Amy Leschke-Kahle, VP of Performance Acceleration at The Marcus Buckingham Company, discusses the myth of goals. Have you ever asked yourself why the goals we set last year somehow became virtually irrelevant by about March? Aren't goals supposed to be…
Written by: Amy Leschke-Kahle, VP of Performance Acceleration at Marcus Buckingham Company, an ADP company Employee Appreciation Day March 1st was Employee Appreciation Day, and business leaders everywhere were reminded to show their appreciation for the folks who are responsible for getting…
Written by: Charlotte Saulny Foosball tables and wellness programs may attract talent, but they won’t activate it. Whether you’re in Silicon Valley or Kansas City, you are living in a startup world now. Every year, the U.S. sees about 4,000…
We've long known the power of conversation — especially positive conversation. As humans, we crave attention, and conversations are one of the primary attention vehicles. This is true throughout all aspects of our lives, including our work lives. You might…
The problem in talent today is that we don’t focus on engagement where engagement lives: on teams and with team leaders. We’ve been so focused on managing talent that we have overlooked how to activate talent – which starts with…