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Meaningful Mentoring

Bill Treasurer

Having a positive mentor is one of the most effective ways of ensuring career growth and development. Most leaders you admire, for example, credit their career development to having a positive mentor. People such as Warren Buffett, Jim Collins, Dave Thomas, and Condolee... More »

Influencing Employee Motivation

Kerry Patterson

For years, scholars have studied employee engagement. Are people eager to do their work, and if not, what will it take to get them excited? On average, corporate surveys report that over half of all employees don’t care too much about the company’s mission o... More »

How Free Time Frees Innovation

Business books and management gurus have long sung the praises of giving employees free time to tinker on projects they initiate. The idea seems to have begun with 3M, who allowed employees to spend 15 percent for their workweek focused on projects that were unrelated t... More »

What engagement gear are you in?

Michael Brenner

In my last blog, I discussed the idea of workplace engagement and provided a definition.  I also suggested that discretionary effort – the difference between the minimum amount of care and effort required to avoid being terminated and the maximum amount of ca... More »

Employee Recognition Strategies

Cindy Ventrice

Myth: Great recognition takes too much time. Truth: Your job is harder when you don't provide great recognition! Great recognition doesn't require more work. It requires a different way of thinking, a management strategy, and a few changes in habits. In return you get a... More »