Keen Insights

2020, has been the year of the Pandemic. Depression is up, suicide is up, domestic violence is up, crime is up, poverty is up, unemployment is up. Hopelessness is up. When we talk about Hopelessness, we explain it in seven levels, referring it to our...

Finding the right talent at the right time for the right job, is a huge part of an organization's strategic people operations. It's vital for success that through the interview process there is a unique inner-viewing of the candidates during the...

Improving employee performance and raising the engagement of the workforce requires both strong leadership and constructive culture especially during times of uncertainty. Twenty-first-century leaders must pave the path for highly-functioning,...

It’s been approximately 5 months since COVID-19 completely changed the world as we know it. At first, it seemed like this would be a temporary disturbance and things would go back to normal soon enough. As months started to go by, many realized that the...

Today’s leaders are living in unprecedented times, and it’s looking like the new normal is figuring out how to engage our workforces in ways that are new to all of us. When engaging a remote, distributed, or part-time in the office workforce, any...

Every CEO I coach desires to lead a peak-performing organization. Through the coaching process, we uncover the challenges that constrain their vision from becoming a reality. The constraints inhibiting catalyzation most often result from a lack of focus...

Margaret Graziano, CEO and Founder of KeenAlignment, on the Path of the Female Founder

When the winds of change blow through any organization, there tend to be a wide range of feelings, emotions, and reactions among employees: mayhem, stress, fear, confusion, excitement, and even relief. Most people respond to change by going through...

The world we live in desperately needs leaders. Leaders are needed at every level and in every place. A good leader isn’t just a boss. A leader is someone at any level who takes a stand for what’s right and with that calls upon others to do the same,...

All of us White people who lead people and organizations need to understand what is happening in society and take responsibility for our cause in the matter of creating a world and a company that works for everyone.

There’s no denying that every company goes through ups and downs. There are times of prosperity and abundance and times of scarcity and desperation. For employees who are lucky enough to be present for the abundance, the stress of the difficult times...

March 2020 will forever live in all of our memories as a game changer.

The best way to improve employee engagement and create a winning corporate culture is to articulate the purpose and mission of the organization in a way that inspires people to be all in. That being said, gaining employee buy-in takes more than a steady...

Employee engagement is often considered the heartbeat of an organization. It shapes culture, influences the rise and fall of productivity, and measures employee happiness. Our internal compass influences our behaviors and actions based on our personal...

Renowned work cultures don’t happen by accident. Organizations with healthy, winning cultures are purposeful in designing, creating, and nurturing an environment where employees feel valued, are productive, and enjoy coming to work. The magic behind a...

Far too many companies of varying sizes today are hampered by the fact that employees’ cultural reality does not meet their expectations. As a result, managers, Human Resources teams, parents, spouses, significant others and friends all are hearing this:

The engagement level of your workforce expands beyond the limits of offering tangibles such as a great benefits package, competitive market rates, flexible work schedules and challenging projects. Your company culture is truly your competitive advantage.

Turning Breakdowns into Breakthroughs

Often leaders of every persona, ranging from the altruist leading a non-profit, to the competitive capitalist leading a fast-growing tech organization, strive for the answer to the question, “How can I be more effective?�? While most leaders want to get...

Millennial employees are three times more likely to change jobs than their non-millennial counterparts, according to a recent Gallup report on millennials in the workplace. This turnover comes at a high price, costing the U.S. economy an estimated $30.5...

With today’s global ability to produce carbon copy technology and business models, people truly are a company’s only competitive advantage. Businesses that want to accentuate and optimize their competitive talent advantage focus on employee engagement...

Today’s workforce is more disengaged than at any other time in history. It could be because of the generational shift from boomers to millennials, or it could be because people are generally disenchanted with society — whether it’s politics, religion,...

In today’s disjointed world, most people say they feel disconnected and apathetic in regards to their jobs. With all the negative noise streaming in from multiple modalities, people are often overwhelmed with demotivating and disturbing messages. These...

Four Skills to Compete in the New Human Resources Landscape Throughout the last decade it has become painfully apparent that while most CEOs recognize there is a drastic talent optimization problem, they have absolutely no idea how to fix it, nor time to...