Employee Experience

Discover the most important September 2026 holidays, awareness campaigns, and national observances. From Labor Day to Hispanic Heritage Month, this guide helps you stay organized and plan ahead.

Remote meetings don't fail because people stop caring, they fail because they lack clear purpose and structure. Learn how small changes before, during, and after meetings can improve engagement, participation, and accountability.

Remote onboarding can make or break a new hire’s experience. This post breaks down how to build structure, clarity, and connection so remote employees feel confident, supported, and ready to succeed from day one.

New hires often complete onboarding tasks but still struggle to feel fully effective. This post explores how assimilation, expectations, relationships, and unwritten rules shape a new employee’s success beyond the first week.

A clear and practical guide to August 2026’s key holidays, observances, and awareness months in the United States—plus simple ways to engage, reflect, and participate meaningfully across workplaces and communities throughout the month.

Your virtual happy hours aren't the reason remote employees feel connected. Here's what actually works.

Remote disengagement can look like a performance issue, but it is often a connection issue underneath. Before jumping to conclusions, it helps to understand what is really driving the change so you respond in the right way.

Remote teams can function smoothly on the surface while still lacking real connection and shared culture. This post explores why remote culture does not happen automatically and what leaders can do to build stronger communication, clearer expectations, and intentional habits that bring teams together, even when they rarely meet in person.

Giving feedback is hard, especially when emotions take over. This post breaks down how managers can stay calm, keep conversations productive, and ensure feedback actually lands without backing off or losing clarity.

July 2026 is filled with national holidays, cultural observances, and awareness days. This guide highlights key dates and thoughtful ways to stay informed and engaged throughout the month.

Subtle performance issues rarely start with obvious failure. They begin with small shifts in timing, consistency, and engagement. This guide helps managers recognize the top underperformance signs early so they can address concerns before they escalate into bigger problems.

What are Summer Fridays, and why are more companies offering them? Learn how flexible summer schedules can improve morale, retention, and productivity while supporting work-life balance.

A plain-language guide for employees, new hires, and anyone who's sat through a meeting wondering what just happened.

April is the perfect time to turn plans into action. Discover key workplace observances, meaningful HR ideas, and simple ways to support employee wellbeing, engagement, and culture throughout Q2.

What if the problem isn’t how fast you’re moving, but the questions you’re asking? Here’s how better questions in business lead to better results.

Most teams aren’t exhausted by change, they’re exhausted by poor execution. Inconsistent follow-through, unclear priorities, and confusing messages create “whiplash,” not fatigue. Here’s how to lead change that actually sticks.

March 6th is Employee Appreciation Day, and honestly? It's a great excuse to do something you should probably be doing more often anyway. But here's the good news: appreciation doesn't have to be complicated. You don't need a massive budget or a Pinterest-perfect plan. You just need to make people feel like their work actually matters. Because it does. And they need to hear it from you. What Makes Appreciation Land The appreciation that actually works isn't about the price ta

Every December, the planning emails start rolling in. You see goal-setting frameworks, strategic planning templates, and year-end review guides everywhere. They all assume your business year starts on January 1st. But does it really? Before diving into the planning frenzy, take a moment to assess your own business cycle. Consider these quick questions: When is your busiest season? When do you naturally find time to plan and strategize? When do major contracts or projects kick

Gratitude isn’t a “feel-good” leadership trait, it’s a measurable performance driver. This post explores how leaders can operationalize gratitude as a management strategy, not a personality quirk, using data, systems, and small daily habits that scale trust, retention, and performance across teams. Here’s how modern companies move from occasional appreciation to everyday acknowledgment and why gratitude remains one of the most underused performance levers in leadership. The

Every leader has that one team member. The one whose performance has been slipping for months. The one who used to be reliable but now...