Spirit of Purpose · Be A Better People Manager According to Gallup, 3.6 million people resigned in May and a staggering 48% of US workers – across functional areas and up and down the hierarchy – are actively looking for opportunities.  Plus, unfilled jobs are at a record high.  This “Great Resignation,” is occurring across industries.   I […]

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Spirit of Purpose · I'm On Vacation. Don't Bother Me! Employee burnout, which was a pre-pandemic concern, was exacerbated over the last 14 months as workers navigated complex and challenging circumstances, to keep business afloat. But change is afoot.  Korn Ferry says, now, nearly 80% of workers surveyed say they plan to use more vacation time […]

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For quite some time, business culture experts have made the distinction between a workplace’s cognitive culture and its emotional culture.  Cognitive culture, according to the Harvard Business Review, sets the tone for how employees think and behave.  Are they, for example, customer-focused, innovative, team oriented, competitive?   Emotional culture is about shared affective values, and the norms and assumptions […]

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Once the Coronavirus scare passes, Gallup warns that employee’s desire to work remotely may not.  Before our national lockdown, fifity-one percent of US workers said they’d quit their current job for one that allowed flexible working arrangements.  The off-site working trend, which has been growing steadily, is no longer a privilege.  Gallup says it has become the standard […]

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