Employee Engagement is Not the Goal; It’s the Starting Point

Roy and Beth have been dating for a year. One night after a romantic dinner in a posh restaurant, Roy pretends to drop a napkin on the floor. While reaching down to get it, he falls to one knee, pulls a big, shiny ring out of his coat pocket, and proposes to Beth. Totally caught…

Eradicate Micromanagement: 4 Steps to Creating a Culture of Autonomy

On-fire employees—the kind you’re perpetually attempting to hire, develop, and retain—need some latitude to make decisions in the workplace. The companies that are known for being the best places to work in their respective industries train, trust and empower their people to think and act on their own. In its 2014 Employee Satisfaction and Job Engagement…

When Millennial Employees Are In Control of their Careers, Everybody Wins

The burn out rate among business consultants is sky high. Although firms pay big starting salaries to young MBA’s, accountants, and engineers, the excessive travel demands that come with the paycheck can get real old…real fast. That’s precisely why Vynamic, an 80+person healthcare consultancy based in Philadelphia, stands out among its competitors. Ranked the #1 most prestigious…