Author - Alexander Kjerulf

Man on an ipad looking at employee survey data

1 June 2024

Why Traditional Employee Satisfaction Surveys Fail

Employee satisfaction is one of the most important factors impacting employee retention. It reflects employees’ satisfaction with their work conditions, environment, roles, and organization they work for. That’s why successful companies, aware of how satisfied employees can improve their business, regularly track this metric. The easiest...

7 minute read

A woman showing signs of being unhappy at work

30 May 2024

by Alexander Kjerulf

10 Warning Signs You Are Unhappy at Work

Do you hate every new workweek and feel miserable at the mere thought of your job, office, to-do lists, boss, or coworkers? This could be a clear sign of job...

8 minute read

by Alexander Kjerulf

Vega IT’s First Product: The Story Behind HeartCount

This is the story of how HeartCount came to be: from a necessity to an idea and ultimately, the final product. Around eleven years ago when Vladan and Saša founded Vega...

4 minute read

Woman having an online meeting and receiving a positive feedback

25 January 2022

by Alexander Kjerulf

How to Implement Positive Feedback

If you want to make your employees happier, more motivated and more productive (of course you do), the single most effective tool you can use is recognition. Yes, a simple thing like giving employees positive feedback is not only...

8 minute read

People in a meeting discussing work topics and being productive

26 November 2021

by Alexander Kjerulf

5 New Rules of Productivity

Every workplace wants to increase productivity and help their employees get more work done. That just makes sense. There’s just one problem: many people’s view of productivity still comes from the industrial revolution...

8 minute read

Photo of three women walking and talking about work

22 October 2021

by Alexander Kjerulf

Profits or People… What Should Leaders Focus on First?

Should a manager mostly be the one who sets KPIs and drives employees towards their goals? Or should the manager primarily be the one who understands and likes their employees...

6 minute read

Photo of a man on an online meeting looking at his laptop and showing a thumbs up symbolizing that he agrees to something that was said in the meeting

30 September 2021

by Alexander Kjerulf

Attitude Towards the Workplace

A few years ago, Bob Chapman had a very important meeting in France. Bob is the CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, a US industrial company with over 12,000 employees in over a hundred different...

11 minute read

Colleagues in a meeting featuring teamwork

8 July 2020

by Alexander Kjerulf

5 Things You Should Know Before You Try to Motivate Your Employees with Money

Do you think that financial rewards motivate employees to improve at work? I must say I disagree. Companies that tend to make employees happier and more motivated by giving them...

8 minute read

Photo of a woman passionately working on her task

19 June 2020

by Alexander Kjerulf

Passion or Duty at Work? (P.S: the Answer Is Passion)

Recently, I came across a New York Times article written by a professor Firmin DeBrabrander who argues that you should not approach work as your passion but as your duty. According to...

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An unhappy man symbolizing why overwork is bad for the business

14 May 2020

by Alexander Kjerulf

Overwork: Why Is It Bad for You and Your Business

How many of you have heard an executive saying these words: “I usually get up around 7 or 8 a.m after I have had a good night’s sleep. I believe that...

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