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Dealing with an employee who simply doesn’t care can be frustrating, but can also be a source of trouble for your entire organization. Because the way your managers respond to less engaged employees will have long lasting ramifications, it’s important to get it right.

As a new hire, there are many things you can do to ensure your mindset and interactions are helping you through a strong start. Committing to these ten tips before and during onboarding for your new job will reduce stress and create a smooth transition.

What feeling do people get when they think about your company? Does your brand and culture exude a strong character, built on the individual character of employees dedicated to bettering the world around them?

Delight the customer, astound the customer, serve the customer, the customer comes first — we’ve all heard it. We’ve probably even said it, after receiving poor customer service. Chances are, we’ve also probably been on the other end, the one serving a customer that is just impossible to please, and wished for a second (okay, longer than a second) that we could remind them that we’re a person, too.

It isn’t difficult to identify the employees who hate their jobs. In fact, you may already have someone in mind some whose unhappiness is palpable, and maybe even disruptive to your organization. Failing to identify these team members and re-engage them can not only hurt your team, but your bottom line.

Organizations who have refocused themselves on employee engagement have refocused themselves on meeting their employees where they are, as individuals with different and unique needs.

Using knowledge about each and all of your employees to inform your engagement program will guarantee that your initiatives are successful, and accomplish what matters: expressing the value of your relationship with your employees, and vice versa.

The practice of putting motivational theory to work, at work, is called effectance motivation. Almost every facet of leadership is affected by your understanding of what motivates your team, so let’s break down effectance theory so that you can hack your team’s inspiration, and motivate them to higher performance levels.

As our company grows rapidly, we’re realizing the importance of building a giving back culture just as quickly. More employees means more ways to make an impact!

Where we work and what we do for a living is such a large part of our lives – we owe it to ourselves to enjoy it. That’s why Enjoy the Journey is one of our seven core values.