Posts in: business growth

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...

September 26, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Does your team have skin in the game?

Did you you catch the recent news aboutLeo Messi? No,I'm not talking about the season finale of Ted Lasso (although it's a great show!). I'm referring to Messi's groundbreaking deal that could potentially revolutionize the...

May 2, 2023 SHIFT

Reinventing the Way People Work Thanks to Tony Hsieh

It’s one thing to say you’re a progressive and innovative leader – and it’s an entirely different thing to actually be one.Ultimately, it comes down to the people who “say” and those who “do.” Look no further than Tony Hsieh. As...

April 17, 2023 SHIFT

15 Leadership TED Talks That Will Change Your Life

Leaders are stuck behind screens more than ever. From Zoom calls to Slack messages, we’re consuming information nonstop. But… how often do you take 10-15 minutes to make all that screen time worthwhile? Bookmark this page...

January 17, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Are These Blind Spots Destroying Your Digital Culture?

We all have blind spots. Leaders aren't immune. In fact, the vast majority of leaders have a huge blind spot when it comes to understanding how their people are feeling and thinking. The question that leaders don't know to ask...

January 12, 2023 SHIFT

Top 5 Things You Don’t Know About Burnout in 2023

"We envision a world without burnout, and workplaces where people grow and thrive, not simply survive for a paycheck." Recently, we collaborated on the release of the State of Workplace Burnout 2023 report – and the findings...

December 21, 2022 Joe Mechlinski

Year in Review: Our Top Moments, Milestones, and Moonshots of 2022

If we could all just end the year like Argentina ended the World Cup final... 2022 would go down in the books as a huge success story! Whether a raging sports fan or not, hopefully, you caught one of the greatest, most...

December 14, 2022 Joe Mechlinski

It’s Never Been Harder to Get Teams on the Same Page

Does it feel harder to get your team rowing in the same direction these days? Want to know why? Sure, burnout and overscheduling back-to-back meetings are partly to blame. But the bigger issue is... (hint: it's not remote work) ...

December 13, 2022 Andrew Freedman

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...