{"id":2645,"date":"2015-10-23T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T12:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clockwork.com\/?p=2645"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:21:22","slug":"what-would-you-say-to-your-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clockwork.com\/insights\/what-would-you-say-to-your-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"What Would You Say to Your Boss?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reports about employee engagement show anywhere from 19-30% of employees are unengaged. Furthermore, Gallup found that lack of productivity due to unengagement costs businesses around the globe up to $300 billion (yes, with a b!) annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 21st, Nancy Lyons, our CEO, joined Minnesota Public Radio&#8217;s&nbsp;MPR News with Kerri Miller&nbsp;to have a conversation about communication in the workplace. They explored how to increase engagement through transparency and dialogue, and the importance of not taking things personally. 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