What Happened To The “Whistle While You Work” Mentality Inside Of Our Organizations? Is Working Hard Dead?
It’s time we bring back working hard to organizations around the world, but how do we actually do that?
It’s time we bring back working hard to organizations around the world, but how do we actually do that?
My best-selling book, The Employee Experience Advantage came out over half a decade ago and since then employee experience has only gotten more attention and focus. So much so that I’m working on a new edition of the book.
Free food, hot yoga on lunch breaks, unlimited vacation time…the list could go on, but organizational productivity and success will not follow. If perks are the only strategy used to better your business, is it really as sustainable of a strategy as it sounds? Will it help retain top talent for your business?
Discover what’s really driving your employees away — it’s not always about the paycheck…
What stage are you in? Sounds like a weird question to ask right? And before you’re wondering if I hit my head, I want you to consider that every single one of you reading this right now who are working for a company, are in a “stage.”
Whenever I tell organizations to invest in employee experience the first thing that usually comes up is cost.
As someone who has long championed employee experience and putting people first, this was a really hard but necessary article to write. Recently, we have seen a dramatic shift in terms of the balance of power from organizations to employees but it has gone too far in one direction.
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.
I’ve been creating content in various forms on leadership, employee experience, and the future of work for over 15 years. I’ve mostly done this on platforms like LinkedIn, my email newsletter list, and other social media channels.
Do you want to know how to attract and retain the world’s top talent? This is the #1 trend for many organizations around the world.