element 8 mission or purpose element 8 mission or purpose / http://backend.userland.com/rss ºÚÁÏÍø WebTeam Few Workers Apply Their Company's Values to Their Jobs A significant part of any company's identity is its culture, which has five significant drivers. /businessjournal/195506/few-workers-apply-company-values-jobs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/195506/few-workers-apply-company-values-jobs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 14 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT Few Employees Believe in Their Company's Values There's a gap between stated company cultures that leaders envision and the culture employees experience. /businessjournal/195491/few-employees-believe-company-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/195491/few-employees-believe-company-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 13 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT Company Missions: Not Resonating With Employees Leaders know that a company mission is important. But less than half of workers feel strongly connected to their company's purpose. /businessjournal/194642/company-missions-not-resonating-employees.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/194642/company-missions-not-resonating-employees.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:45:00 GMT Factory Workers Don't Care About Their Company's Mission Company-wide mission statements often don't resonate in manufacturing plants. But a local mission does. /businessjournal/181175/factory-workers-don-care-company-mission.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/181175/factory-workers-don-care-company-mission.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT Why CVS May Not Get Burned by Its Tobacco Decision (Part 2) Viewing CVS' decision to discontinue selling tobacco products in purely dollar terms misses the bigger picture. The company just made a fascinating strategic play in organizational identity, mission, and purpose. /businessjournal/167957/why-cvs-may-not-burned-tobacco-decision-part.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/167957/why-cvs-may-not-burned-tobacco-decision-part.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 20 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT Leading Engagement From the Top How does employee engagement move through an organization? Does it begin in the executive suite and move down through managers to frontline workers? Or does it come from all different directions? ºÚÁÏÍø researchers set out to tackle these essential leadership questions. /businessjournal/144140/Leading-Engagement-Top.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/144140/Leading-Engagement-Top.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT Exacerbating the Fear of Layoffs Employees' anxiety and fears of layoffs have been aggravated by the stormy economic climate of the past two and a half years. Those fears can be worsened in work environments where low trust, poor communication, or unclear expectations prevail. /businessjournal/144044/Exacerbating-Fear-Layoffs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /businessjournal/144044/Exacerbating-Fear-Layoffs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:00:00 GMT