Happy Employees
How to Boost Employee Engagement: The Engagement Equation. (The Worksheet)
You poured your heart and soul into your business. It’s your baby, as they say, and you want everyone on your team to feel the same way. But that doesn’t happen overnight. Sure, they might be excited to join you and to be part of your vision. But it takes time to truly own a…
Read MoreHiring Hack: How Knowing Your Differentiation Attracts Top Talent. (The Worksheet)
What does top talent mean? Here’s the point of this week’s worksheet: there is no single answer to that question. There is only the right answer for your business. Because it is not about the top technical skill or the top skill in these postcodes. It is about who will work best in your business,…
Read MoreFeed The Soil, Not The Plant. (The Worksheet)
Having a great place to work makes people want to work there. –> And when they want to work there, they show up happy. —-> And when they show up happy, they do great work. Make your business a great place to work. And no: Friday pizzas and holiday parties won’t do it. Not on…
Read MoreHow To Write Goals That Drive Employee Happiness. (The Worksheet)
Business goals are about success and growth. One thing you need to achieve business growth and success is happy employees. Because happy employees are productive employees, and happy employees are effective employees. Happy employee goals Make sure your business goals, objectives, and aspirations include making your employees happy. It is part of your responsibility as…
Read MoreWhat you don’t know about… Employee Morale 😤
“How do I know what my employees are doing all day?” Step 1: good KPIs. Instead of tracking their desk time, track their results. But productivity isn’t the only consideration here. Employee engagement and happiness can be reflected in how they spend their time at work. I spoke to Tess Gamble, founder of the concierge…
Read MoreWhat you don’t know about… Hiring Risks 🤪
Hiring employees. It’s risky business. It’s also necessary. Knowing the risks of hiring makes you less likely to run into them. This is why I spoke with Charlotte Merritt. Charlotte works at Insperity and her mission is to reduce employee turnover. “Each time you hire – whether to backfill or grow, you are opening yourself…
Read MoreThe People Equation: Branding + Hiring = Formula for Double Success (6/8)🤩
Have you noticed a common theme throughout these branding posts? It keeps coming up even if not explicitly. What am I talking about? People. It’s always all about people. How people in your company behave. How people in your company work. People and branding are tightly intertwined. Branding or hiring, which comes first? A strong…
Read MoreThe Unexpected Tool for Cultural Brilliance: Your Organizational Chart (5/8)🏢
How do you make sure you keep your promises? Your brand is a promise to employees. Now you have to keep it. Every interaction you have with the public should reflect your brand, and therefore your culture. Enter: the organizational chart. Organizational chart That’s that diagram that shows everybody’s job titles and has lines going…
Read MoreThe formula for creative employees: Set them free ⏯️ (5/6)
The wrong formula: work – eat – sleep – repeat. The right formula: work – play – entertain – learn – eat – sleep – repeat and not in this order. As explained by Leah Marone, mental wellness consultant and psychotherapist: Taking time away from work does not just serve as a reset, it also…
Read MoreAre you building a culture of innovation in the workplace? 🔣(4/6)
I want all my clients to be great managers. All my clients want to be great managers. And that means that they know the difference between managing and micromanaging. In short: It’s not about being hands-off, but rather finding that sweet spot where your team feels supported, yet challenged to push the boundaries. The boundaries…
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