Cohesion

Embracing Generational Diversity in the Workplace for Enhanced Cohesion

Embracing Generational Diversity in the Workplace for Enhanced Cohesion

We are living in unprecedented times witnessing 5 generations in the workplace. Spanning from the traditionalists, often referred to as the Silent Generation, to the tech-savvy Gen Z, this multigenerational workforce offers a remarkable tapestry of experiences, skills, and perspectives. While each generation carries its own unique strengths and insights, creating a harmonious work environment …

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7 Ways Cohesion Combats Disengagement and Burnout

7 Ways Cohesion Combats Disengagement & Burnout

Employee engagement has declined two straight years according to a Gallup Research article that surveyed 60,000 people. With less than 50% of U.S. workers considering themselves committed or interested in their work, productivity and creativity are negatively impacted. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that 83% of workers feel stressed at work AND 54% claim …

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Four Aspects of Engagement All Cohesive Teams HAVE

Four Aspects of Engagement All Cohesive Teams HAVE

Observation of daily attendance, satisfactory task completion, and supervisory involvement is inconclusive to determine if employees are engaged. Whether intentional or not, employers believe if they observe certain behaviors as engagement activities, they will become qualified to assess which employees are “all in” and committed to their cohesive teams. It’s important for organizational leaders to …

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F.A.I.R. PLAY FOR TALENT

Will talent shortages persist in 2023? It’s a resounding YES, according to Forbes. Let’s set the background story. Effective leaders must move beyond the “Great Resignation” and “Quiet Quitting” to address the challenges presented by today’s labor pool. We are still seeing high turnover rates and inflation isn’t making the battle for talent any easier. Couple that with demographic …

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Work Is No Laughing Matter

Forward-thinking leaders, like my strategic alliance colleague, Ben-Jamin Toy, promote the power of gamification in building cohesive teams. For them, laughing at work does matter. Gaming often involves the use of humor and invokes the sounds of laughter in the workplace. Infusing cohesive principles within teams through gaming, humor, and laughter produces safe workspaces where people …

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Make Culture A Strategy and it will find something else to eat for lunch

Make culture a strategy and it will find something else to eat for lunch.

During the Great ReCALIBRATION (aka the Great Resignation), 48 million people quit their jobs. People did not just quit and lay on the couch eating potato chips and streaming their favorite videos (okay, some of us did that for a brief time); they thought long and hard about how they wanted to work, who they …

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Looking Ahead Building Cohesive Culture ReCALIBRATION

Building Cohesive Culture

The last few years have been plagued with disruptions to our standard working environment. The pandemic with shutdowns followed by The Great ReCALIBRATION (aka The Great Resignation), mass work from home followed by mass forced return to the office. Organizations struggling to find a new normal in an increasingly competitive job market. Building cohesive culture …

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