What Does the TV Show, Severance, Say About the State of Corporate Leadership

September 19, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

The show Severance won 10 Emmys at the 2025 Emmy Awards. The concept of the wildly popular show Severance is builtaround a dystopian workplace experiment in which employees undergo a surgical procedure called “severance,” which splits their consciousness into two separate identities: “Innie,” the version of themselves that exists only at work and has no… Read Full Article

First Federal Community Bank Focuses on Employees, One Chapter at a Time!

July 25, 2025 | By: Dave Murray

First Federal Community Bank, based in Dover, OH, is focused on delivering a world-class client experience and a great employee experience to its team members.  First Federal has conducted the World Class Leadership workshops and World Class Internal Culture workshops to establish leadership and internal communication standards.   They have taken that focus a step further… Read Full Article

How to Build Incredible Connections in Client Meetings

May 05, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

If you are in sales, an account executive, or business development, you want to stand out from all the other smart people who do what you do. Relying solely on your professional expertise will not be a differentiator. Professional expertise, by itself, is a commodity in your industry. You need something more. You want to… Read Full Article

Leadership to Careship

April 17, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

Instead of Leadership – Careship / How to eliminate potential hires who may not align with your values / The US Falls in the World Happiness Ranking / Young Adults are the Least Happy The US Falls in the World Happiness Ranking According to the World Happiness Report, the United States has fallen to #24… Read Full Article

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How Leaders Become Confident Speakers

February 01, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

Skills to Become a Confident Speaker: Learn the Skills to Captivate Audiences Have you ever watched a speaker command a room, their words weaving a tapestry that leaves the audience spellbound? Public speaking is not just a skill; it is an art form that connects people, inspires change, and builds communities. In today’s world, where… Read Full Article

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How Chick-fil-A Gets Their Young Workforce to Deliver a World-Class Customer Experience

November 26, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

Stop Blaming the Younger Workforce The most common complaint I get from my audiences and consulting clients is about how bad the young labor force is and how this generation doesn’t want to work hard. I cannot disagree more. I also believe this is a crutch many leaders use to avoid building a better employee… Read Full Article

The Most Important Customer Service Skills Your Employees Need to Have

September 03, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

Today’s illiterate are those who are unable to make connections with others   This blog will answer the following four questions: What are soft skills, and should we call them? Which service aptitude skills are most important for customer-facing employees to deliver an expectational customer experience? Which of the nine service aptitude skills can improve… Read Full Article

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IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING GREAT LEADERS

August 20, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

*The following excerpt on developing leaders is from our new book, The Employee Experience Revolution: Increase Morale, Retain Your Workforce, and Drive Business Growth   “When your company says you want your employees to be leaders, what that really means is  that you want their emotional commitment to your vision. A leader’s emotional commitment is  about… Read Full Article

LEAVING A LEADERSHIP LEGACY

August 08, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

  *The following is an excerpt from our new book, The Employee Experience Revolution: Increase Morale, Retain Your Workforce, and Drive Business Growth   “Your vision needs to be your wildest dream of the impact your organization can have on the world.” Great leaders are paranoid that there is a better way to do something… Read Full Article

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Becoming Better Leaders

May 21, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

We need to be better leaders; employees deserve better. *The following is an excerpt from our newest book, The Employee Experience Revolution: Increase Morale, Retain Your Workforce, and Drive Business Growth.  This book is designed to help leaders become better leaders. It is often said that our jobs don’t define us, but our jobs and… Read Full Article