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Melissa Hughes
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Are Remote Employees Getting Ripped Off?
Are remote workers being left behind when it comes to pay raises?
According to a recent workforce confidence survey, they are!
Melissa Hughes
Sep 27, 20243 min read
Forget About Finding Work-Life Balance
As technology connects you to work 24/7, finding a work-life balance feels like a fantasy. Forget about it. Look for your ikigai instead.
Melissa Hughes
Sep 1, 20245 min read
The Goldilocks Principle: Finding the Sweet Spot Between Burnout and Boredom
It's no secret that stress is bad for us. But not enough stress may be just as bad. The Goldilocks Rule is key for maximum productivity.
Melissa Hughes
Jun 1, 20244 min read
What Employees Want: Why they stay and why they quit
One of the toughest organizational challenges right now is finding and keeping talent. The research is clear: employees care about culture.
Melissa Hughes
Apr 1, 20245 min read
The Price of Success
Employees don't love their jobs because they are making millions for shareholders. That rarely inspires the individual to work harder.
Melissa Hughes
Jan 8, 20243 min read
Psychological Safety Fuels Performance
Psychological safety isn't just a nice-to-have; it's a must-have for a vibrant and healthy company culture and peak performance.
Melissa Hughes
Dec 1, 20234 min read
Groupthink: Smiling and Nodding your Way to Defeat
Consensus decision-making sits just on the edge of groupthink, and it's the best way to keep the best brain power ... away from the team.
Melissa Hughes
Nov 27, 20234 min read
The Irony of a Diverse Workforce
While many organizations have made great gains to be more inclusive, we've still got a lot of work to do.
Melissa Hughes
Oct 31, 20233 min read
What is your Organizational Mindset?
Just as individuals have a particular mindset that either nurtures growth or inhibits it, so do organizations.
Melissa Hughes
Oct 21, 20234 min read
Do the Hardest Workers Kill Company Culture?
Engaged employees increase revenue and create a profitable company. But the hardest workers may actually be killing organizational culture.
Melissa Hughes
Sep 11, 20234 min read
Is Emotional Contagion Hijacking your Team?
Comprehensive research has discovered “emotional contagion.” Simply put, we don't just coexist; we share the human condition.
Melissa Hughes
Sep 11, 20232 min read
Putting Gratitude to Work in the Workplace
Just like in our personal lives, a sense of gratitude can improve self-esteem, optimism, a sense of unity, and overall well-being at work.
Melissa Hughes
Jun 6, 20234 min read
Inside the Brains of Engaged Employees
Having a job you hate is worse than being unemployed — and if you're not thriving at work, you're probably not thriving at life.
Melissa Hughes
May 31, 20232 min read
The Emotion that Protects Relationships from Stress
Recent research shows that there is one emotion that protects relationships against the normal stresses and strains of relationships.
Melissa Hughes
Apr 1, 20233 min read
Those Invisible Forces that Make Us Predictably Irrational
As incredible as the brain is, it’s also incredibly flawed. We all have biases that make us irrational, and they are completely predictable.
Melissa Hughes
Mar 1, 20232 min read
The Best Way to Demotivate Employees
Every organization seems to be searching for the secret sauce to employee engagement and healthy company culture. It's easier than you think
Melissa Hughes
Feb 22, 20235 min read
Team Dynamics: The Difference Between a Team of All-Stars and an All-Star Team
Organizations that want to ramp up innovation and profitability are more focused on collective brainpower than individual smarts.
Melissa Hughes
Feb 13, 20232 min read
The Ultimate Performance-Enhancing Drug
It's widely accepted that gratitude is good for the soul. But, did you know it's a GAME-CHANGER in the workplace?
Melissa Hughes
Apr 27, 20222 min read
5 Power Phrases that Transform Company Culture
Emotionally intelligent leaders who inspire an engaged workforce know that the language they use sets the tone for the culture.
Melissa Hughes
Mar 25, 20224 min read
Diverse Teams are Smarter Teams
Building collective brainpower isn’t as simple as bringing the smartest people together. The best teams embrace diversity of thought.