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The Real Definition of Employee Engagement

by Karin Hurt | Mar 13, 2015 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication, Confident Humility, Employee Engagement & Energy | 19 comments

Ever since Gallup revealed their findings that 70% of workers are either disengaged or actively disengaged in their work, “employee engagement” has been all the buzz. Quite frankly, none of this is new, and anyone reading this blog knows that and is...

6 Ways to Create More Joy at Work

by Karin Hurt | Oct 29, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy | 9 comments

Great leaders are joy inducers. Not the giddy kind of joy, but the deep-seeded joy that comes from inspired and meaningful contribution. Inspiring joy is a pragmatic pursuit. I’ve yet to encounter a truly joyful poor performer. Last week, I asked all my social...

How to Encourage the Lazy and Disengaged

by Karin Hurt | Oct 27, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Communication, Employee Engagement & Energy | 14 comments

How can you encourage the lazy and disengaged? The short answer… roller skates, or their metaphorical equivalent. Stay with me as we flashback in time. I was arguably the most disengaged and “lazy” sorority pledge at Wake Forest University. I had...

A Better Way to Address Performance Issues

by Karin Hurt | Oct 1, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy | 8 comments

“Will or skill” is an insufficient question when addressing performance issues. This model works okay if it’s truly a “skill” issue because managers know what to do next. They train, coach, or assign a buddy. But the “will...

The Biggest Reason Teams Get Stuck

by Karin Hurt | Aug 11, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy, Results & Execution | 18 comments

Unsticking your team is one of the biggest challenges of a leader. When inertia sets in, there’s almost always a breakdown in belief at some level. When teams stop believing they stop doing. If your team has lost that magic feeling, look for signs of...