Posts by Jeffrey Saltzman

Between August and September of 2021, a whopping 6 percent of the USA workforce quit their jobs. According to The Economist, this wave of resignations is now starting to spread to other parts of the world. This 6 percent represents people who are looking for a change in circumstance, re-evaluating…

There are many reasons why an organization may succeed or fail during times of environmental stress or change; Dr. Scott Brooks and I explore many of these factors in our 2016 book Creating the Vital Organization. In the book, we outline how the Vitality model can be used to ensure…

In our Ebook, “Preventing Regrettable Turnover,” Dr. Scott Brooks explained how an employee’s choice to resign has three contributing factors: The “push” of dissatisfaction that makes an employee want to leave, the “friction” or stickiness factors that cause someone to stay, and the “pull” from a new organization that is…

During stable times, societies and organizations rarely change radically. It is only when there is a clear and obvious need for change – a burning platform, if you will – that change occurs. Kurt Lewin, in his famous Unfreeze-Change-Refreeze model, describes how once the need for change is recognized and…

We are all products of both our environment and our abilities. Part of the American myth is the notion that anyone can succeed and improve their circumstances through hard work, yet much of this has been debunked by scholars who point to systemic racism, poverty, and other societal issues that…

https://orgvitality.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/OV-7StepsLaunchEmployeeSurvey.mp4   Launching your first employee survey can seem like a daunting task. Most people tend to dive right into creating a survey. But for a survey to truly be effective, it needs to focus on your strategic priorities, communicated clearly and effectively, and, ultimately, acted on. Here’s a quick…

Why do people join organizations? It seems like an innocuous question that should have an easy – if a wide variety – of answers, but regardless of the type of organization, public-for-profit, not-for-profit, governmental and private, there are some fundamental underlying principles that drive individual decisions. Equity and Rewards This…