Dan Lake
A Millennial Specialist with 15 years of leadership development with 18-35 yo, leveraging coaching, training, and team facilitation in over 30 countries.
Posts by Dan Lake
¹⁄₃ of Employees Plan to Leave. Soon.
How to increase retention by simply helping people grow A few years ago, one of my hardest working direct reports came to say he was resigning early from a contract. I was flabbergasted....
In Millennials, Rewards, Microfeedback, Appreciation, Bots, Microsoft Teams, Slackbot, Aug 12, 2019
How Chatting Reveals Values
Small talk has a big impact Look around the office at the people you work with and ask yourself this question: How does my team actualize its values? What sort of agency do team members ...
In Millennials, Appreciation, Bots, Microsoft Teams, Slackbot, Aug 06, 2019
Replace Burnout
Great high-performers know how and when to step back At risk of showing my age, who remembers the first time they watched the film “Top Gun”? If you’ve not seen it yet, stop reading. Wat...
In MS Teams, Slackbot, Karma tracking, Performance, People culture, Jul 08, 2019
Consistent vs. Immediate
Stephanie leads a 10-person team covering marketing initiatives for a large insurance company. John, Ben, Sharon, Rashid, Taylor, & Young all work in a central city office. They’ve...
In Slackbot, Karma tracking, Performance, Jul 01, 2019
Reward Employees — Immediately!
Reward Employees — Immediately! Using collective recognition with individual gain in your team. What is the first reward you remember receiving? I was probably four or five when I receiv...
In Employee Engagement, Recognition Rewards, Productivity Hacks, Slackbot, Microsoft Teams, Jun 18, 2019
Exceptional Teams Put People First
Exceptional Teams Put People First Utilising your greatest competitive advantage If we conduct a brief survey of the greatest sports films in history — the ones that even non-sporty view...
In Employee Engagement, Recognition Rewards, Productivity Hacks, Slackbot, Microsoft Teams, Jun 10, 2019
The #1 Team Builder Globally: Recognition
Picture this scenario: A client wants a product live in seven days. After six months of agile development, two-week sprints with multiple iterations, the software is close to completion....
In Employee Engagement, Recognition Rewards, Productivity Hacks, Slackbot, Microsoft Teams, Jun 03, 2019
From Disengaged to Driven: How Microfeedback Creates Workplace Clarity
Joe comes to work. He is on time. He punches the clock, stays at his desk, takes his lunch break, and at the end of the day, Joe goes home. For some managers, Joe is the perfect employee...
In Employee Engagement, Performance Reviews, Slackbot, Millennials, Microsoft Teams, May 27, 2019