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Columnist: Lisa Ryan, Author and Speaker

Lisa RyanLisa Ryan is a best-selling author and award-winning speaker who brings real world insight, a high content message, and immediately actionable ideas to her fun, inspirational and engaging programs. Focusing on workplace culture, employee engagement, and gratitude strategies (“Grategies”) for personal and professional transformation, Lisa’s down-to-earth approach and willingness to share best practices have proven to be a winning formula. Her high energy, enthusiasm, sense of humor, and passion for what she does makes her the ideal speaker for your upcoming conference, leadership retreat, or professional development workshop.

As Chief Appreciation Strategist at Grategy, Lisa Ryan brings more than twenty years of experience to her clients and audiences. She helps organizations keep their top talent and best customers from becoming someone else’s by instilling principles which build stronger emotional connections between the organization and its employees and clients. An added benefit is that her approach is transferrable to personal relationships and situations as well.

Ryan is a best-selling author of eight books and costars in two films. She holds an MBA from Cleveland State University and is the President of the National Speakers Association, Ohio Chapter. She has been blissfully married to Scott since 1996 and they are the proud parents of three very spoiled cats.

Learn more about Lisa in our February 2017 issue.

Feedback Matters in Employee Engagement

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Managers tend to have a complicated relationship with giving feedback. Good feedback is easy, negative feedback, not so much. Yet, feedback is an essential part of employee engagement. Why? Because employees want to know how they’re doing. They also want guidance as to how they can do better in their work and grow personally and […]

Management Conversation Strategies to Strengthen Engagement

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Did you know that only 47% of employees report that they received feedback from their manager in the past year? Even worse, only 26% of those employees strongly agree that the comments they received helped them do their job better. Regular communication and feedback are critical elements of a highly engaged workforce. However, there are […]

The Power of Loyalty in Employee Engagement

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In the workplace, as in life, loyalty is hard to earn and easy to lose. To complicate matters even further, there are no shortcuts. Loyalty is yours only when you deserve it, and in these days of the Great Resignation, your employees are paying attention and deciding whether or not they want to continue their […]

The Power of Gratitude in the Workplace

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When employees feel appreciated by their managers, they are more engaged, happier, and less likely to leave. In this episode, Lisa Ryan shares three ways to harness the power of gratitude in the workplace. Watch more episodes from Lisa’s series, Elevate Your Engagement Levels: What You Need to Know.

Beyond the Pandemic – How to Engage Remote Employees

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After two years of working from home, the remote workforce is here to stay. In terms of hours, location, and schedule, a flexible workspace is no longer a nice to have; with many employees and potential employees, it is an expectation. As a result, business leaders must look at every area of their business differently […]

The Healthy Way to Employee Engagement

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Sometimes in business, we focus so much on the health of our company that we overlook the health of our employee and perhaps even ourselves. With ever-increasing workloads that are taking a toll on employees’ health by exhausting them and interrupting their sleep cycles, your staff is at an increased risk for developing health challenges. […]

How to Practice Gratitude at Work

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People who excel at work don’t wait for good things to happen BEFORE they are grateful; they are thankful BECAUSE of their work. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the job, the boss, or the commute that makes or breaks your workday – it’s you. No matter what is going on, you have a choice. […]

The Healthy Way to Employee Engagement

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Sometimes business leaders focus so much on the health of their company that they overlook the health of their employee and perhaps even themselves. Employees are looking to their employers to provide opportunities for health and wellness. If they don’t find them with your organization, there’s a good chance they will look for them elsewhere. […]

Creating an Employee-Centric Culture

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Employees are your greatest asset for your business, but when they genuinely connect to your company history and culture, they can also be your biggest fans. In today’s competitive marketplace, talent is hard enough to find. When your employees promote their positive feelings for your company, it can make recruitment a lot easier. A company’s […]

Characteristics of a Great Manager

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It’s been said often enough that it’s a bit of a cliché, but it’s true – people don’t leave their job, they leave their manager. And in this era of the “Great Resignation” the relationship between managers and their team member can be the determining factor in whether or not employees decide to stay. When […]
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