If something is going wrong, be it in the organization or the team, tell them straight and facilitate two-way communication. 

Leverage on technology to keep the communication going slack, Microsoft teams, Chanty or these other alternatives.

Many companies underestimate just how long the culture-building game is. 

It is insanely difficult to change an internal brand when it has been cemented a long time ago. Identifying blockages in culture and educating or removing them is paramount. It is high time HR goes offence and not def...

A happy employee is not necessarily an engaged employee, but an engaged employee is probably a superstar.

Employee happiness and employee engagement often co-exist — having one begets the other. However, any business must understand the distinct difference between the two a...

You need data.  

• A Fifteen-minute Survey: Create a weekly employee pulse survey that captures their feelings, emotions, and facts. The overall result should be compiled into a report that takes no more than 5 minutes to read.
• Do a weekly Check-...

High performance is not due to our biological drive — like our need for dopamine — but in fact due to our deep-seated desire to direct our own lives. When employees deploy self-awareness and understand how their task fits into the work, they are much more able to perform.

• Happiness is predicated on an infinite number of external and internal factors. 
• When a happy employee lacks engagement, they are simply unproductive. 
• A Disengaged but happy employee is simply an underperforming employee. 
• Being unproductive is dangerous to any busin...

Ergonomics and workplace architecture is a core component in employee experience. You could segment a meeting room and design it for Sprints. 

You could also dedicate areas for Quietude so concentration and flow can occur there.

• A satisfied employee may not necessarily be engaged. 
• Research has shown that perks are typically short-lived boosters. 
• Only a company that looks Inwards from the leadership to the culture can utilize the perks in tandem with engagement initiatives. 
• If all other ele...

• According to Simon Sinek, leaders inspire action with emotions and resonation. 
• Employees at Apple knew what they were trying to do, even if they were doing frontline at an apple store. 
• The key is to communicate the purpose, which leads to ‘ start with why. 

• “I’m engaged at my company” — your employee needs to believe in your core mission and go beyond expectations to do tasks that fulfill it. 
• You need to give them the right entitlements, foster Positivity, and open communication as well as build amicable Co-Worker relationships.

The physical environment is not just on furniture and spaces but also on other factors like temperature control, noise, ventilation, and ambient lighting. Even choosing which window your quiet space will be near to is significant.

These engaged employees are fulfilling two core components: 

• Affiliation — your employee feels like they are a ‘part’ of the organization, which is measurable 
• Effort — they are exceeding expectations and going above and beyond what’s required ...

The best way any business can drive engagement in culture is to embed a coaching and continual feedback culture:

• Performance recognition has an impact on business outcomes. Give verbal compliments, follow up with Encouragements.
• People perform best in environments of...