Culture
Employee Engagement
Featured Blueprints
HR’s Guide to Measuring Between the Surveys
April 24, 2026
Measure employee engagement between annual surveys using leading and lagging indicators to track progress, detect patterns, and guide action.
Employee Engagement Trends Report 2026
April 22, 2026
Despite ongoing economic and technological uncertainty, employee engagement saw a slight uptick in 2025. Strengths such as inclusion and coworker r...
Develop an Engagement Program Strategy
December 23, 2025
While many organizations run engagement surveys, the work on engagement often stops at measurement. However, employee engagement positively impacts...
Shape the Frontline Employee Experience
October 29, 2025
Use this research to select and tailor employee experience tactics that directly address the needs of frontline workers and improve their day-to-da...
Employee Engagement Trends Report 2025
March 25, 2025
Insights, analysis, and benchmarking data for McLean & Company’s Employee Engagement Survey from 2019 to 2024.
Enable Senior Leaders to Drive Employee Engagement
December 05, 2024
Senior leaders have a significant impact on employee engagement but may be unaware of their impact or resistant to employee feedback. Gain senior l...
Develop an Employee Listening Strategy
June 17, 2024
Develop a purposeful employee listening strategy that results in meaningful action and ensures alignment with organizational strategies and employe...
Analyze and Act on Employee Engagement Data
March 19, 2024
Engagement positively impacts organizational outcomes and is positively related to employee and organizational performance. Engaged employees are m...
Work Environment
Featured Blueprints
Shape the Frontline Employee Experience
October 29, 2025
Use this research to select and tailor employee experience tactics that directly address the needs of frontline workers and improve their day-to-da...
The Future of Workplace Collaboration
September 23, 2025
This research is designed to help organizations critically assess strategic enablers for effective collaboration, both now and in the future.
Optimize People Leadership in the Hybrid Work Environment
December 18, 2024
Organizations see the benefits of hybrid work but often miss its complexity and leaders’ roles. A toolkit helps leaders optimize practices, uphold ...
Making Sense of Generations in the Workplace
January 16, 2024
From “kids these days” to “OK, boomer”: A critical examination of generations in the workplace and their practical implications.
Sustain Work-From-Home
December 21, 2023
Sustain WFH by creating a planned, integrated, and supported program that maximizes the benefits of flexibility while supporting both organizationa...
Return-to-Office Playbook
October 18, 2023
Many organizations are mandating that employees return to the office despite the popularity of remote and hybrid work and are facing employee backl...
Catalyze Cross-Functional Collaboration
March 16, 2023
Increasing complexity, both inside organizations and in the external environment, is resulting in more challenging problems. To address these, diff...
Develop a Targeted Flexible Work Program
September 13, 2022
Create a customized flexible work program based on the unique needs of employees to attract and retain talent.
Resources
Research Notes
Tools & Templates
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Featured Blueprints
Build and Sustain Resource Groups
March 18, 2026
Use this research to determine and establish strategically aligned resource groups that drive belonging, engagement, and organizational impact.
Unlocking Belonging in the Workplace
April 25, 2025
This research delves into the importance of belonging, providing actionable frameworks to build it now and highlighting opportunities to foster it ...
Create a Holistic Employee Wellbeing Program
February 13, 2025
Employee wellbeing is critical for organizational success. To leverage your wellbeing program's full potential, ensure there is uptake and awarenes...
Embed DEI in Talent Management
January 20, 2025
This resource explores best practices, common DEI barriers, and tips to effectively embed DEI across talent management programs.
Anti-Racism Guide
October 15, 2024
Use this guide as a starting point to being actively anti-racist. It provides guidance for understanding the lived experiences of racialized person...
Navigate a Path Forward in the DEI Landscape
July 30, 2024
Uncovering and navigating common sources of DEI resistance is critical to enabling an inclusive future for all.
Nudges: A Paradigm for HR to Influence Employee Behavior
July 18, 2024
Every decision we make is informed by biases and heuristics. They enable people to make quick and intuitive decisions but also lead to rash and mis...
Introduction to Trauma-Informed Workplaces for HR
June 25, 2024
All organizations have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of employees, including promoting health and supporting the recovery of tra...
Culture
Featured Blueprints
The Rise of Organizational Transparency
January 21, 2026
Use this resource to review the benefits and risks of transparency, the levels of McLean’s transparency spectrum, organizational readiness criteria...
Ingrain and Sustain Employee Recognition
October 27, 2025
Rewarding employees without recognition is counterproductive. Download McLean & Company's research to design the employee recognition program
Unlocking Belonging in the Workplace
April 25, 2025
This research delves into the importance of belonging, providing actionable frameworks to build it now and highlighting opportunities to foster it ...
Shape and Sustain Organizational Culture
March 31, 2025
Effective culture change hinges on leaders’ role modeling, strategic culture initiatives, and HR alignment, all of which reinforce the desired cult...
Create a Holistic Employee Wellbeing Program
February 13, 2025
Employee wellbeing is critical for organizational success. To leverage your wellbeing program's full potential, ensure there is uptake and awarenes...
Demystifying Emotions in the Workplace
July 16, 2024
The purpose of this research is to help organizations foster a healthy emotional culture by navigating the impact of emotions at the individual, te...
Articulate Organizational Culture
June 27, 2024
Culture makes or breaks organizational success. Unleash the power of culture to build competitive advantage and achieve desired organizational outc...
Introduction to Trauma-Informed Workplaces for HR
June 25, 2024
All organizations have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of employees, including promoting health and supporting the recovery of tra...