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Maren Fox

Maren Fox

20 Employee Engagement Activities That Will Inspire and Energize

Employee engagement is a hot topic among employers lately, and for good reason—it’s a critical component of retaining...

Managing Successful Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

A growing body of research shows that diversity isn’t just the right thing to do—it also improves operational...

Want Better Employee Engagement? 4 Lessons From Employee Engagement Experts

This statistic from Gallup business should give leaders great pause: 85 percent of workers are either not engaged or...

Women in Leadership: Finding Your Leadership Voice

For all of the progress women in leadership are making in the workplace, there are still stark reminders of the...

Women in Leadership: Expanding Your Capacity for Courage and Risk Taking

The New York Times found that among Fortune 500 CEOs, there are more men named James than there are women on the list;...

Why Autonomy Is the Key to a Happy Workplace Culture

How do you like to do your job: With the freedom to work at an efficient-but-comfortable pace, or with someone...

Diversity = Strength: The Power of Multiple Points of View

Does an ad in which a black woman transforms into a white woman after using body wash sound like a good idea to you?...

Why Your Company Needs Mentoring to Create Opportunities and Close the Skills Gap

The Numbers Don’t Lie Before we jump into why mentoring provides a crucial edge for your organization, let’s review, by...

Ask Me Anything: The Power of Being Vulnerable

President Obama surprised the world in 2012 when he logged onto Reddit and typed, “Ask me anything.” The forty-fourth...