of a slump. You can watch a short explanation of the concept here, which the author actually recorded…
Read More15 Ways to Enhance Employee Wellness
Health and wellbeing have understandably been top of mind in recent months. In my inbox alone, there are countless messages that encourage me to take care of myself. What’s important about the call to “take care,” though, is the understanding that wellness means more than just physical health. For organizations, that distinction is important. As…
Read MoreRemote Workers, On-Site Employees, Hybrid Teams? What’s a Manager to Do?
With many organizations re-opening their office spaces to allow for social distancing, more and more managers find themselves now leading hybrid teams with some staff members on-site, some remote and others rotating between both options. While most leaders have had at least a few months of experience managing remote employees, our latest state of the…
Read More12 Warning Signs of Poor Collaboration
When teams collaborate successfully, it’s amazing what they can accomplish. Productive teamwork leads to better results as staff align on goals and incorporate cognitive diversity into their work. Collaborative teams also tend to be happier as they feel connected with one another, see themselves as valuable contributors and affect change in their organizations. These actions…
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