Should leaders care about job satisfaction?

In this episode, Hall of Fame keynote speaker Joe Mull, CSP, CPAE, explains why focusing on job satisfaction won’t move the needle on employee engagement, performance, retention, or workplace culture—and why many satisfied employees still deliver only the minimum. Joe breaks down the real drivers of commitment at work and clarifies what leaders should prioritize if they want teams to care, try, and give more than the bare minimum.

He also explores what distinguishes engaged employees from those who are checked out or actively disengaged, and how leaders can start assessing the employee experience more effectively through practical conversations and simple tools that reduce burnout and increase motivation.

If you’re looking to build a workplace where people feel connected, energized, and invested, this episode offers clear guidance for improving engagement in meaningful, sustainable ways.

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Joe Mull is on a mission to help leaders and business owners create the conditions where commitment takes root—and the entire workplace thrives.

A dynamic and deeply relatable speaker, Joe combines compelling research, magnetic storytelling, and practical strategies to show exactly how to cultivate loyalty, ignite effort, and build people-first workplaces where both performance and morale flourish. His message is clear: when commitment is activated, engagement rises, teams gel, retention improves, and business outcomes soar.

Joe is the founder of Boss Hero School™ and the creator of the acclaimed Employalty™ framework, a roadmap for creating thriving workplaces in a new era of work. He’s the author of three books, including Employalty, named a top business book of the year by Publisher’s Weekly, and his popular podcast, Boss Better Now, ranks in the top 1% of management shows globally.

A former head of learning and development at one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S., Joe has spent nearly two decades equipping leaders—from Fortune 500 companies like State Farm, Siemens, and Choice Hotels to hospitals, agencies, and small firms—with the tools to lead better, inspire commitment, and build more humane workplace cultures. His insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and more.

In 2025, Joe was inducted into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame (CPAE). This is the speaking profession’s highest honor, a distinction granted to less than 1% of professional speakers worldwide. It’s awarded to speakers who demonstrate exceptional talent, integrity, and influence in the speaking profession

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