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A Joyful Shift from Employee to Team Engagement team engagement Jun 08, 2025

Written by Ed Cook

Engagement is a big word. Employee Engagement is an often discussed goal. Engaged employees are the ones who will stay with the organization. They are the ones who will do the difficult tasks and solve the difficult problems. But is this really true? Perhaps we need to go up a le...

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Measuring Belonging analytics change joy research May 25, 2025

Written by Ed Cook

One of the Ten Dimensions of Joy at Work is  Belonging. It is one of the more obvious dimensions, who doesn’t want to belong; however, measuring belonging is not as obvious. Although we believe there is much that humans can simply intuit about joy attributes, such as belong...

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Nurturing Trust change leadership joy research May 25, 2025

Written by Ed Cook

Trust shows up frequently as a corporate value, a desirable commodity.  It is inscribed on the dollar (“In God We Trust”), the official motto of the US.  But for something that is valued so highly, organizations struggle to explain what Trust is.  They seem unclear about how ...

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The Leadership Bubble leadership teamwork May 25, 2025

Written by Ed Cook

Leaders who help to develop the skills and capabilities of their teammates are giving a gift that returns again and again. These brave leaders are attempting a process that can be both difficult to do and even damaging if not carefully done. What makes this such a difficult u...

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Is it safe to join? change leadership May 25, 2025

Written by Ed Cook

The amount of participation from each team member is a meaningful predictor of a team’s success. Participation means being part of the team, not just showing up. The same root word for “part” (as in being part of) is at the heart of “participation.” Putting on a name tag (or a te...

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Recognize, Reinforce, Repeat! May 18, 2025

Written by Roxanne Brown

When you're leading your team to change you may wonder: How do I recognize and reinforce the progress people are making toward the change I have in mind?

Meaningful recognition demonstrates that you understand and respect the unique capabilities and contributions a per...

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Grow Team Trust joy at work leadership May 09, 2025

Written by Roxanne Brown

Imagine if you trusted everyone you work with to do everything you need them to do, in the way you need them to do it. Imagine how liberating that would be. Imagine what you could accomplish, what your team could accomplish. It’s all about Trust.

Trust is complicated. ...

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Trust Rising joy at work virtual teams Apr 20, 2025

Written by Roxanne Brown

What's a Trust Fall? Or rather, what’s the point of it? The trust fall is an exercise meant to increase confidence between people: “I can rely on you for my safety and success when I’m at risk personally. And you can rely on me in the same way.” The hazards of the exercise ...

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Leading Hard Change change leadership Apr 12, 2025

Written by Roxanne Brown

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a task you don’t believe in, or you have to make a decision you hate making, or both. It may be necessary to lead while you're grieving the situation. Letting go can take time yet your team may need you to lead them ...

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ROI of Change Apr 06, 2025

Ed explains how to calculate whether Change Management is worth investing in for your business change: The return on investment in Change Management.

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A Leadership Intention joy at work Feb 09, 2025

Written by Ed Cook

As a leader, it can be difficult to convey how you want the team to be. Not what the team does but how the team is. People know how their team feels. They know the culture and norms and habits of the team. But is the feeling, on the team, what the leader intends? For leaders to g...

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Why aren’t all managers great? Sep 09, 2024

Written by Ed Cook

With the amount of energy that organizations put into the development of management skills, you might expect that most managers are great. Yet Gallup’s research shows that great managers are rare. A stunning 82% of the time, companies hire the wrong person to be a manager. Gallup...

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