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Six Work Values that Motivate Employees

One way to motivate employees is to understand their work values and create an environment that honors them. What are the six work values?

Nov 8 •

Strengths, Values, and Work: A Weekend Retreat

I spent the weekend with the Trinity Fellows, who are taking a year off to know themselves and consider the nature of work.

Oct 28 •

Motivating Your Team: It's Not Rocket Science (But It's Close)

What does motivational science say about inspiring your employees? Discover these three insights to boost motivation at work.

Oct 23 •

Motivating Employees With Different Views of Work

Your team members have different motivations, so you must manage their motivations differently. It’s like speaking a different language for each…

Oct 16 •

Welcoming New Hires: A Tale of Turnover and Connection

Remember "The Breakfast Club?" Our new hires are living it. But will they stay?

Oct 14 •

What I Write About Work

Here are the topics I most often write about on the subject of work.

Oct 4 •

10 Ways to Engage Your Employees

You can take small steps toward improving your engagement, and those small steps can yield big benefits. Includes downloadable list and infographic.

Oct 2 •

10 Insights from Gallup's 2024 Global Workplace Study

The Gallup Organization released its annual State of the Global Workplace report.

Jun 20 •

4 Ways to Create the Right Environment for Your Strengths

Set the right environment for your talents and strengths to thrive. If not, they won’t have the chance to become what they could.

Feb 27 •

Stop Trying to Make Your Employees Happy

Using research from Gallup and the World Happiness Report, we can see that employee engagement and happiness are not the same thing.

Jan 13 •

Six Critical Questions For Your Job

When I started my new job at Carter Myers Automotive, I came in with six questions that I wanted to answer.

Oct 28, 2023 •

How Well Do You Know Yourself?

It’s time we stop thinking that knowing yourself is all about you.

Sep 25, 2023 •

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