by Joanie Connell | Mar 8, 2023 | Blog, Employee Engagement and Retention, Managing Change, Resilient, Values
Research has shown that separation between work and life can be very important for health and wellness, as well as for work and life satisfaction. When people work from home, the separation disappears. People may end up working in the kitchen or bedroom. Kids or other...
by Joanie Connell | Dec 1, 2022 | Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement and Retention, Empowered, REAL Life Skills, Resilient
Give yourself a gift this holiday season. Read this blog. I promise you will learn how to feel less stress and more happiness. “’Tis the season to be jolly,” they say. But let’s be honest. It’s not always easy to stay positive, especially when there’s conflict...
by Joanie Connell | Oct 28, 2022 | Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement and Retention, Leadership
It seems like work should be back to normal by now, but everyone keeps saying it’s not as fun as it was before the pandemic. People seem less friendly and more impatient. And, what’s scary for managers is that employees are less engaged and are more willing to quit if...
by Joanie Connell | Aug 15, 2022 | Employee Engagement and Retention, Flexible Work, Generations
The pandemic took the existing problem of low employee engagement and made it even worse. Remote work has enabled trends such as quiet quitting, in which an employee decides to do only the bare minimum, ghosting, in which employees actually quit their job without...
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...
