Posts in: employee engagement

May 4, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

What do TED, Tony Hsieh, Latch, and you all have in common?

As leaders, we know it’s not easy to break through the noise. It’s frustrating, painful, and can feel like you’re going in circles. We’re all familiar with this storyline… You have a great product but no one is buying. You have...

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...

May 1, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Life's Short – More Bloom, Less Gloom

Why do we as grownups seem to lose our sense of humor and laugh way less?! Children laugh 300X per day and adults…only a piddly 17. 🔓 This Week's Latch Unlock: Leverage Humor! It turns out that humor in the workplace is...

April 27, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

The 3 biggest fatal assumptions every CEO will make

#1 – They heard you #2 – They understand you #3 – They are going to do something about it It all comes back to my favorite George Bernard Shaw quote: "The single greatest illusion is that communication has taken place." Do you...

April 20, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Now is not the time to stop dreaming

Reporting to you live from TED2023 in Vancouver! The theme for this week-long event is all about POSSIBILITIES. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. The past few years have pushed us as leaders. Think of all the things that...

April 19, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Stick the Landing & Extend the Magic

🔓 This week's Latch Unlock? Leverage Latch to stick the landing and extend the magic of your next team gathering. 252% ➡️ the percentage increase in meetings since the pandemic! We all know more meetings aren't the answer and ...

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...

April 13, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

“We can’t handle one more thing”

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard this in the past three years… We all have. There are definitely capacity constraints and burnout happening everywhere and... It’s time to change the channel. Who’s with me? I was...

April 12, 2023 Joe Mechlinski

Communicating Big News, Changes, and Pivots With Latch

There are so many creative ways to leverage Latch to get your team all in the right seat on the boat and rowing in the same direction (without clanking oars)! …and there’s no way for you to have those insights unless we share...