I recently finished “Process!” by Mike Paton and Lisa Gonzalez; the latest notch in the ever-expanding EOS library catalyzed by the now iconic – Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman (2015). Process! Is the long overdue deeper dive into the third component of the EOS model for driving more predictable business outcomes (out of six total). …
Ever feel your work (and your life) is becoming more complicated by the day, or even by the hour? You’re not alone. The dizzying rate of technological change is enough to make even the most hardened techies feeling disoriented. Amidst all the break-neck innovations bombarding our daily feeds, the fundamentals however, seem to be holding…for now. Until the robots start doing our dishes, we mortals are still relevant. We’re still responsible for doing stuff, building stuff, creating stuff, fixing stuff, and improving stuff. We’re tasked with meeting our weekly, monthly, and quarterly goals, delivering for our organizations and serving our teams.
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More than 15 million employees have quit their jobs since April 2021—and employers are scrambling to fix the wrong problem. Instead of prioritizing relational factors like meaningful human interactions, they focus on financial incentives. A recent McKinsey study tells us that 40% of surveyed employees across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and Singapore are at …
Continue reading “‘Great Attrition’ or ‘Great Attraction’? The Choice is Yours.”
Welcome to the new “normal.” Even under the ongoing threat of new variants, the US is continuing to open-up, with most schools back in-class and some organizations returning to the office. However, in the face of mounting burnout, stress, and the increasingly blurred lines between home life and work life, it will not be business …
Employee burnout is on the rise, fueled by the abrupt shift to remote work. According to Asana’s recent Anatomy of Work Index, the knowledge workforce is spending upwards of 60% of their time coordinating work (searching for information, app switching, project follow-up, etc.), while only 26% is dedicated to the skilled work they were hired …
Continue reading “Overcoming Disruption in a Distributed World”
We all know trust is important, especially within a team environment. It enables people to show up as their best selves and work toward a shared vision. It’s the fuel that drives risk-taking, collaboration, and innovation. As Simon Sinek says, “Only when a person trusts an organization will they take personal risk to advance the …
Continue reading “How Psychological Safety Builds Team Trust and Helps Your Company Grow”
How is your organization arriving at its mission-critical decisions? According to recent research by McKinsey & Co, 72% of executives say the bad strategic decisions are on par or higher than the good ones. Although technology has empowered ultra efficient communication, the result is more cooks in the kitchen without enough decision-making authority. The report …
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According to a Gallup 2018 report, just 34% of employees are engaged, involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their work. 53% are not engaged and 13% are actively dis-engaged with miserable work experiences. So what’s going on? Why are American’s so unhappy with their work environments? The Energy Project says it doesn’t have to …
