Lately I’ve been a bit obsessed with the concept of longevity which looks at healthspan and lifespan. Lifespan is how long you live and healthspan is the quality of your life in the years you have. While you can’t necessarily control how long you live, you can certainly do everything in your power to make sure your quality of life is high.
In today’s corporate world, the practice of awarding participation trophies—rewards given simply for showing up rather than for true merit—is widely debated. Originally from youth sports, this practice suggests that everyone deserves recognition just for participation, but does it actually boost motivation and productivity, or does it foster mediocrity and complacency?
Have you ever wondered why good employees leave, even when they’re well-paid? It’s a puzzle many leaders face. In today’s leadership spark, we’ll dive into the three key factors that drive employees away, beyond salary: lack of growth opportunities, poor relationships with their leaders, and inadequate work-life integration.
Most of the people you work with are “non-player characters” (NPCs) at work, present but not impactful. They don’t drive change, speak up, or make a difference, they are just there like a background character in a video game. You see them on-screen but when they are gone you forget about them.
Discover what’s really driving your employees away — it’s not always about the paycheck…
In today’s episode of The 5 Minute Leader, I share a transformative leadership lesson from Keith Barr the CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group which employs over 325,000 people around the world. Keith was one of the CEOs I interviewed in my book, The Future Leader and one of the things he did that made him and his company successful was spend time with people who were less senior than him.
For decades organizations around the world have been places where employees NEED to work. Today, we are making a shift to creating places where employees actually WANT to work there. This is a big part of what employee experience is all about.
The importance of employee experience has never been higher. I wrote my book, The Employee Experience Advantage half a decade ago and the material in that book is more relevant and accurate today than it was then.
The workplace has dramatically evolved, shifting from office smoking and nine-to-five schedules to work-life integration. In today’s competitive job market, organizations must prove their worth to potential employees who scrutinize company culture, technology, and leadership.
Companies today have to focus on creating a place where employees want–not need–to come to work. But how did we get to the point of needing to invest in employee experience? The need to create an empowering and engaging environment for employees has evolved for decades.