employee engagement Archives

One Thing to Eliminate From Every Job Description

by Karin Hurt | Aug 7, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Communication, Employee Engagement & Energy | 5 comments

I asked a group of managers (coming from a variety of industries and positions) “What do you think most bosses want from their employees?” They reached quick consensus: responsiveness, self-sufficiency, creativity, and candor topped the list (with a...

Excited vs. Excitable: The Real Secret to Executive Presence

by Karin Hurt | Jul 15, 2015 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Confident Humility, Employee Engagement & Energy | 6 comments

The situation would have sent any leader who cared running for aspirin. I asked Mark, the Senior VP, “Are you okay? Are you stressed? What needs to happen next?” Mark responded, “Karin, I don’t get stressed. There’s no use in that. But as...

How to Achieve the Impossible

by Karin Hurt | Jun 15, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Communication, Employee Engagement & Energy | 16 comments

IT managers, Lori and Ann, were both shocked when they were given their latest projects. What this new client wanted was really complicated, and their teams were already about to tip over, not to mention the ridiculous time frame the sales team had committed...

Employee Disengagement: Why Your Employee Feels Like a Bot

by Karin Hurt | May 29, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Confident Humility, Employee Engagement & Energy | 4 comments

The Biggest Reason Employees Disengage: The Bot Syndrome “The other day, a customer tweeted at me, ‘Are you a bot?’ At first, I was really offended and wanted to tweet back ‘I AM NOT A BOT!’ But when I thought about it some more, I got kind of sad. I...

The Surprising Way to Encourage Disengagement

by Karin Hurt | Apr 13, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication, Confident Humility, Employee Engagement & Energy | 10 comments

Within three years, Mike had gone from an excited, creative new hire full of passion, energy and ideas, to a guy with one foot out the door with disengagement like carbon monoxide: invisible and impossible to smell. Here is his story. My first year, my ideas and...