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February 6, 2024 Joe Mechlinski

Ditch the Dated: Why Annual Employee Surveys are Yesterday’s News

Last week’s note about the hybrid work cultural drift hit a nerve, didn’t it? How about this one? It’s time to ditch your annual employee survey. Annual employee surveys are like gym memberships you never use — good in...

November 1, 2023 SHIFT

Why We're All-in on Context-driven Surveys

The very first employee surveys, called “employee-attitude” surveys, were pioneered in the 1920s by J. David Houser, an educational psychologist. Through his work, he found that few executives had accurate information on their...

October 11, 2023 SHIFT

The Illusion of Control: the Executive's Blind Spot

Picture this: 1968— You're at the final table of the World Series of Poker, clutching a pair of aces. You go all-in, only to lose to a straight flush on the river. Bad luck? Absolutely. Bad decision? Not even close. You played...

October 5, 2023 SHIFT

What Shock Trauma Taught Me About Hybrid Work

Picture this: 1968—an era of change, discovery, and challenges. Enter Dr. R Adams Cowley, MD. Not your average physician, he was a game changer in the truest sense. Laying the groundwork for the “Golden Hour” principle, he...

October 4, 2023 SHIFT

The Unspoken Reality of Hybrid Work: A Leader’s Guide to Navigating the New Normal

Let's cut to the chase. We're all navigating this brave new world of hybrid work, and honestly, it's not all sunshine, rainbows and unicorns. At 3 conferences in the past 2 weeks (All-in Summit, MastermindTalks, and Tony Hsieh...

September 26, 2023 SHIFT

Would you wait 2 hours for 2 minutes of euphoria?

When was the last time you stepped onto a roller coaster? Did it feel like this? ➡️(watch the video...it's hilarious) Being an entrepreneur or executive in today’s world is sort of like riding the Kingda Ka at Six Flags,...

September 26, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Less Overload = Faster Reintegration

Now that we’re in the summer months, it seems like leaders and managers spend an insane amount of time juggling the planning of retreats, meetings, and work…with employee PTO days. Moving responsibilities around, making sure...

September 26, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Ignorance is bliss until it's not

Even though employees spend 28% of their week managing emails...60.8% report that they ignore work emails. As this articleexplains - it’s hard to improve employee satisfaction and workplace culture if the main way of...

September 26, 2023 SHIFT

Latch Enhancements Are LIVE!

This Latch Unlock is hitting your inbox a few days early because we want to share exciting Latch enhancements that went live this week. Before we dive into what’s different and why you should care…let’s talk about feedback. ...