The Blog by Mark Murphy and Leadership IQ

Here's How Many Hours Per Week Leaders Need To Spend With Their Employees

A study of more than 30,000 people reveals the exact amount of time that leaders need to spend with their employees in order to increase their engagement, inspiration and innovation!

Posted by Mark Murphy on 14 December, 2020 no_cat, no_recent, sb_ad_30, sb_ad_5, sb_ad_9 | Read more →

Employee Engagement Is Higher For Low Performers In 42% Of Companies

In a revolutionary study, Leadership IQ discovered that in 42% of companies, low performers had HIGHER employee engagement than star employees! This study reveals WHY high performers become disengaged and how you can increase the employee engagement scores of your best employees!

Posted by Mark Murphy on 30 November, 2020 sb_ad_30 | Read more →

Resistance To Change In Organizations Comes From These 5 Factors

Leadership IQ's research has discovered the 5 major sources of resistance to change in organizations. Based on studies of more than 79,000 employees and leaders, you'll discover how to overcome resistance to change. For example, only 15% of employees always understand the rationale behind their leaders' strategy...

Posted by Mark Murphy on 28 November, 2020 sb_ad_30 | Read more →

Employee Engagement Is Less Dependent On Managers Than You Think

We’ve all heard that having a great manager drives employee engagement. But shocking new data from Leadership IQ reveals that employees’ Self-Engagement (i.e. their personal outlooks like optimism, resilience, proactivity, etc.) can drive employee engagement more than working for a great manager!

Posted by Mark Murphy on 28 November, 2020 sb_ad_30 | Read more →

Don't Expect Layoff Survivors to be Grateful (Survivor’s Guilt After A Downsizing)

If your company is undertaking a layoff, your surviving employees are not going to work harder out of gratitude. This Leadership IQ study discovered that 74% of surviving employees say their own productivity has declined since the layoff. This survivor's guilt impacts productivity, quality, morale and more!

Posted by Mark Murphy on 26 November, 2020 sb_ad_30 | Read more →

Why New Hires Fail

In this landmark Hiring For Attitude study, Leadership IQ discovered that 46% of newly-hired employees will fail within 18 months, while only 19% will achieve unequivocal success. And 89% of hiring failures come from having poor or incompatible attitudes, not a lack of technical skills!

Posted by Mark Murphy on 24 November, 2020 sb_ad_30 | Read more →

Are SMART Goals Dumb?

Nearly everyone has set SMART goals. But shocking new data from Leadership IQ reveals that people who set SMART Goals are less likely to love their jobs. And people who use SMART goal setting are less likely to achieve great things or maximize their full potential.

Posted by Mark Murphy on 16 November, 2020 Goal Setting, sb_ad_30, smart goals | Read more →

The State Of Working From Home

Leadership IQ studied 3,706 employees working from home to uncover their true experiences. Among the 20+ discoveries, 49% say their mental health is better working from home (especially for Ambitious Personalities). And 39% say the creativity of their work is better WFH (especially for Optimistic Personalities).

Posted by Mark Murphy on 11 November, 2020 sb_ad_30 | Read more →

Discrimination In The Workplace: New Study Reveals That Many Leaders Don’t Want To Hear About It

A new study from Leadership IQ reveals that most employees do not think their companies hear concerns about discrimination in the workplace. Among the shocking findings, only 13% of Black employees feel that they can ALWAYS report concerns about discrimination in the workplace without causing problems for themselves.

Posted by Mark Murphy on 11 November, 2020 sb_ad_30 | Read more →

The State Of Leadership Development

In this Leadership IQ study, we surveyed 21,008 employees to assess how well their leaders were performing in seven key leadership areas. And we discovered that leadership development has NOT adequately prepared leaders to navigate the most challenging economy in 100 years.

Posted by Mark Murphy on 10 November, 2020 sb_ad_30 | Read more →

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