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Melissa Hughes
- Oct 21
- 4 min
Do the Hardest Workers Kill Company Culture?
Engaged employees increase revenue and create a profitable company. But the hardest workers may actually be killing organizational culture.

Melissa Hughes
- Jun 21
- 4 min
Intellectual Humility: Are You Open to Being Wrong?
How receptive are you to understand why someone disagrees with you rather than persuade that person to see it your way?


Melissa Hughes
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Inside the Brains of Engaged Employees
Having a job you hate is worse than being unemployed — and if you're not thriving at work, you're probably not thriving at life.


Melissa Hughes
- Mar 1
- 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 15, 2022
- 3 min
The Secret to Attract and Keep Top Talent
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, 2022
- 2 min
5 Power Phrases that Transform 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, 2022
- 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 25, 2022
- 4 min
The Art and Science of Nurturing Rockstar Teams
Building collective brainpower isn’t as simple as bringing the smartest people together. The best teams embrace diversity of thought.


Melissa Hughes
- Mar 11, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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
- Aug 26, 2020
- 9 min
Has "Company Culture" become the latest Meaningless Catchphrase?
If you want to company culture to be more than the latest HR initiative, consider seven essential elements that enable people to thrive.