From Data Tricks to True Transformation: A Response to McKinsey’s Organizational Health Analysis

Alicia Parr February 3, 2025

McKinsey’s recent article, “Healthy Organizations Keep Winning, but the Rules Are Changing Fast,“ makes bold claims about the nature of organizational health. Yet, despite its ambition, the methodology it uses relies heavily on correlation without exploring the deeper causal mechanisms that drive success. For senior leaders in smaller businesses, startups, and nonprofits—those at the forefront

Problems with Employee Engagement: Three Leaps of Faith We Should Rethink

Alicia Parr March 10, 2025

Employee engagement has been the holy grail of workplace productivity for decades. It’s the topic of countless research papers, consulting frameworks, and corporate initiatives. Yet, despite the time and money funneled into engagement surveys and strategies, organizations are still struggling with retention, performance, and innovation. The problem? The widespread beliefs about employee engagement rest on

How Customized Benefits Packages Can Help You Attract Great People

Diana Turnbough September 11, 2024

Summary: Steps to Customize Benefits Effectively In today’s workforce, one size no longer fits all when it comes to employee benefits. As business leaders and non-profit executives, it’s crucial to recognize that your employees have diverse needs and expectations. Customizing your benefits package is not just a perk—it’s a smart, strategic move that can enhance

Motivating Employees Through Fair and Transparent Compensation Practices

Diana Turnbough September 10, 2024

Summary: Aligning compensation with performance goals isn’t just beneficial—it’s essential for creating a dynamic and motivated workforce. By defining clear expectations, customizing incentives, and fostering transparency, you can build a performance-driven culture that propels your organization toward its long-term objectives. This strategic alignment makes your organization more agile, focused, and ultimately more successful. As a

Achieving Strategic Business Goals: The Power of Having the Right People in Place

Alicia Parr May 13, 2024

Achieving strategic goals and objectives requires more than just setting targets and objectives. While having a clear strategy is crucial, success often hinges on having the right people in place and ensuring that your team is operating at its maximum potential. Here are some actionable ways to get the most out of your workforce to

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Are You Ready for 2024?

Alicia Parr January 1, 2024

Do we really know what awaits us all in 2024? Forecasting the future is a popular pastime, but boy is It hard to get these guesses right. Sure, we know some things. We observe some things. We’ve seen this pattern before. This is important information. But we are fallible humans. We fool ourselves about what

Business IS People. And their Behavior.

Alicia Parr September 20, 2023

Are you one of those people who says things like, “we should make a trade-off between the people and the business?” I think we’ve all said something like that before, maybe even recently. It seems like a reasonable question to consider doesn’t it? Or does it? Let’s think about this differently. What if we regard

Entrepreneurs, Freedom, and Growth

Alicia Parr August 28, 2023

Are you an entrepreneur? I am. I love freedom. Don’t you? That’s why we entrepreneurs start our own thing. We want to chart our own course. We want to do it our way– a better way. We want…freedom. Why else would we go to all this trouble and introduce risk to our lives? So we start

Employee Wellbeing as a Top Business Strategy

Kelly Gangl February 19, 2023

Wellbeing has become an important element to consider in today’s workplace. Wellbeing is defined as the overall mental, physical, emotional, and economic health of employees. According to recent research, wellbeing is influenced by various factors such as employees’ relationships with co-workers, their decisions, and the tools and resources to which they have access. According to

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People Science

Alicia Parr February 14, 2023

Practicing HR with a People Science Mindset Performentor practices human resources (HR) and team development with a People Science mindset. This is one way we set ourselves apart from alternative service providers. Let’s talk about what we mean by People Science and why it’s useful. What is People Science? There is a field of behavior

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From Data Tricks to True Transformation: A Response to McKinsey’s Organizational Health Analysis

Problems with Employee Engagement: Three Leaps of Faith We Should Rethink

How Customized Benefits Packages Can Help You Attract Great People

Motivating Employees Through Fair and Transparent Compensation Practices

Achieving Strategic Business Goals: The Power of Having the Right People in Place

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Business IS People. And their Behavior.

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Employee Wellbeing as a Top Business Strategy

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