Organizational Culture, Leadership, People Strategy, The PLS Framework™, Employee Experience Kimberly D. Sanders Organizational Culture, Leadership, People Strategy, The PLS Framework™, Employee Experience Kimberly D. Sanders

The Most Expensive Mistake Organizations Make

Several years ago, our leadership team discussed ways to invest in employees. One proposal was a series of after-hours happy hours.

I offered a different perspective. What if the greatest investment wasn't asking employees to spend more time with us? What if it was investing those resources into benefits they could use with the people who matter most to them?

We moved forward with the happy hours. I supported the decision wholeheartedly. Attendance was low. Eventually, the events stopped. Many organizations would call that a failed initiative. I wouldn't. I'd call it a diagnosis.

The low attendance wasn't the problem.

It was the answer.

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