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The best ideas don’t come at a desk. They come from play. At an experiential marketing company, people were encouraged to explore. Individually in pairs, they visited pop -up events, museum exhibitions, or local festivals . When needed , admission was reimbursed . Each month , the full team came together to debrief: What did…

For too many people, career advancement hinges on one thing: 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 . 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨- 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 . Not everyone wants to manage, and n̲o̲t̲ e̲v̲e̲r̲y̲o̲n̲e̲ s̲h̲o̲u̲l̲d̲. Gallup’s 2015 State of the American Manager report found that 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 . 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝟏…

Not rest and relaxation. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 . Research shows respect is even more critical than recognition. A Harvard Business Review survey of 20,000 people found that 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 , 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 , 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 , 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 , 𝐨𝐫…

For most people, it’s the reality that nothing will be done with it. Why speak up if nothing changes? 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 . 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 , 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 , 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐞 ? The focus should be on 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭…

Engagement requires disengagement. Yet when done with intention, it becomes a powerful strategy that renews focus and energy. We often think disengagement is the enemy of performance. Yet when done with intention, it becomes a powerful strategy . Research from the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute shows that top performers , whether athletes or…

Engagement grows with learning. Learning isn’t just about career progression. It’s about keeping skills current , staying adaptable, and sparking new ideas. Deloitte research notes that learning opportunities are one of the largest drivers of employee engagement and workplace culture (Engage Employee , “Seven Ways That Learning and Development Can Foster Employee Engagement,” 2016 ).…