People And Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast

It's clear to most of us that employee engagement has been steadily dropping for years. We've talked about it before on this podcast, and it's a real concern. I don't know about you, but personally, I find the terms inner work life, nourishers, and toxins kind of touchy-feely. But despite the terminology, I have found the evidence-based insights in The Progress Principle are worthy of our attention and application. In this premium episode, I'd like to share some additional coaching based on my discussion with co-author Steve Kramer to help you apply the learning. So let's start with this: it certainly makes sense that people are going to be more productive, creative, and committed when they feel good overall as well as feel good about the people they work with and the organization they work at. But I wonder if we, as leaders and managers, think about this as often as we need to? I think it's easy to assume people are just glad to have a job these days. If they like us and the organization, that's frosting on