by karlyn | Jul 25, 2017 | Engagement & Morale, For Employers & Leaders, Leadership, Managing Employees, Professional Development
The Employee Empowerment Paradox When I discuss employee engagement, one of the main points I generally preach is that employee engagement and employee empowerment go hand-in-hand. People simply do not engage with things that they don’t feel control over or...
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...
by karlyn | Jun 25, 2014 | All Articles, Engagement & Morale, For Employers & Leaders, Leadership, Managing Employees, Professional Development
You have an employee that is not meeting performance expectations and you need them to either step up their game or move on. There are a few routes you can take. One is to engage in a proactive feedback and coaching strategy. An alternative is to go the...
by karlyn | Apr 17, 2014 | All Articles, Engagement & Morale, For Employers & Leaders, Happiness, Managing Employees, Professional Development
Twice a year, Purdue University’s IT Team hits pause on all current projects for a week focused on innovation. Dubbed “Living Dead Week” because it takes place during the campus Dead Week, the time students have free of classes to prepare for finals,...
by karlyn | Oct 22, 2013 | For Employers & Leaders, Managing Employees, Professional Development
Repeat after me: Feedback and coaching are not the same thing. Feedback and coaching are NOT the same thing! Both feedback and coaching are critical components of my management framework, but many well-meaning managers frequently use the terms interchangeably. The...
by karlyn | Oct 9, 2012 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Professional Development
In his book How The Mighty Fall, Jim Collins tells the story of a group of Brazilian investors would bought a discount retail chain in South America. After their purchase, they sent letters out to 10 CEOs in North America asking to meet to learn about discount...
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