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Employee Engagement: Practical Steps to Take Now

Employee Engagement: Practical Steps to Take Now employee engagement: first steps

This is Part 2 of “How to improve employee engagement”. In Part 1, we discussed “What is employee engagement” and how much it costs to not have an engaged workforce (more than you might imagine). In this part, we introduce the first practical steps you should take to improve your team’s engagement. While searching for […]

Productivity, Happiness, Engagement and IQ

Productivity, Happiness, Engagement and IQ Performance Engagement IQ

I merged and analyzed the available data on GDP (per capita), national IQs, happiness, and employee engagement worldwide, for 93 countries. My goal is to come up with practical suggestions to business leaders; thus, these observations are focused more on qualitative results and trends than on the “scientificity” of the idea. Here are my observations focused on qualitative results and trends.

What the Feds Could Indeed Improve—Without DOGE

What the Feds Could Indeed Improve—Without DOGE

Having explored in Part 1 how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) represents a fundamentally flawed approach to federal transformation, let’s now turn to the realistic alternatives that could deliver meaningful, sustainable improvement. The Realistic Efficiency Opportunity Based on my extensive experience with organizational transformation across private and public enterprises, federal efficiency can improve dramatically—without […]

Frogs as Lubricant: The Good, the Bad, and the DOGE

Frogs as Lubricant: The Good, the Bad, and the DOGE Frogs as Lubricant: The Good, the Bad, and the DOGE

My guide on a tour of an ancient windmill, dressed as the 18th-century miller, explained with a nasty smile that he used frogs as lubricant. “Not the best lube,” he chuckled, “but widely available and virtually costless.” Simple and effective, like all ingenious things. Indeed, if cost-cutting is your only concern and “biotic resources” are […]

Reviving Canada Post: A Blueprint for Resurrecting Canada’s Economy

Reviving Canada Post: A Blueprint for Resurrecting Canada’s Economy Canada Post- Strategy Blueprint for Canada

Introduction: The Amazon Returns Experience A few weeks ago, I had to return an item I bought on Amazon. Recently, Amazon added a drop-off option at Staples stores—just show the QR code they provide, no packaging or postage required. Although it takes me a few minutes longer to drive to Staples than to the nearest […]