by Shaun Heuerman | Jul 21, 2011 | Workplace Culture
“Did you hear what Joe said?” And so it circles around the office. Substitute “Joe,” and this phrase is uttered every day in workplaces across the country. Joe said, or did something unimaginable, right? And so did Sue yesterday, and John the...
by Shaun Heuerman | Dec 23, 2010 | Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, High Performance, Workplace Culture
Any company that thinks you have to pour money on employees to get them engaged will write off employee engagement efforts during tough economic times. In fact, you can’t afford NOT to pay attention to engagement, especially when the wind is howling outside....
by Shaun Heuerman | Dec 16, 2010 | Employee Motivation, Employee Training, High Performance, Profitability and Growth, Workplace Culture
If I had a nickel for every call I’ve received over the years that went like, “Well, we spent about $250,000 on sales training. It helped for a month or two, but to be honest, we didn’t receive any return on investment,” I could bail out the...
by Shaun Heuerman | Nov 25, 2010 | Effective Leadership, Employee Motivation, Workplace Culture
Something’s gotta give. New research shows that employees are exhausted to the core. The stresses of the workplace are so far beyond the good ol’ days. Remember when we used to take lunches together every day off site? Me neither. Well, it’s been a...
by Shaun Heuerman | Sep 23, 2010 | Employee Motivation, Profitability and Growth, Workplace Culture
The Harvard Business Review suggested that we may soon be seeing the onset of the “Chief Culture Officer.” Brothers and sisters, can I hear you say Hallelujah? Think about it. Culture is the leading predictor of future growth and profitability. Let me repeat that....
