Ninety-one percent of first-year employees stay on with an organization, if the onboarding process was successful—and nearly 60% will remain after three years. Those are beautiful stats, especially when you consider the high cost of turnover and the burgeoning talent shortage. Effective onboarding is one of (if not the) most critical things leaders can do, and

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As leaders, new or otherwise, we are having a lot of conversations and in these conversations, there are a lot of questions. And it’s easy to fall into the trap of answering and responding to every question that we get and yet sometimes, NOT giving the answer is the right response. Here’s what I mean.

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This week’s episode comes from a a listener’s question about goal achievement. They asked: How do I make sure that my team reaches their goals? I think “making sure” that someone reaches their goals isn’t necessarily possible but as leaders, we can “help” them and “hold them accountable” – all leading them to be more

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The most recent Gallup “State of the Global Workforce” report tells us that 85% of employees are not engaged or actively disengaged at work, and it’s costing $7 trillion in lost productivity. Is it possible that only 15% percent of your employees are engaged at work? If that’s the case, how much is it costing you? As

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If you thought the recruiting and hiring process was overwhelming, take a moment to remember how you felt when you started a new job with a new company. It’s rough. From the moment you extend an offer (granted the job candidate accepts), your new hire is likely filled with all sorts of anxiety. Did they

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I am starting this episode a little differently than I normally do and I’m asking YOU a question rather than answering a question. Tweet it out: Choose to interact with your team early in the day – it sets a great example and creates a climate for encouragement and growth. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Sign

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Boost creativity and innovation in your workplace by following these 10 tips: Eradicate fear Nothing stymies innovation like fear. If your employees are afraid of making mistakes—because they’ll be fired, publicly reprimanded or anything else along those lines—don’t expect them to take any chances with outside-the-box ideas. The same goes for fear of embarrassment. If

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By Barry Kaplan and Jeff Manchester, authors of THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY: How to Create a Team of Leaders by Shifting Inward In our work with hundreds of organizations, it has become clear that in order for teams to unleash their full potential, team members must experience true and authentic connections with one another. Only

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By Karyn Schoenbart, CEO of The NPD Group and author of MOM.B.A.:Essential Business Advice from One Generation to the Next  Early in my career, I discovered I was good at sales. The more companies I saw, the more proposals I wrote, the more contracts I sold. The formula for success was clear and within a

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