Posts in: employee engagement

August 25, 2020 Andrew Freedman

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. ...

July 29, 2020 Joe Mechlinski

How to Gain Awareness and Become a More Effective Remote Leader

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." - John C. Maxwell Now that your workforce is remote, your business has gone completely digital, and there are no signs of returning to “normal” any time...

May 27, 2020 Chris Steer

Remote System of Management: Methodical Practices You Need to Succeed

For some, the transition to remote work is easy. It’s flexible, reduces or eliminates travel time, and can often streamline processes. For others, however, it’s a significant challenge—and there are plenty of reasons why. ...

May 11, 2020 Jaime Torchiana

Remote Work Best Practices: How to Thrive While Working From Home

Human beings are habitual creatures. Whether we’re working in a regular office or making the transition to remote work, routine is good. But it could be hard to find that working from home. As plenty of people have already...

May 6, 2020 Joe Mechlinski

Why Meetings Will Never Be The Same Thanks to COVID-19

  “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”-Winston Churchill As you have no doubt noticed, the past few months have massively disrupted life as we know it. Now we’re beginning to hear more about reopening the...

April 10, 2020 Joe Mechlinski

How to Thrive in Times of Change and Uncertainty

“In times of rapid change it is the learners who inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”Eric Hoffer We’ve entered a time in which everything is...

January 27, 2020 Jim Patton

How to Get Your Employees to Successfully Achieve Annual Goals

The beginning of a new year is always an exciting time—especially when it coincides with the dawn of a new decade. Like many others on the threshold of 2020, your employees likely spent the end of 2019 and the start of January...

November 25, 2019 Jaime Torchiana

Why Work-life is Part of Our Life's Work

There’s so much more to life than work. Even so, work is where we end up spending most of our time. At SHIFT, we feel that time should count for something. Your work should make you feel fulfilled, proud, and happy─yes, I said...

June 18, 2019 Jaime Torchiana

Pace Yourself to Prevent Burnout

Just last week, the World Health Organization (WHO),released an expanded definitionof “burnout” in its latest revision of the International Classification of Diseases. While not a medical condition per se, WHO defines burnout...