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    5 Power Phrases that can Change Company 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.
    Diversity? Enough Already!
    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.
    Bad Bosses Kill More than Culture
    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.
    The Science of Conversation: 3 Ways to Boost your CQ
    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.
    4 Phrases Great Leaders Use Often
    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.
    The Ultimate Performance-Enhancing Drug (for work)
    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?
    Those Invisible Forces that Make Us Predictably Irrational
    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
    On the Other Side of Taylorism
    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.
    The Best Way to Demotivate Employees
    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
    There is More to Diversity than Meets the Eye
    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.
    The Happiness Factor
    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
    5 Ways to Make Gratitude Work in the Workplace
    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...
    Inside the Brains of Engaged Employees
    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...
    Groupthink: Smiling and Nodding your Way to Defeat
    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....
    Building Company Culture with Remote Employees
    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...
    4 Invisible Forces that Cripple Team Dynamics
    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.
    Has "Culture" become the Next Meaningless Buzzword?
    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...
    Why Work/Life Balance is Overrated
    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...
    Is Your Mindset Sabotaging Your Success?
    Melissa Hughes
    • Mar 27, 2018
    • 5 min

    Is Your Mindset Sabotaging Your Success?

    Your mind is a powerful thing. The way you see yourself and the stories you tell yourself can either fuel your success or sabotage it....
    My boss was killing me... one brain cell at a time
    Melissa Hughes
    • Mar 4, 2018
    • 4 min

    My boss was killing me... one brain cell at a time

    Beyond making us unhappy, stress shrinks the brain making it more difficult to solve problems, think critically, remember things, and...
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