Employee Engagement During Times of Organizational Change
Change is inevitable. Engagement loss isn’t. Yet many organizations struggle with employee engagement during organizational change, watching morale dip as uncertainty rises. When people feel unstable, distracted, or disconnected, performance follows. But disengagement is not an unavoidable side effect of change—it’s often a leadership signal. The organizations that sustain engagement during change don’t eliminate uncertainty. […]
Why Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Is Essential for High-Performing Teams Today
Ever notice how some teams perform well even under pressure, while others unravel at the first sign of stress? The difference often comes down to emotionally intelligent leadership. Leaders who understand emotions—both their own and others’—create environments where people think clearly, collaborate effectively, and perform at their best. In today’s volatile and fast-moving world, emotionally […]
Amygdala Meltdown
Ever feel a meeting go off the rails fast—raised voices, defensiveness, zero listening? That’s often an amygdala hijack at work. Psychologist Daniel Goleman coined the term emotional hijack in his seminal 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. Others who built on his work evolved the term to amygdala hijack which […]
The Business Case For Employee Health
Running a company requires juggling a lot of different balls: finances, products, customers, clients. And of course, employees. Making sure the right people are in the right place, doing the right jobs. With all these factors up in the air, it can seem daunting to consider an employee’s health (mental and physical) as well as […]
INVISIBLE DISABILITIES IN THE WORKPLACE
Think about your coworkers. It’s natural to assume that you know them well, from the hours spent working together to the casual chats about family or other personal subjects. But looks can be deceiving. Everyone—friends, strangers, and coworkers alike—has struggles that can’t be seen. Sometimes they are utterly disabling, even if from the outside everything […]
BRAIN HACKS FOR BUSINESS
Many of us have heard of “manifestation”, “the power of positive thinking” or “the law of attraction.” These buzzwords get tossed around, often in the realm of self help, but what if there was some evidence to back them up? What if these methods, properly applied, became a hack for the brain that could help […]
HOW TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE
As Greek philosopher Heraclitus aptly stated, ““The Only Constant in Life Is Change.” The ubiquity of change is now further complicated by uncertainty in politics, economics, and health all of which is affecting everyone on an individual level but also on organizational ones. It is more vital than ever that companies be resilient enough to […]