Few realities of organizational life are the subject of more complaints than meetings. Large or small, scheduled or ad hoc, meetings are as necessary as they are annoying. There’s a better way. There are four key elements which, taken together, drive far better...
Employee engagement has always mattered. Organizations with strong operating cultures point to high levels of active participation and engagement as key factors in their enduring success. This has taken on even greater importance as businesses large and...
In a recent conversation with the CEO of a prospective client, I asked whether they had a statement of corporate values. He proudly answered in the affirmative. So far, so good. I asked what they were. Not only was he not sure what they...
While there is no shortage of conversation about corporate culture, defining and measuring it remains an elusive concept. Ask any organizational leader and they will quickly agree that culture is a driving force in the success of any enterprise. For something...
Facilitating countless strategic planning meetings for businesses large and small has taught me many positive lessons. Among them is the power of starting out with an agreed upon set of meeting ground rules. Getting agreement on how the meeting will be...
Joy at Work is not only an idea, but the title of a best-selling business written by the co-founder and former CEO of AES, Dennis W. Bakke. I first read the book some years ago expecting to find some interesting ideas about employee engagement. What I...