Why Employee Engagement Strategies Fall Short with Jessica Kriegel

In this episode of Transform Your Workplace, host Brandon Laws sits down with workplace culture strategist Jessica Kriegel. The two discuss tech burnout, the downside of employee engagement initiatives, and the struggle to create authentic culture. Listen in and discover how to align on purpose and foster employee fulfillment in the world of remote work.   TAKEAWAYS “Collaboration overload” was the first instinct of most organizations that were moving into a remote environment in the early pandemic.”  Leaders’ attempts to “intentionally create culture” led to overwhelming tech burnout and increased levels of stress, both of which contributed in part to the Great Resignation. The Anti-Work Movement isn’t made up of people who don't want to work but rather people who want to work with intention and purpose. Replace the idea of employee engagement with employee fulfillment, which is the extent to which your character and abilities are being fully developed at work.  Every leader needs to be the Chief Reminding Officer, starting every meeting by stating the company’s purpose. A culture shift is a co-created, co-owned process, but leaders need to pave the way.   A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO OUR PODCAST