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This post explains why the idea to "improve the employee experience" has caught fire this year.  It also provides tips on how to ensure employees have a good experience with your organization—from their first inquiry about job openings to their departing exit interview.

Has your organization taken the time for a check-up lately? Here's a great way for leaders to check the vital signs around Mission, Alignment, Employee Experience and Organizational Performance.

Studies have shown that while collaboration can be a boon to organizational success too much collaboration has the potential to overwhelm to key personnel. Use this tool to identify which projects are appropriate for a collaborative approach and which are not.

Much employee time is spent working in teams. Organizations have a lot riding on the degree to which teams achieve their goals.

I have a friend who is looking for a new job. When I asked what was prompting the move, she said "My job review."

"Really?" I asked. "I thought you were doing great."

"I am. But my supervisor said that my talents were being wasted there. And he didn't have a position that would allow me to grow. He said, he would hate to lose me, but in all honesty I should find another job."

At a recent wrap up meeting for a fundraiser, the president told everyone that we needed to work smarter.

“This year’s event was just TOO exhausting,” she said. “We had too many weeks of planning and hard work, too many sleepless nights from stress, and far too many personal out-of-pocket expenses.”