by karlyn | Aug 9, 2017 | All Articles, Engagement & Morale, For Employers & Leaders, Frameworks, Leadership, Managing Employees
A framework for employee engagement: Hierarchy of employee needs Remember back to that time you took psychology 101 in college, and one of the first things you probably learned was Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. It might have looked a little something like this:...
by karlyn | Feb 23, 2016 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Frameworks, Happiness, Making Good Choices
You can enhance your zen at work What does it mean to be zen at work? Well, it’s a perspective that is open to to possibilities, that looks for opportunities rather than dwelling in conflict, and that focuses internally as a means to achieve external success and...
by karlyn | Jul 7, 2015 | All Articles, DiSC, For Employers & Leaders, Frameworks, Managing Employees
Be a Great Manager: Zen Workplace Mindful Management Framework Being a great manager isn’t something that naturally happens as soon as you get promoted into the role. It’s a blend of the art and science of working with people that keeps your employees...
by karlyn | Jun 22, 2015 | All Articles, Change Management, For Employers & Leaders, Frameworks
I’m at a conference and the morning keynote just stood up in front of the entire room and pronounced that change is hard because people are afraid of change. And I cringed…because it’s a line that’s repeated over and over again in conferences,...
by karlyn | Jun 8, 2015 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, Frameworks, Leadership, Managing Employees, Office Politics, Organization Culture
No matter what industry you work in, or what type of job you have, one thing in for certain: At some point, everyone has to deal with organizational silos and turf wars. We’ve all felt the effects of the problem, and acknowledge it with trusted colleagues. Some...
by karlyn | Sep 28, 2014 | Engagement & Morale, For Employers & Leaders, Frameworks, Managing Employees, Professional Development
We know that it’s far cheaper to retain an employee than to replace them. But in order to understand how to retain, we first need to understand the elements that go into an employee’s decision to stay or leave their job. Generally speaking, there are three...
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