In the May 7th post, “A Reference for Employee Engagement Reports, Studies, and Surveys,” I provided a reference guide to the various employee engagement reports, studies, and surveys I’ve come across. Basically, they all lead to the same conclusion: the state of engagement isn’t pretty.   These are trying times. “Trying” (adjective) meaning extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit.1 However, we should look at the situation differently and consider “Try-ing” instead. To try (verb) is to attempt to do or accomplish. 2 With all the bad news about employee engagement, it is time to try something new.   In [...]