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(Time to read this important Blog article is about 2 minutes) Employee engagement is one of the hottest topics in business today…and so it should be.  Extensive surveys by Gallup Research show that only 30% of U.S. employees are engaged at work, and a staggeringly low 13% worldwide are engaged.  Gallup’s research also shows that 70% of […]

(Time to read this Blog article is about 40 seconds) Job Descriptions are an important part of creating clear expectations for each person on your Team. The problem is that most Job Descriptions are little more than a list of activities that the employee must perform with no thought to the results or outcomes that […]

(Time to read this Blog article is about 60 seconds) Video, well done, can be hugely helpful in many parts of your business.  Video is generally much more effective than the written word because most folks have become what I call ‘lazy learners’.  We’d rather watch something than read something.  Here are a few ways […]

(Time to read this Blog section is about 60 seconds) Alexa, mow my lawn. Stockholm-based Husqvarna has launched voice-powered Alexa integration with its robotic lawnmower.  Similar to how a Roomba vacuum cleans floors, Husqvarna’s Automower maps your lawn and traverses it automatically, with the ability to start, stop or schedule a mowing through a mobile app.   […]

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