Tag Archive: #motivating employees

Hire Innovators and Keep Them Innovating

Leaders who want to see their organizations leap far ahead of their competition are usually deeply involved in any…

Connor Brooke
July 20, 2017
Business Innovation

Encouraging Innovation in Millennial Employees

When led properly, Millennial employees can be a great source of new ideas to drive change and innovation within…

Jay Leonard
January 16, 2016
Human Resources

How to Reward Millennial Employees This Holiday Season

Many companies offer their employees an annual Christmas bonus as a thank you for their hard work over the…

Jay Leonard
November 25, 2015
Leadership

Eradicating Micromanagement: Four Steps to Building a Culture of Autonomy

On-fire employees—the kind you’re perpetually attempting to hire, develop, and retain—need some latitude to make decisions in the workplace. The…

Connor Brooke
July 14, 2015
Human Resources

The Secret to Engaging Millennials is Actually No Secret at All

To get back to Kansas, Dorothy never had to jump through all the death-defying hoops the Wizard put her through.  She had…

Jay Leonard
May 17, 2015
Leadership

3 Surefire Ways to Disengage Your Employees this Holiday Season

For each of the past twenty years, my wife and I have watched National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation while putting up…

James Spillane
December 3, 2014
Leadership

3 Things that Make the Culture at Zappos Even Cooler Than You Think

Last week I had the privilege of taking a behind the scenes tour of Zappos and speaking with several of their…

Connor Brooke
October 15, 2014
Customer Experience

Why Customers Are Not the Most Important People in an Apple Store

Long before the iPhone 6 was launched, I was hooked on Apple. My first desktop computer was a MacIntosh SE II with a whopping…

James Spillane
September 16, 2014
Customer Experience

If You Pay Your Employees Equally, You’re Not Being Fair to Any of Them

The Sawmill: Jake and Justin, twin brothers who were 23 years old, worked for a large sawmill not far…

Jay Leonard
May 12, 2014
Leadership

Are Your Employees Working Like a Dog, or Dogging It at Work?

My wife and I have three lazy dogs.   Given the choice, I know Ozzy, Olivia and Toby would like…

James Spillane
March 7, 2014
Leadership

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