Sunday, September 06, 2026
Noreen Pratscher: In recent years, “employee engagement, ” defined as the degree to which employees are committed to an organization and willing to make discretionary effort, has taken reputational hits. Leaders question its ROI and some discount it altogether. Employees…
Howard Krais: John Lennon’s song "God" is widely considered one of his most raw and controversial statements. Released in December 1970, it wasn't a pop track, it was a systematic dismantling of the idealistic myths, false idols, and counterculture dreams…
Mike Klein: Sweden rarely features in global internal communication conversations. It's a substantial market with sophisticated organizations, but it tends to operate in its own orbit - its research published in Swedish, its debates conducted within a national professional community…
Mike Klein: The "employee engagement" era is finally coming to an end. It had a good run - from Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman's 1999 manifesto First, Break All The Rules through late 2025. But when big, successful, and profitable…
Mike Klein: Millions, perhaps billions of dollars, get made every year in the employee survey business. For the most part, that money gets spent on asking a lot of people a lot of questions. But while these questions are occasionally…
By Mike Klein: Even as organizations grapple with the challenges of AI and the potential for sweeping changes in organizational ranks, there remains a lot of continued emphasis on “employee experience” and continuing a decades-long trend, in “employee engagement”. Deploying…
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