How to Create a High-Performing Work Environment for Your Team

In a study by Gallup, only 36% of employees reported feeling engaged at work, while disengaged employees cost businesses an estimated $450-550 billion annually in lost productivity. Why? Because too many workplaces fail to provide the trust, ownership, and recognition employees need to perform at their best.

Take Sarah, a manager at a mid-sized marketing firm. She used to micromanage her team, giving step-by-step instructions and reviewing every detail. Her employees felt stifled, hesitant to share ideas, and disengaged. When she shifted her approach—giving her team more ownership, encouraging feedback, and recognizing small wins—productivity skyrocketed. Employees became more proactive, innovative, and invested in their work.

How to get more done this week (plus special announcement!)

We all want to get more done this week.

But if this week becomes like all other weeks (a likely reality for many) then we'll look back yet again and wonder why.

🔎Why we couldn't be more focused.

📋Why we couldn't achieve more.

🎡Why we seem stuck in a perpetual rut.

The truth is, there are reasons that we don't get more done.

Some might call them excuses.

But since they affect so many of us, let's just assume that they're real and need to be identified if they're to be addressed.

Here are some of the most common reasons.

11 Traits of Successful People

Are you curious to know what separates the truly successful from everyone else? Do you want to know what the highest performers do that distinguish them from the pack?

Well, between my experience with my own high-achieving clients and my research, here are some qualities that I came up with.

Drive and passion – Successful people are driven and passionate about what they do. They work harder than most and make sure things get done. They take pride in seeing things getting completed and take charge when necessary. Their passion is contagious and rubs off on others around them, who start to believe what they believe.

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