What We Do

Three times as many people left their job in 2022 due to engagement and wellbeing reasons versus better pay and benefits.

If employee engagement is so important, then why can so few of us define it?

Empowering Teams Through Education & Reflection

The traditional definition of employee engagement is “an employee’s level of emotional and psychological commitment to their organization, workplace, and mission.” In other words, employee engagement is the study of how to improve people’s relationship to work.

WhyWork’s offerings go beyond theoretical approaches and provide your team with actionable tools to improve their engagement. We equip your team with the questions, resources, and strategies required to build sustainable employee engagement plans collectively and individually. Explore our offerings to see which approach would work best for your team. We offer a discount to non-profits too!

  • Pricing: $2,000 - $2,500

    Employee Engagement Principles

    This two-hour workshop covers the three elements of employee engagement, how to achieve them in the context of your industry, and how engagement is related to productivity, wellbeing and growth. Also includes a section on the opposite of employee engagement (burnout).

    Busting Burnout Myths

    This two-hour workshop is a data-driven deep dive on the definition, components and phases of burnout. It helps participants identify signs, symptoms, and causes so they can mitigate and prevent burnout in themselves and others.

    Employee Engagement in a Remote Work Environment

    This 2.5 hour workshop includes the elements of Employee Engagement Principles, plus actionable tools to build connection and significance in a remote work environment.

    Ask about incorporating the Lego Serious Play methodology into any of these workshops to help your team dive deeper on what truly engages them at work!

  • Pricing: $2,500 - $3,500 (depending on data collection format)

    What are the obstacles facing your team when it comes to being fully engaged at work? This workshop includes team data collection through surveys, focus groups or individual interviews to fully customize the workshop to your team’s needs.

    Customized workshops last 3-4 hours and include content from the topics listed above, while also addressing team-specific goals such as developing trust in leadership, team building, strategic planning, change management and more.

  • Pricing: Variable (depending on team size)

    Is your team struggling to connect while working remotely? Has your communication deteriorated since adding more digital communication channels (Slack, Teams, Email, Phone, Text, Calendars, etc.)?

    Improving engagement in remote and hybrid teams requires a unique approach - yet only 10% of managers report receiving training on how to lead a remote workforce. WhyWork hosts virtual workshops to conduct digital channel assessments and develop team communication norms to streamline communication and improve productivity. Ask about adding the Lego Serious Play methodology virtually as well!

  • Pricing: Variable (depending on team size)

    Are you ready for an employee engagement reboot? During this project, we deploy a customized team employee engagement survey followed by one-on-one interviews to concisely capture what motivates and energizes your individual team members. Then each individual’s responses are captured in a personalized engagement plan and presented to their manager, jump starting the practice of understanding and incorporating employees’ uniquely energizing activities into their daily work.

What People Are Saying

“Leah was masterful at guiding the process that allowed us to explore creativity in communicating thoughts and feelings seldom experienced in a group setting. Lego Serious Play is a must-have for any leader’s playbook.”

— Russell N, USDA

“After struggling with the question of what our organization would look like post-pandemic, I feel great about the steps we’ve taken to invest in our team’s satisfaction and fulfillment in this new work environment. Thank you Leah!”

— Sally N, Immigrant Law Center

“The Lego activity Leah facilitated during our staff retreat was one of the best parts of our time together. Initially the activity felt fun and light-hearted, but the debrief elicited deep insights about our team dynamics and revealed how each person approaches relationships, collaboration, and conflict.”

— Mysti I, Vote Run Lead

Not sure how to get started? WhyWork provides a free consultation to assess your team’s unique needs and recommend services to increase employee engagement, improve retention, and drive organizational success.

Other Services

  • Are you planning an upcoming conference, summit or retreat? Would you like to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to improve employee engagement for themselves and their workforce? Whether you have 50 attendees or 500, WhyWork founder Leah Phifer has extensive experience as an engaging keynote speaker, presenter and facilitator.

    Aiming for a truly memorable experience for your attendees? Ask about bring a Lego Serious Play “mini-session” to your next event!

  • The term burnout catapulted into the spotlight in 2021 as the pandemic's physical consequences morphed into psychological ones. With 77% of Americans reporting burnout symptoms, this crisis threatens to derail our work and our lives. Misconceptions about burnout abound though - and we can't solve what we don't understand.

    WhyWork uses data-driven approaches to help individuals and teams get to the bottom of what drives burnout, along with the tools to identify and prevent it.

  • Most leadership development programs teach you how to manage a team - WhyWork shows you how to manage your team. We incorporate the results from your team’s employee engagement survey, interviews and/or focus groups, blending it with your personal leadership style to maximize engagement.

  • Are you looking for an interactive way to engage your team in goal setting, communication improvement, and team building? Harness the unique talents of your team through workshops in areas like customer service, strategic planning, communication and more - all while operating from a foundation of employee engagement principles.

    These half-day workshops are perfect for trainings, staff meetings or retreats. Ask about incorporating Lego Serious Play too!