Bad news for all the bosses who think they’ve been doing a wonderful job. According to this article, productivity has dropped 7.5% JUST LAST QUARTER. But wait, it gets worse! That is the largest decrease since 1947. Seriously, this is not good. If you read that article you’ll see that this is bad from an … Read more
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Gamification software is all the rage! Gamification is a funny word. People come to us looking for gamification, sometimes not having any idea what it is. They have just been asked by leadership … Read more
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Customer experience sounds expensive, doesn’t it? I woke up this morning with a few thoughts on my mind. Let me walk you through them and I promise I’ll tie them together at the … Read more
Imagine your best worker, worth their weight in gold, sends you an email with a 2-week resignation notice. You might feel sad. Or you might be devastated. If you relied on that person to do your best work, to know everything about your customers and prospects and products and the industry, you would be absolutely … Read more
Considering how much time we spend at work, mental health at work is a significant issue that impacts each of us. I recently read an article sponsored by the Salt Lake Chamber titled 6 ways Utah employers can build workforce resilience, prevent suicide and foster mental fitness. From a human perspective, this is remarkably sad. … Read more
Employee performance is critical to your organization’s success! A week ago there was a fun (or painful) read on Bored Panda titled People Are Revealing The Absolute Worst Things Their Bosses Said To Them (36 Tweets). Go ahead and read through it… some of these will make you laugh, some might make you cringe. I … Read more
I’ve had these two tabs open for a while and decided to just share things that jumped out at me. I’m passionate about organizational culture, employee satisfaction, employee performance, retention, etc. Some of these things are really hard to understand, or even define in your organization. Each of these concepts could have a significant impact … Read more
It is December 21st, which means in a few days a lot of people will be home for the holidays. This is when people spend time as a family chatting about life, kids, pets, 2020 (yuck), and of course, jobs. At least, in the United States talking about jobs in these settings are pretty common. … Read more
I asked Emmett, our sales leader, to share his thoughts about financial wellness. Emmett comes from decades of experience in the financial industry, working with clients to help them manage their investments. I don’t think you can work for decades without having seen it all. Who better to write about financial wellness than someone who … Read more
Let’s shift gears from gamification, peer recognition, manager recognition, and some of the other things we’ve been blogging about. It’s time to talk about money! Cold, hard cash. Or something like that. Incentives. Variable Pay. Not payroll, but just about any other way to reward, with money, your employees. Incentives is a bit of a … Read more