What if I told you that right now, half of your team are considering leaving, only 1 in 5 are actively engaged. Furthermore, half of your team feel less connected since Covid-19 began. Achievers recently released their 4th annual 2020 Employee Engagement and Retention Report, which surveyed 2,000 employed adults across the U.S. and Canada. And they found that what employees were really feeling and thinking could be best summed up in three words… Culture, Communication and Connection. I believe these are the catalyst for helping us achieve a very different outcome! Let me share with you why.

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So maybe you know where I am going with this. Organizations love their vision, mission and values… or do they? While we may hear the terms often, I have observed that rarely do they inform the way a company actually conducts its everyday operations. In fact, many organizations are content to have these things remain a plaque on the wall, or buried in their employee handbooks.

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It was our first tournament of the season, and a crucial game for us. If we won, we would advance to the semi finals. If not, then we would have to rely on another team losing their next game. Obviously not a position we wanted be in. I did not come into the season in the best shape and it was beginning to show in the fourth quarter.

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I keep hearing it from so many people. “I am swamped!” “I have way too much to do.” “I need to learn to delegate more.” Delegating is a concept that sounds simple in theory, but is actually much more difficult to carry out. However it is such a game changer when leaders can successfully implement it. For that reason, today we see no shortage of literature on the subject. Yet no matter how many training materials people consume, many leaders still struggle with this core concept of leadership.

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What is the most important HR training topic for 2021?

If you are an HR Leader or CAO, how will you invest your Learning and Development budget to get the maximum benefit for your team? Read on to see how over 1000 HR and L/D professionals answered this question. Their answers may surprise you.

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Well we are quickly approaching that time of year again. Come December, we will see lights up on houses, snow on the ground and ads filling up our inboxes. However, it goes without saying that this holiday season will be very different from the ones we have experienced in the past. For example, I have already heard from many friends and family members how the majority, if not all of their Christmas shopping, will be done online. Yes, things are looking very different indeed.

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I have heard people talk about ‘finding their voice.” But, what do you do if you can’t use words?

It was 2 a.m. and we had just arrived at the Bangkok, Thailand airport. We needed to find a cab to our hotel. We discovered how dependent we were on words to communicate. At the same time, we realized the power of gestures and facial expressions.

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It’s the golden word that businesses and their leaders strive for everyday. One that has huge payoffs but is not so easy to achieve. I am talking about productivity. In other words, what does your activity produce? Today the pursuit of productivity is hot topic #1. And so our news feeds are filled with videos, articles and inspirational quotes trying to inspire or equip us to do more. Get more out of yourself, your team and your organization.

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Everything in our lives is ultimately guided by something. The guidance of our parents, teachers, employers, peers, mentors and leaders is easily seen in the life-walk each of us have so far journeyed. Our external guidance system includes the laws of our land, including our own individual rights and freedoms. This blends with our internal guidance system. Our internal guidance system is a mix of life experience, relationships and purpose that quite frankly, can be ordinary or extraordinary.

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As things are starting to open again from lock down, I find myself looking back and pondering over the last couple months. What were the lessons I learned? While optimism is growing among leaders and their teams, it seems like only yesterday I was hearing the news of COVID shutdowns and felt the anxiety that accompanied it. And during this difficult time, I realized that an organization is only as strong as the health of its relationships.

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So I have a confession to make … I am not all that concerned with the impending state of affairs many have coined the “New Normal.” Sounds crazy I now, but bear with me for a second and I will explain what I mean. In case you are unaware, the term “New Normal” is a trending buzzword, hashtag and occasionally even meme that is currently circulating throughout the internet and other media outlets.

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A great question to consider in these times of great change. What you are passionate about informs your choices and conversely, your choices reveal what you are passionate about. In other words what you DO will show what’s important to you. We are hearing from many clients and others that what they are passionate is evolving, and doing that for the good. The key is in how we choose to align the 3 spaces that exist in every organization.

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Cabin Fever, it’s always been a real thing to those of us who are extroverts (energized by people), but I am guessing even our introverted friends (energized by stuff) may be reaching an “isolation saturation” point. I know I am! This season of social isolation is creating a higher capacity for Cabin Fever than ever before. As a result we are seeing an adverse impact on emotional well being, organizational productivity and relationships, both personal and professional.

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One phrase. Five words. For some, exciting. For most, daunting. Change is inevitable and unavoidable, and today’s global pandemic is a perfect example. Including myself, millions of people have made the transition to work from home in an effort to flatten the curve of COVID-19. Not to mention that thousands of people are now out of work, and out of pay. The world as we know it is struggling to keep up with the new revelations of COVID-19 every single day.

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Amidst the global spread of covid-19, it’s safe to say we are in a season filled with uncertainty. And with this season comes new challenges for businesses, and perhaps none more pressing than the shift towards remote working. Whether we like it or not, this will be the new normal for the near future. The key is how will you create a system that allows your people to thrive in a season of rapid change?

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I’ll start this with an anecdote. I’ve worked in restaurants for many years, and got a taste for conflict pretty quickly. Perhaps you may know that restaurants are known for their fast-paced and high-stress environment that can easily become overwhelming, and therefore the quintessential breeding ground for conflict. When I was younger, I got my first taste of unhealthy conflict that happened between myself and a manager. Of course, I kept it bottled up because I was afraid of conflict…

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“You’re definitely a lion”. These were of the first words to be said to me on my first day at Legendary Coaching. “I’m not quite sure what being a lion means, so I’ll let you know if I agree when I find out”, to which Ryan and Ken looked at each other in agreement and said, “yup, definitely a lion”.

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