Motivation https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us Factors Leading to Engagement Bob Verchota is owner and senior consultant for RPVerchota & Associates, a consulting firm providing services to clients who seek to align their business and employees, creating successful outcomes and excellent work environments. Bob Verchota is owner and senior consultant for RPVerchota & Associates, a consulting firm providing services to clients who seek to align their business and employees, creating successful outcomes and excellent work environments.]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2/post/8270 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/blogs/2-blog/post/8270-motivate-or-terminate---factors-leading-to-engagement bwn-webinars.jpg The Wellness Triangle: 3 Steps to Sustainable Leadership What does being well mean? First, draw a triangle with three equal sides - your wellness triangle. Next, draw a circle in the center and ensure that the circle touches all three sides. At the tip of the triangle, write the word Mind. On the bottom left point, write the word Body. On the bottom right point... What does being well mean? First, draw a triangle with three equal sides - your wellness triangle. Next, draw a circle in the center and ensure that the circle touches all three sides. At the tip of the triangle, write the word Mind. On the bottom left point, write the word Body. On the bottom right point...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/9191 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:32:36 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/9191-the-wellness-triangle-3-steps-to-sustainable-leadership 4 Tips for Setting Powerful Goals Goal setting is a fantastic skill to develop, and how you design your own future. A life best lived is a life by design. Not by accident, and not by just walking through the day careening from wall to wall and managing to survive. If you can start giving your life dimensions and design and color and objectives and purpose... Goal setting is a fantastic skill to develop, and how you design your own future. A life best lived is a life by design. Not by accident, and not by just walking through the day careening from wall to wall and managing to survive. If you can start giving your life dimensions and design and color and objectives and purpose...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8716 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:48:31 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8716-4-tips-for-setting-powerful-goals The Best Leadership Skill You Can Develop Right Now In trying to help solve a problem that was causing some conflict among my teammates many years ago, I approached my manager with a suggestion. He immediately became irate and told me in response to my suggestion, “I would like to stay home in my pajamas all day and have my paycheck mailed to me, but that's not how life works.” Many years later... In trying to help solve a problem that was causing some conflict among my teammates many years ago, I approached my manager with a suggestion. He immediately became irate and told me in response to my suggestion, “I would like to stay home in my pajamas all day and have my paycheck mailed to me, but that's not how life works.” Many years later...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8620 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:05:23 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8620-the-best-leadership-skill-you-can-develop-right-now Is the 4-Day Work Week Better? Evidence Points to Yes. From Japan to Iceland, countries all over the world are investigating the benefits of the four-day work week for improving employee well-being and productivity. In a study published by Autonomy, researchers tracked 2,500 employees who reduced their work week to 35 or 36 hours, but not their pay. The study showed that... From Japan to Iceland, countries all over the world are investigating the benefits of the four-day work week for improving employee well-being and productivity. In a study published by Autonomy, researchers tracked 2,500 employees who reduced their work week to 35 or 36 hours, but not their pay. The study showed that...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8617 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:54:19 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8617-is-the-4-day-work-week-better-evidence-points-to-yes How to Intervene When a Manager Is Gaslighting Their Employees “We missed you at the leadership team meeting,” our executive vice president messaged me. “Your manager shared an excellent proposal. He said you weren’t available to present. Look forward to connecting soon.” In our last one-on-one meeting, my manager had enthusiastically said that I, of course, should... “We missed you at the leadership team meeting,” our executive vice president messaged me. “Your manager shared an excellent proposal. He said you weren’t available to present. Look forward to connecting soon.” In our last one-on-one meeting, my manager had enthusiastically said that I, of course, should...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8615 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:52:56 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8615-how-to-intervene-when-a-manager-is-gaslighting-their-employees How employers can help as workers' mental health bottoms out Amid all-time lows in mental health, employers are finding a new mandate to step up efforts to help struggling employees. “After two-plus years of pandemic ambiguity, employee burnout is emerging as the next widespread health crisis, while employers pour more resources and attention into... Amid all-time lows in mental health, employers are finding a new mandate to step up efforts to help struggling employees. “After two-plus years of pandemic ambiguity, employee burnout is emerging as the next widespread health crisis, while employers pour more resources and attention into...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8606 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:08:32 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8606-how-employers-can-help-as-workers-mental-health-bottoms-out 3 ways to turn the Great Resignation into a Great Retention moment Employees are switching jobs at record numbers. Workforces are also shrinking. Together, these events have created an environment in which business and HR leaders are having to play catch-up. While the roar of the “war for talent” has been heard for decades and tightening talent markets have been experiencing it in bits and pieces... Employees are switching jobs at record numbers. Workforces are also shrinking. Together, these events have created an environment in which business and HR leaders are having to play catch-up. While the roar of the “war for talent” has been heard for decades and tightening talent markets have been experiencing it in bits and pieces...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8605 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:03:42 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8605-3-ways-to-turn-the-great-resignation-into-a-great-retention-moment Is it time for the four-day workweek? Again and again over the past several years, the same type of news has emerged from the business realm: a new company has made the switch to the four-day workweek. In 2017, Basecamp blogged about its "Summer Hours," or four-day workweeks between May 1 and August 31. Volt Athletics wrote... Again and again over the past several years, the same type of news has emerged from the business realm: a new company has made the switch to the four-day workweek. In 2017, Basecamp blogged about its "Summer Hours," or four-day workweeks between May 1 and August 31. Volt Athletics wrote...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8604 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:00:10 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8604-is-it-time-for-the-four-day-workweek 10 Failproof Employee Engagement Ideas No matter your specific business, if your employees aren’t engaged, your customers won’t be either and that is going to negatively impact productivity and your bottom line. Employees who are happy and excited about the work they’re doing have an infectious energy that makes people... No matter your specific business, if your employees aren’t engaged, your customers won’t be either and that is going to negatively impact productivity and your bottom line. Employees who are happy and excited about the work they’re doing have an infectious energy that makes people...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8602 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:48:36 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8602-10-failproof-employee-engagement-ideas Great Resignation? Survey Finds 72% of Executives Worried About Losing Their Jobs It’s hardly news that the last two years of change and disruption have been tough for an entire generation of leaders. What is surprising? The depth of that difficulty. How tired, bewildered—and increasingly paranoid about their ability to keep their jobs—it has left them. Amid the endless reports of the “Great Resignation,”... It’s hardly news that the last two years of change and disruption have been tough for an entire generation of leaders. What is surprising? The depth of that difficulty. How tired, bewildered—and increasingly paranoid about their ability to keep their jobs—it has left them. Amid the endless reports of the “Great Resignation,”...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8601 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:41:52 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8601-great-resignation-survey-finds-72-of-executives-worried-about-losing-their-jobs Should Employees Be Allowed to Choose What They Want to Do? As far as workplace trends go, several topics have dominated popular attention and discussion, from workspace design, digitalisation, Agile methodology, to the pandemic favourite of remote working. But there’s another important aspect of work that is being pushed increasingly to the forefront of organisation design... As far as workplace trends go, several topics have dominated popular attention and discussion, from workspace design, digitalisation, Agile methodology, to the pandemic favourite of remote working. But there’s another important aspect of work that is being pushed increasingly to the forefront of organisation design...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8592 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:38:32 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8592-should-employees-be-allowed-to-choose-what-they-want-to-do How to Build Trust More Quickly With New Employees Whether you’re replacing talent because of the great resignation, or your team is growing fast because of your remarkable success, you know how vital it is to build trust quickly. Until there’s real trust, everything is harder and slower. And, who has time for that? As David Horsager of the Trust Institute reminds us... Whether you’re replacing talent because of the great resignation, or your team is growing fast because of your remarkable success, you know how vital it is to build trust quickly. Until there’s real trust, everything is harder and slower. And, who has time for that? As David Horsager of the Trust Institute reminds us...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8591 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:34:09 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8591-how-to-build-trust-more-quickly-with-new-employees How To Avoid Burnout Tell us a little bit about yourself? Primarily I’m a catalyst for change through coaching. I find that coaching promotes a multitude of possible changes that open up whole new worlds for my clients. In most cases, I don’t need to specialise, I simply coach effectively. I do help people surmount tremendous obstacles like... Tell us a little bit about yourself? Primarily I’m a catalyst for change through coaching. I find that coaching promotes a multitude of possible changes that open up whole new worlds for my clients. In most cases, I don’t need to specialise, I simply coach effectively. I do help people surmount tremendous obstacles like...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8589 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:26:38 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8589-how-to-avoid-burnout Win The Employee Retention Battle At The Start Of 2022 Danni Rush, Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Experience Days and Virgin Incentives, explains what employers can do to keep their staff feeling valued amid a period of heightened employee dissatisfaction. Employee retention should be one of, if not the, biggest priority for any business. Although... Danni Rush, Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Experience Days and Virgin Incentives, explains what employers can do to keep their staff feeling valued amid a period of heightened employee dissatisfaction. Employee retention should be one of, if not the, biggest priority for any business. Although...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8568 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:55:31 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8568-win-the-employee-retention-battle-at-the-start-of-2022 12 Ways to Boost Your Confidence in 2022 Confidence is one of the most important qualities to have in life. It impacts you on a personal level, professionally and even socially. While it's easy to assume confident people are just "born that way," the reality is you can boost your confidence and self-esteem regardless of... Confidence is one of the most important qualities to have in life. It impacts you on a personal level, professionally and even socially. While it's easy to assume confident people are just "born that way," the reality is you can boost your confidence and self-esteem regardless of...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8564 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:38:24 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8564-12-ways-to-boost-your-confidence-in-2022 2022 may be 'watershed moment' for company culture, LinkedIn says Flexibility may be one of the key trends to shape 2022 for HR, sources told HR Dive, which means employers may need to get creative. Letting workers pick their... Flexibility may be one of the key trends to shape 2022 for HR, sources told HR Dive, which means employers may need to get creative. Letting workers pick their...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8548 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:06:30 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8548-2022-may-be-watershed-moment-for-company-culture-linkedin-says Loneliness: How HR leaders can help teams move forward The pandemic has kept people apart. What can HR leaders do to help reduce the impact of loneliness as we go forward?Consider this: More than 40% of employees struggle with mental health issues, and pandemic restrictions left 54% of them feeling isolated.We were already forming fewer friendships than in the past. Previously, as life got busier, our social network got smaller and smaller. Then, COVID hit. Never before has the entire world been subjected to such collective feelings of fear, uncertainty, anxiety, and sorrow. Loneliness became pervasive.Colleagues were no longer... The pandemic has kept people apart. What can HR leaders do to help reduce the impact of loneliness as we go forward?

Consider this: More than 40% of employees struggle with mental health issues, and pandemic restrictions left 54% of them feeling isolated.

We were already forming fewer friendships than in the past. Previously, as life got busier, our social network got smaller and smaller. Then, COVID hit. Never before has the entire world been subjected to such collective feelings of fear, uncertainty, anxiety, and sorrow. Loneliness became pervasive.

Colleagues were no longer...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8543 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:27:30 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8543-loneliness-how-hr-leaders-can-help-teams-move-forward Why Leaders Keep Getting Better-Yet Their Reputations Keep Getting Worse Jim, a newly minted manager at a top technology company, asked us a fascinating question: “Do leaders today act more like bullies than leaders in the past?” He went on to elaborate, “It seems like every week I read stories in the press about bad leaders who intimidate people and engage in disrespectful behavior. Do you think that leaders are worse today than ever before?” Jim was very surprised at our response... Jim, a newly minted manager at a top technology company, asked us a fascinating question: “Do leaders today act more like bullies than leaders in the past?” He went on to elaborate, “It seems like every week I read stories in the press about bad leaders who intimidate people and engage in disrespectful behavior. Do you think that leaders are worse today than ever before?” Jim was very surprised at our response...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8536 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:40:23 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8536-why-leaders-keep-getting-better-yet-their-reputations-keep-getting-worse The 7 Best Ways to Support Someone When They're Grieving Familiar phrases like "I'm sorry for your loss" and "Sending my condolences" feel inadequate in the face of a loved one's loss. But there's a reason people turn to cliches: Knowing what to say to someone who's grieving, along with what support to offer (and how to do so), is hard. It's no surprise that being there for loved ones matters, though... Familiar phrases like "I'm sorry for your loss" and "Sending my condolences" feel inadequate in the face of a loved one's loss. But there's a reason people turn to cliches: Knowing what to say to someone who's grieving, along with what support to offer (and how to do so), is hard. It's no surprise that being there for loved ones matters, though...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8534 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:03:14 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8534-the-7-best-ways-to-support-someone-when-theyre-grieving We asked how you are finding joy in the pandemic. Here are 12 surprising ideas You made the sourdough, you built the LEGO castle, you grew the vegetables. Now what? To help you find your next moment of joy, we asked our readers what creative ideas they've come up with to cultivate happiness, two years into pandemic life. Your answers were unexpected, exciting and showed... You made the sourdough, you built the LEGO castle, you grew the vegetables. Now what? To help you find your next moment of joy, we asked our readers what creative ideas they've come up with to cultivate happiness, two years into pandemic life. Your answers were unexpected, exciting and showed...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8532 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 15:08:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8532-we-asked-how-you-are-finding-joy-in-the-pandemic-here-are-12-surprising-ideas 12 New Approaches To Compensation Higher compensation is part of the ransom for dealing with the pandemic for most American companies and industries. So salaries, wages, benefits and perks will cost them more—perhaps a lot more—in the year ahead. Higher compensation is part of the ransom for dealing with the pandemic for most American companies and industries. So salaries, wages, benefits and perks will cost them more—perhaps a lot more—in the year ahead.

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8527 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:10:23 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8527-12-new-approaches-to-compensation Fight the Great Resignation by changing how you treat the workers who stay Among the many 2021 pandemic-era trends, the Great Resignation received a lot of media attention for good reason. The number of workers quitting hit an all-time high in November 2021, with 4.5 million Americans leaving their jobs... Among the many 2021 pandemic-era trends, the Great Resignation received a lot of media attention for good reason. The number of workers quitting hit an all-time high in November 2021, with 4.5 million Americans leaving their jobs...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8526 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:00:50 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8526-fight-the-great-resignation-by-changing-how-you-treat-the-workers-who-stay Do sweat the small stuff when it comes to inclusion How inclusive is your organization, truthfully? It’s easy to point to a leadership memo or policies as evidence of progress, but how deep does inclusion in your company go? Can you say that creating a culture of belonging for all, so that everyone can achieve his or her fullest career aspiration, is stamped into the core of your business and embedded in its purpose?... How inclusive is your organization, truthfully? It’s easy to point to a leadership memo or policies as evidence of progress, but how deep does inclusion in your company go? Can you say that creating a culture of belonging for all, so that everyone can achieve his or her fullest career aspiration, is stamped into the core of your business and embedded in its purpose?...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8519 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:44:05 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8519-do-sweat-the-small-stuff-when-it-comes-to-inclusion How To Keep Employees Challenged The trick for employees is to find the right balance between challenges and skills – and this is hugely important in teams. Are you challenging your teams to stretch themselves or is their work too boring? This becomes part of the process of managing people’s growth. Sometimes when corporates go through a bad patch... The trick for employees is to find the right balance between challenges and skills – and this is hugely important in teams. Are you challenging your teams to stretch themselves or is their work too boring? This becomes part of the process of managing people’s growth. Sometimes when corporates go through a bad patch...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8518 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:38:12 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8518-how-to-keep-employees-challenged Bankrupt and Facing a $100 million Lawsuit, This Entrepreneur Learned the Power of Grit There’s a moment during a long distance run when the body begins to beg for mercy. It’s then, as the muscle cramps and exhaustion take hold, that runners have a choice to make: quit or keep going. For Chuck Goetschel, an extreme runner and serial entrepreneur, that “hitting the wall” feeling has become an integral part of his success both on and off the racetrack... There’s a moment during a long distance run when the body begins to beg for mercy. It’s then, as the muscle cramps and exhaustion take hold, that runners have a choice to make: quit or keep going. For Chuck Goetschel, an extreme runner and serial entrepreneur, that “hitting the wall” feeling has become an integral part of his success both on and off the racetrack...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8517 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:26:39 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8517-bankrupt-and-facing-a-100-million-lawsuit-this-entrepreneur-learned-the-power-of-grit 8 Keys to Re-engaging a Fatigued Workforce Reading about how tired we are is fatiguing. So let’s try something different. We’re built to want to be part of something that’s meaningful. We’re eager to learn. We love wrestling with a challenge. It’s in our nature and we can’t help it. So instead of focusing on how everyone is depleted, why not appeal to our better selves? Here are things you can do to re-energize yourself and your team... Reading about how tired we are is fatiguing. So let’s try something different. We’re built to want to be part of something that’s meaningful. We’re eager to learn. We love wrestling with a challenge. It’s in our nature and we can’t help it. So instead of focusing on how everyone is depleted, why not appeal to our better selves? Here are things you can do to re-energize yourself and your team...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8515 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:09:14 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8515-8-keys-to-re-engaging-a-fatigued-workforce Retaining Talent: Tech’s Starring Role In The Great Resignation We’re in the middle of a major shift in the workforce. The pandemic caused a massive change from shared office space to remote work. As people spent time at home—and as they faced a multitude of intense stressors and even direct loss—they reevaluated what’s important when it comes to their careers. Because of this... We’re in the middle of a major shift in the workforce. The pandemic caused a massive change from shared office space to remote work. As people spent time at home—and as they faced a multitude of intense stressors and even direct loss—they reevaluated what’s important when it comes to their careers. Because of this...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8505 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:41:16 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8505-retaining-talent-techs-starring-role-in-the-great-resignation Here's how leading-edge companies are redesigning for hybrid From the moment in August 2019 that Heyward Donigan became CEO of Rite Aid Corp.—operator of nearly 2,500 drugstores nationwide, in a highly competitive sector—she was thinking of radically shaking up the workplace. High on her list of concerns was... From the moment in August 2019 that Heyward Donigan became CEO of Rite Aid Corp.—operator of nearly 2,500 drugstores nationwide, in a highly competitive sector—she was thinking of radically shaking up the workplace. High on her list of concerns was...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8498 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:43:55 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8498-heres-how-leading-edge-companies-are-redesigning-for-hybrid Top Ten HR Trends For The 2022 Workplace As we enter 2022, changes in how we work, where we work, who we work with, why we work, and the technologies we use are in continual flux. Many of these changes started prior to the pandemic, were accelerated by it, and have become permanent aspects of the workplace. Just as I have done in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, here is my countdown of what you should include on your HR roadmap for 2022... As we enter 2022, changes in how we work, where we work, who we work with, why we work, and the technologies we use are in continual flux. Many of these changes started prior to the pandemic, were accelerated by it, and have become permanent aspects of the workplace. Just as I have done in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, here is my countdown of what you should include on your HR roadmap for 2022...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8497 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:13:31 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8497-top-ten-hr-trends-for-the-2022-workplace