Some companies attempt to purchase “employee engagement” -- but does it work? Curt discusses this with Dr. Troy Hall, talent retention expert and Chief Strategy Officer for South Carolina Federal Credit Union. Dr. Hall also is the author of the book, “Cohesion Culture: Proven Principles to Retain Your Top Talent.”

Creating “job satisfaction” among your team members shouldn’t be the goal. That satisfaction should be a byproduct of something more lasting: fulfillment.

Curt discusses how to manage the growth of a team in a fast-growing company with Rick Krenmayer, co-founder and CEO of Stasmayer, Inc. Krenmayer founded the company in his dorm room, and today the company has 29 employees, is a staple on the Inc. 5000, and one of the fastest-growing companies in South Carolina.

HR Technologist reports that “only 42% of U.S. employees look forward to coming to work,” according to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For report. Further, a KPMG study finds that “85% of HR executives consider employee experience and engagement as a valuable metric, but only 24% are prioritizing the quality of experience in the next couple of years.” Curt discusses the cause-and-effect between these two sad statistics.

Rick Krenmayer co-founded Stasmayer, Inc. in his company dorm room, and today the firm has 29 employees, is a staple on the Inc. 5000, is one of South Carolina’s fastest-growing coimpanies, and is one of America’s leading Managed Services IT companies. In today’s episode, Rick discusses with Curt how he and his co-founder effectively communicate the company vision so that it’s shared by all their employees.

Curt shares the example of Scribe Media, led by J.T. McCormick, as an example of a company that understands that a sustainable brand is made up of the people within your company.

For more on Scribe: https://scribemedia.com/

Curt Mercadante interviews Patrick Bryant, the “godfather” of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Charleston, SC. Bryant is founder of a number of thriving companies, co-founder of the Harbor Entrepreneur Center, and former chair of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. In this portion of their full discussion, Curt and Patrick discuss freedom and autonomy in the workplace, why employees leave bad bosses instead of jobs, and what Patrick found his employees value most.

In today’s episode, Curt shares previews of some upcoming interviews in which his guest experts discuss the importance of building freedom and autonomy within their corporate teams.

Some organizations try to purchase employee engagement through throw-away retreats, employee happy hours and golden handcuffs. All this does is to ensure that your employees are extrinsically motivated out of fear -- rather than intrinsically motivated to perform at their best.

Curt interviews Pete Havel, author of “The Arsonist in the Office: Fireproofing Your Life Against Toxic Coworkers, Bosses, Employees and Cultures.” This book is a survival guide for enduring the toxic workplace (and toxic people) and a call to action for a bold new approach to addressing tough issues.

Grab the book: http://ArsonistintheOffice.com