The Goldilocks Zone: the Sweet Spot Between Burnout and Boredom
It's no secret that stress is bad for us. But not enough stress may be just as bad. The key is finding the Goldilocks Zone of motivation.
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Melissa Hughes
- Jul 15
- 3 min
Keep Top Talent: Create a Culture of Contribution
One of the toughest organizational challenges right now is finding and keeping talent. The research is clear: employees care about culture.
Melissa Hughes
- Apr 27
- 2 min
5 Power Phrases that can Change Company Culture
Emotionally intelligent leaders who inspire an engaged workforce know that the language they use sets the tone for the culture.
Melissa Hughes
- Mar 31
- 5 min
Diversity? Enough Already!
Despite more than $8 Billion being spent on DEI programs, many companies miss the mark by failing to address one fundamental human need.
Melissa Hughes
- Mar 11
- 5 min
Bad Bosses Kill More than Culture
More than half of American employees have left their jobs because of poor leadership. Sadly, there is no shortage of bad bosses.
Melissa Hughes
- Jan 7
- 5 min
The Science of Conversation: 3 Ways to Boost your CQ
Constructive criticism can prevent us from making mistakes in the present. But without positive feedback longterm improvement isn't likely.
Melissa Hughes
- Jan 6
- 3 min
4 Phrases Great Leaders Use Often
People don't leave bad jobs; they leave bad bosses. Most bad bosses lack the vocabulary to keep people engaged and productive.
Melissa Hughes
- Feb 13, 2020
- 1 min
The Ultimate Performance-Enhancing Drug (for work)
It's widely accepted that gratitude is good for the soul. But, did you know it's a GAME-CHANGER in the workplace?
Melissa Hughes
- Oct 25, 2019
- 3 min
Those Invisible Forces that Make Us Predictably Irrational
A cognitive bias is a systematic deviation from rational judgment that often leads to lead to perceptual distortion, inaccurate judgment, il
Melissa Hughes
- Oct 4, 2019
- 3 min
On the Other Side of Taylorism
What the Taylor Motivation Theory lacks is an understanding of human motivation. Most employees need motivation to be productive.
Melissa Hughes
- Oct 3, 2019
- 2 min
The Best Way to Demotivate Employees
Every organization seems to be searching for the secret sauce to employee engagement and healthy company culture. It's easier than you think
Melissa Hughes
- Jul 27, 2019
- 5 min
There is More to Diversity than Meets the Eye
While many organizations have made great gains to be more inclusive, we've still got a lot of work to do.
Melissa Hughes
- Jul 23, 2019
- 2 min
The Happiness Factor
Recently, there has been growing interest in a concept called gross national happiness (GNH). The idea is that a happy workforce is
Melissa Hughes
- Jun 14, 2018
- 6 min
5 Ways to Make Gratitude Work in the Workplace
“You may never have proof of your importance, but you are more important than you think. There are always those who couldn’t do without...
Melissa Hughes
- Jun 6, 2018
- 4 min
Inside the Brains of Engaged Employees
According to the SHRM 2017 Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Survey, America has a “moderately engaged” workforce. A score of 3.9...
Melissa Hughes
- May 25, 2018
- 4 min
Groupthink: Smiling and Nodding your Way to Defeat
Consensus decision-making sits just on the edge of groupthink, and it's the best way to keep the best brain power ... away from the team....
Melissa Hughes
- May 24, 2018
- 3 min
Building Company Culture with Remote Employees
Guest blog post by Ben Walker, CEO of Transcription Outsourcing Company culture has become something that is about freebies and having a...
Melissa Hughes
- May 17, 2018
- 7 min
4 Invisible Forces that Cripple Team Dynamics
The human brain processes over 1,000 bits of data per second. It's not surprising that it takes shortcuts. They're called cognitive biases.
Melissa Hughes
- May 11, 2018
- 3 min
Has "Culture" become the Next Meaningless Buzzword?
If you're an organizational leader and words like circle back, deep-dive, take it off-line, and game-changer are staples in your...
Melissa Hughes
- Apr 2, 2018
- 3 min
Why Work/Life Balance is Overrated
We live in a society that works long and hard. On average, we spend about a third of our lives at work, and most of us pedal hard and...