Stop Recruiting. Start Attracting. employee retention reducing turnover talent attraction talent management work positive Dec 21, 2025

73% of CEOs cite talent attraction as their top challenge.

And yet they continue to try to sell the sizzle instead of the steak.

They recruit people with all kinds of enticements; the sizzle of sign...

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How Do You Recognize the People on Your Team? #employeeappreciation #employeerecognition #talentretention #workpositive Dec 14, 2025

How do you recognize the people on your team?

Based on what YOU think they need?

Or what THEY actually want?

Here's what happens in most work cultures:

  • A high performer knocks it out of the park...
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Do Your Best Leaders Show Up as Themselves or their Titles? authentic leadership character leadership employee engagement leadership development positive work culture psychological safety reducing turnover whole person leadership work culture transformation Dec 07, 2025

When was the last time someone on your team revealed something personal and it transformed how everyone worked together?

Many people leaders I coach tell me the same thing: "I need to keep it profess...

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This Productivity Paradox Burns Out Your Best People burnout prevention peak performance win at work workpositive Nov 23, 2025

Have you ever watched a top performer work longer hours, push harder, and somehow produce less quality work?

Were you confused when your most dedicated team member's performance declined despite incr...

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Your Development Disconnect Drives High Turnover #dreamcentered #employeeretention #purposealignment #winatwork #workculture #workpositive Nov 16, 2025

Have you ever had a high performer leave for a lateral position at another company because they saw "better growth opportunities"?

Were you surprised when your most talented employee chose less money...

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The Zero-Sum Game That Sabotages Your Culture’s Performance #cultureeatsstrategyforbreakfast #employeeengagement #serviceleadership #teamcollaboration #winatwork #winwinculture #workpositive Nov 09, 2025

Have you ever posted your top performers on a leaderboard and wondered why team collaboration decreased?

Were you confused when your "healthy competition" created silos instead of synergy?

You have ...

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The Skills Trap that Costs You Top Talent #humandevelopment #leadershipdevelopment #peoplefocusedleadership #talentretention #winatwork Nov 02, 2025

Have you ever promoted your best technical performer to manager only to watch them struggle with leading people?

Were you surprised when a highly skilled employee left because they felt "unseen" desp...

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The Spooky Relationship Truth that Scares Your Bottom Line #cultureeatsstrategyforbreakfast #employeeengagement #relationships #teamconnection #thrive #workculture #workpositive Oct 26, 2025

Have you ever worked on a team where people knew each other's project deliverables better than their life aspirations?

Were you part of a "high-performing" group that accomplished tasks efficiently b...

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Cookies or Crumbs? #cultureeatsstrategyforbreakfast #individualdevelopment #personalizedgrowth #talentdevelopment #thrive #workculture #workpositive Oct 19, 2025

Have you ever sent your entire team through the same leadership training program and wondered why only some people benefited?

Were you frustrated by expensive development initiatives that produced mi...

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Develop a Becoming @ Work Culture #cultureeatsstrategyforbreakfast #employeegrowth #humandevelopment #talentdevelopment #thrive #workculture #workpositive Oct 12, 2025

Have you ever had a high-performer say, ā€œI just feel stuck in my roleā€?

Or maybe someone quit for less money at another company because they offer "better development opportunities"?

Your competitor...

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The Trust Crisis That Destroys Your Culture #employeeengagement #employeeretention #leadershipdevelopment #leadershiptrust #managementstrategy #micromanagementproblem #organizationaltrust #positiveworkculture #talentretention #teamperformance #trustculture #trustfirstleadership #workplaceculture #workplacetrust #workpositive Oct 05, 2025

Have you ever watched a high performer delivering excellent results submit their resignation because they felt micromanaged?

Were you surprised when your most reliable team member left for a lateral ...

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Active Listening Loops Act to E.N.G.A.G.E. #changemanagement #continuousimprovement #employeeengagement #employeefeedback #listeningloops #organizationalchange #workculture #workpositivenation Sep 28, 2025

Have you ever completed an employee engagement survey and never heard the results?

Were you asked for feedback in a meeting, then watched your suggestions disappear into a corporate black hole?

Ever...

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