by Joanie Connell | Jun 20, 2022 | Assessment, Employee Engagement and Retention, Leadership
“I wish she would get a flat tire on the way to work,” he said about his former boss. “I don’t generally wish people harm, but in this case I do.” He was that angry at her for how she had treated him. He was one of the rare tech leaders I’ve worked with who had...
by Joanie Connell | Nov 9, 2021 | Blog, Coaching and Mentoring, Employee Engagement and Retention, Leadership
“If you understand what motivates people, you can help them have a sense of pride in their work.” Katheryn Baker, a VP of a tech company, told me that recently in a podcast interview. She also said that, as a manager, it’s important to recognize that people have...
by Joanie Connell | May 15, 2020 | Blog, Employee Engagement and Retention, Remote Management
Help! My employees are experiencing quarantine fatigue! My employees are disengaging! How do I motivate my team remotely? Shortly after school went online, my daughter said to me, “They’ve taken away all the good stuff from school and made the bad stuff even...
by Joanie Connell | Dec 4, 2019 | Assessment, Blog, Employee Engagement and Retention, Leadership
How likely are you to lose your key employees? According to Gallup, only one-third of U.S. employees are engaged in their work and workplace. And only about one in five say their performance is managed in a way that motivates them to do outstanding work. What’s worse,...
by Joanie Connell | Oct 24, 2019 | Blog, Communication, Employee Engagement and Retention, Leadership
Remember when computerized communication technology first came into being? If you’re too young to know what that was like, it was magical! We went from waiting impatiently for the mail carrier or staying near the phone to receiving emails and texts in minutes or...
by Joanie Connell | Jan 9, 2018 | Employee Engagement and Retention, Generations, Podcast, Women Leaders
Joanie Connell, your host of REAL Life Lessons, has a conversation with Aaron Levy, CEO of Raise The Bar Consulting, on understanding how to keep your Millennial employees. You’ll hear answers to questions like these: Are there really generational differences or...