Author: Julia Geisman

Leaders often ask: “Why is this initiative stalling?” “Why are we working so hard, yet progress feels slow?” “Why does the energy in the room feel… off?” These are important questions.

For the past 25 years, I have noticed the issues of attracting, engaging, and retaining talented people remain unchanged. This has led me to wonder why traditional approaches to human resources continue to have limited success despite the best efforts of talented HR professionals. Gallup consistently reports in their annual report that employee engagement continues to hover between 30% and 35%.