For all managers, deep, two-way trust with your team is essential to effective collaboration and productivity. In a virtual setting, it’s important to be especially mindful of how you deliberately build and maintain trust with team members you don’t see in person on a daily basis. Here are some tips to help you cultivate a…
The first step in effectively managing your remote team is understanding how your mindset may need to shift in order to best support them. Mastering an effective mindset starts with examining your fundamental beliefs about both the current pandemic situation, and the people you manage. First, it’s important to acknowledge that managers are…well, human! Just…
Now more than ever is the time for collaboration; people are creative, resilient, and smarter together. While collaborative virtual meetings are new for some — many companies have been teaming virtually and leveraging innovative team collaboration software to replicate in-person meetings via video conferencing for years. Click here for a 5 minute interactive course, in…
A high-performing organization’s ability to be successful depends largely on the talent of their team. So, how do you attract the best-of-the-best, and ensure that the impression of your company that initially won them over proves true once they’re part of the team? Crafting a compelling Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is an impactful way to…
Visual communications and design thinking is core to what we do for our clients and how we do it. Our team of visual communications consultants turns complex concepts into visuals that create lasting connections and emotional responses from audiences. Visual communications isn’t about producing deliverables, it is an integral part of the strategy and process…
Employee engagement isn’t just a nice to have. It has a very real impact on business success. According to Gallup, businesses with higher levels of employee engagement showed 21% more profitability and 17% more productivity. When employees are engaged, they are inspired and motivated to do — and to want to do — their best…
What is the difference between a company’s mission, vision, purpose, values, Employee Value Proposition (EVP), and culture? At their core, these different facets of work are all about creating the foundation for effective, sustainable businesses and engaged, inspired employees. Before you embark on Purpose and Values work or EVP work — whatever it may be…
As a leader, you’re faced with dozens of decisions every day. These might range from relatively small, tactical decisions, to more significant operational ones, to strategic decisions that may impact the entire organization. The decision-making process depends on the situation — you may delegate it to someone else, involve individuals or teams in the decision-making…
“The glue that holds all relationships together — including the relationship between the leader and the led — is trust, and trust is based on integrity.“ —Brian Tracy When people are in high-trust workplace cultures — they report less stress and burnout, as well as higher levels of energy, engagement, and productivity (Source: Inc.). 83%…
An Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is not a marketing campaign. It is a promise to employees — it encompasses all aspects of the employee experience and how these show up. Research from CEB and Towers Watson shows that organizations that effectively deliver on their EVPs: decrease annual employee turnover by 69% increase new hire commitment…