Develop Your Capacity
Choosing the right individual to join a team is a critical decision for a leader, so getting it right is key. This can be particularly tricky given the many hybrid or remote hires. The cost of a poor fit is not only financial – it also has a ripple effect on the morale of leaders and teams. [Read more…] about Ensuring a Great Fit
Looking for a way to jump-start your team working better together? Capacity Group has been doing this with teams for nearly 20 years.
Whether it’s a newly established team, one formed during Covid-19, one working remotely, a growing team, or a team struggling to work together productively, each can benefit from exploring the values and personality traits of its team members. This results in better communication and ability to perform. [Read more…] about How Learning Styles Promote Better Teaming
In the first post of this two-post series, we broke down what resilience means and common traits of resilient people. Now let’s dig deeper into what you can do to build your resilience. Key to building resilience is self-awareness, the conscious knowledge of one’s character, feelings, motives, and desires. It’s an essential tool as it allows leaders to see themselves clearly and thoroughly. Without self-awareness, it may be impossible to realize the need to take a specific action. Understanding your baseline is essential, which can start with a self-assessment.
The year 2020 has undoubtedly tested us, and likely when reflecting, those who were resilient during such a trying time will stand out to us, whether it be an organization, leaders, or individuals. When reflecting on personal resilience, what traits come to mind? Is it someone calm under pressure? Is it a person who doesn’t let challenges overwhelm them and keeps going? Resilient people often appear better equipped to thrive and prosper during periods of stress. In organizations, teams made up of resilient individuals often are able to tackle change with less resistance. In this two-part blog series, we’ll first explore the qualities associated with resilience. In the second post, we’ll consider tools to identify personality traits that help predict and support the development of resilience, as well as identify specific steps to consciously build resilience.
In this second piece in our three-part series on employee engagement, we’ll look at the topic of burnout at work, including contributing factors and actions leaders and organizations can take to positively address this issue.
Factors Contributing to Burnout at Work
Recent statistics indicate that two-thirds of full-time workers in the U.S. are experiencing burnout on the job. Additionally, multiple studies have found that low levels of employee engagement have a direct impact on company performance. There are many reasons employees may feel less engaged and even burned out at work, and they include the following: