--- title: SHIFT | Andrew Freedman description: SHIFT Blog | Your source for valuable thought leadership and employee engagement articles and resources for organizational, team, and individual growth and performance. --- [![Shift The Work](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Shift_The_Work_July2018/images/new-shift-logo-mobile.png?width=300&height=328&name=new-shift-logo-mobile.png "Shift The Work")](https://www.shiftthework.com/) - [About](https://www.shiftthework.com/about-shift/) - [Blog](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog) - [Latch](https://www.shiftthework.com/latch) - [CONSULTING](https://www.shiftthework.com/shift-consulting) - [SOCIETY](https://www.shiftthework.com/shift-society/) [![Shift The Work](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Shift_The_Work_July2018/images/new-shift-logo-mobile.png?width=300&height=328&name=new-shift-logo-mobile.png "Shift The Work")](https://www.shiftthework.com/) [![Shift The Work](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Shift_The_Work_July2018/images/new-shift-logo.png?width=348&height=348&name=new-shift-logo.png "Shift The Work")](https://www.shiftthework.com/) - [About](https://www.shiftthework.com/about-shift/) - [Blog](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog) - [Latch](https://www.shiftthework.com/latch) - [CONSULTING](https://www.shiftthework.com/shift-consulting) - [SOCIETY](https://www.shiftthework.com/shift-society/) # Posts by Andrew Freedman [![teams-feel-maxed-out](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/teams-maxed-out.png?width=570&name=teams-maxed-out.png)](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/is-your-team-maxed-out-or-is-something-else-going-on) December 13, 2022 *•* [Andrew Freedman](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/author/andrew-freedman) ## [Is Your Team Maxed Out or Is Something Else Going On?](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/is-your-team-maxed-out-or-is-something-else-going-on) "Everyone is at max capacity." "I can't handle one more thing." Maybe that is true. Probably not. We know that: People at all levels of organizations work hard, try to do good work, and want to win. Organizational influences are... [![6 Best Practices for Effective Communication](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hubspot%20Feature%20Images%20%284%29.png?width=570&name=Hubspot%20Feature%20Images%20%284%29.png)](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/6-best-practices-for-effective-communication) February 15, 2021 *•* [Andrew Freedman](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/author/andrew-freedman) ## [6 Best Practices for Effective Communication: Remote Work and Beyond](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/6-best-practices-for-effective-communication) Effective communication is at the core of every high-functioning workplace. It helps relay information, build relationships, and create trust, among other things. Although we’ve been working to refine our abilities to... [![3 Ways to Become a Magnet for High Performance ](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iStock-1225079472-1024x683.jpg?width=570&name=iStock-1225079472-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/become-a-magnet-for-high-performers) January 4, 2021 *•* [Andrew Freedman](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/author/andrew-freedman) ## [3 Ways to Become a Magnet for High Performers](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/become-a-magnet-for-high-performers) Regardless of when you read this blog, there has NEVER been a better time for your organization to attract high performers to your organization. We are big believers that when you find individuals who can add massive value to... [![How to Lead Effective (Mind Blowing) Performance Reviews](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/are-performance-reviews-demotivating-employees.jpg?width=570&name=are-performance-reviews-demotivating-employees.jpg)](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/effective-performance-reviews) January 4, 2021 *•* [Andrew Freedman](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/author/andrew-freedman) ## [How to Lead Effective (Mind Blowing) Performance Reviews](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/effective-performance-reviews) In a former life, I inherited a customer facing service team as part of the organization I led. One of my first orders of business was to get to know the new team—connect, listen and learn. As I met with groups and also... [![Employee Training](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hubspot%20Feature%20Images%20%2861%29.png?width=570&name=Hubspot%20Feature%20Images%20%2861%29.png)](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/5-ways-to-accelerate-high-performance-with-training) December 15, 2020 *•* [Andrew Freedman](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/author/andrew-freedman) ## [5 Ways to Accelerate Your High-Performance Culture With Training](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/5-ways-to-accelerate-high-performance-with-training) Do you view your company’s training department as an overhead cost center or a revenue-yielding, indispensable unit? If you are like most leaders, unfortunately, you fall in the former category. In fact, when the folks at... [![High performance team](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hubspot%20Feature%20Images%20%2860%29.png?width=570&name=Hubspot%20Feature%20Images%20%2860%29.png)](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/create-and-drive-high-performing-teams-at-work) December 8, 2020 *•* [Andrew Freedman](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/author/andrew-freedman) ## [How to Create and Drive High Performing Teams at Work, Even if Remote](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/create-and-drive-high-performing-teams-at-work) As featured in the Baltimore Business Journal How has productivity changed since the COVID-19 pandemic sent most employees home from the office? At SHIFT Consulting, we asked more than 5,300 employees at companies that ranged in... [![](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hubspot%20Feature%20Images%20%2826%29-1.png?width=570&name=Hubspot%20Feature%20Images%20%2826%29-1.png)](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/how-to-build-a-healthy-vibrant-high-performing-organization) August 25, 2020 *•* [Andrew Freedman](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/author/andrew-freedman) ## [How to Build a Healthy, Vibrant, High Performing Organization](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/how-to-build-a-healthy-vibrant-high-performing-organization) I was recently discussing how company culture and strategy are tightly linked in building high performing, healthy organizations during one of the graduate-level business strategy classes I facilitate at a local university. ... [![train tracks merging](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/trainconverge-1024x683-1.jpg?width=570&name=trainconverge-1024x683-1.jpg)](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/90-mergers-fail-without-5-crucial-elements) May 11, 2017 *•* [Andrew Freedman](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/author/andrew-freedman) ## [90% of Mergers Fail Without These 5 Crucial Elements](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/90-mergers-fail-without-5-crucial-elements) Co-Authored by: Rachana Dixit 70-90% is the failure rate for mergers and acquisitions, according to Harvard Business Review. So how can you ensure your newly merged organization is part of the other 10%? First let’s look at all... [![Screen-Shot-2017-04-18-at-10.43.08-AM-350x234](https://www.shiftthework.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen-Shot-2017-04-18-at-10.43.08-AM-350x234.jpg?width=570&name=Screen-Shot-2017-04-18-at-10.43.08-AM-350x234.jpg)](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/dont-fail-to-have-a-great-career) May 2, 2017 *•* [Andrew Freedman](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/author/andrew-freedman) ## [Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career](https://www.shiftthework.com/blog/dont-fail-to-have-a-great-career) Watch this video to learn why you'll fail to have a great career (yes, you read that right). Our work is about ELEVATING organizational performance; about being ALL IN; about SHIFTING the work world to transform the real world. 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