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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

Studies show that employment rates sharply drop after the age of 45 (OECD/Generation, 2023). I allowed my typical goatee to return, and, on the first meeting with the team, this individual grimaced and said they didn’t remember me having a beard and that it made me look very old. I’m writing this article around my 48th birthday.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

I attended a meeting led by the VP of construction for a company for which I was the VP of marketing. I joined the meeting virtually from another part of the building via Microsoft Teams. After the meeting, he called me back into the conference room. The president of the company sat beside the VP in the same room.

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Servant Leadership: Principles, Popularity, and Payoff

Rick Conlow

The Container Store offers its employees competitive pay and benefits, as well as a strong focus on training and development. Without changes outdated polices and training on the topic, it is challenging to adopt and implement servant leadership principles. Study the literature, get training and coaching, and do your homework.

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Elevate Employee Engagement: 5 Critical Leadership Skills

Rick Conlow

Seldom does a day go by without another story in the media about a leader–in government, religion, or business–that bites the dust because of an ethical or behavioral failure. Gallup’s employee engagement studies show that employees fully engaged perform 202% better on performance drivers than other employees.

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The Surprising Role of Goodwill in Building Trust

Organizational Talent Consulting

Although leaders are not expected to be all-knowing and possess the competence to perform the tasks of every job in a company, a leader can enhance the perceptions of others through training, education, and experience. Trustworthy synonyms include reliable, dependable, honest, and ethical. What is trustworthiness? Hovland, C.

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5 Ways to Transform the Employee Experience and Retention

Rick Conlow

Seldom does a day go by without another story in the media about a leader–in government, religion or business–that bites the dust because of an ethical or behavioral failure. Gallup’s engagement studies show that employees fully engaged perform 202% better on performance drivers than other employees. #3

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Preventing the Exodus of Quiet Quitting at Work

Rick Conlow

workforce is quiet quitting according to a Gallup study. Losing talented and experienced employees is costly for an organization in terms of recruitment, training, and knowledge transfer. Customer dissatisfaction: Disengaged employees are less likely to provide excellent customer service or go the extra mile to meet customer needs.