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Eric Swenson's Letter to Leaders
Eric's "Letter to Leaders" covers current leadership and workforce topics.
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Jul 13, 20233 min read
To improve retention and engagement, let them come to you.
Sometimes, the employee really does know best. In a few months, Fortune will publish its annual “100 Best Places to Work For ” list. It's...
Jun 16, 20233 min read
What Are You Saying "No" To?
How changing my mind from 'no' to 'yes' saved my business This is a true story. It was 2009. Right in the middle of the greatest...
Jan 2, 20233 min read
Trust: The Leadership Superpower (Part 2)
For Part 1 of Trust: The Leadership Power, click here. Trust. It comes up more than you think. Trust in others starts with you. When I...
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Quiet Quitting - The Hype and the Truth
Have you heard the latest 'thing' in the workforce? Last month, a TikTok user talked about Quiet Quitting, “where you’re not outright...
Aug 22, 20222 min read
You Don't Know How Important You Are
There’s an inevitability about change. It’s always there, until it’s not. We get mentally trapped when things are good; we want it to...
Jun 9, 20223 min read
The Unknown is Still The Unknown
I attended my first live conference in three years last month. It happens to be my favorite conference (excluding those some of you pay...
Feb 23, 20223 min read
Take Your Damn PTO!
Paid Time Off (PTO) is one of the most aggravating benefits for businesses to enforce. (PTO is also called vacation, but for the purposes...
Jan 10, 20222 min read
It's All In The Mind
When I was growing up, my father disdained the concept of being sick. If my sister or I didn’t feel well, he was empathetic but always...
Dec 23, 20212 min read
Management vs. Leadership
I lost count. A few years ago, I lost track of how many articles read, videos watched, and conversations I’ve had around the topic of:...
Oct 19, 20212 min read
The Big Quit
"What I did this summer, this spring, this winter, last fall, the previous summer..." 4.8 million people voluntarily quit their jobs in...
Sep 16, 20212 min read
Assumptions
Every day, we make assumptions and judgements about people we work for, work with, and who work for us. That's normal, and those...
Aug 16, 20212 min read
When Too Many Communications Options are…Too Many
Yes, I’m old enough to remember the advent of the fax machine. I also remember dialing with rotary phones. (Fun Fact: My first “real” job...
Jun 3, 20213 min read
9 Ways to Lead the Return To “Normal”
Things are starting to stabilize. Things appear to be getting better. The curve, for now, appears to be flattening. But make no mistake:...
May 20, 20212 min read
Keep Your Best Employees By Asking These Questions
A very wise man once said if you ask enough “stay interviews”, you’ll be doing a lot less “exit interviews”. I have seen very few...
May 13, 20212 min read
Top 17 Tips for Managing Remote Employees
Do everything you’re supposed to do with on-site employees, but do it on steroids. Overcommunicate. Until they complain about too much...
May 6, 20213 min read
7 Ways to Tell If You Have the Right Leaders on Your Team
Before I design a leadership development program for a client, I meet with the CEO or business owner. I ask them questions to discover if...
Apr 7, 20212 min read
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet? We’re getting there. On the day that I’m writing this (April 3) the United States vaccinated 4 million people. Now,...
Apr 4, 20212 min read
Show Me Your Dress Code and I'll Tell You Your Culture
I’ve never been a fan of dress and appearance policies. I once quit a job because of it; see below. A few years ago, I wrote a post...
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Letter to Leaders – March 2021
I have a client that I’m close to (we’ll leave it at that). Last month, they asked us for immediate help. A job opening they’d been...
Feb 11, 20212 min read
Letter to Leaders – February 2021
Well, we got through the 13th month of 2020. The transfer of power. The near insurrection. The valiant attempt to vaccinate 330 million...
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