The Power of Hope in Engaging and Retaining Employees

To Register: The Power of Hope in Engaging and Retaining Employees

Thursday, June 5th at 8:30 am, presented via Zoom.

Speaker: Dana Haagenson

Program Summary & Key Takeaways:

Did you know that 69% of employees who say leaders help them feel hopeful about the future are engaged in their jobs; compared to 1% engagement of employees whose leaders don’t help them feel hopeful about the future. In fact, 2025 research from Gallup shows that hope has now surpassed trust as the most mentioned characteristic of positively influential leaders. In this session, we will explore what Gallup defines as the four needs of followers – of which hope tops the list. We will then explore practical, everyday actions leaders can take to help instill hope within their team.

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the 4 core needs of followers

2. Define hope and it's critical connection to employee engagement

3. Explore practical, everyday actions leaders can take to help instill hope within their team

4. Identify ways leaders might inadvertently diminish hope within their team

About the Speaker:

Dana develops and delivers customized leadership, team, and personal development sessions for organizations across various industries. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, Dana has coached over three-thousand individuals and teams in discovering and harnessing the power of their individual and collective strengths to achieve success - both personally and professionally. Dana was also a professor at MN State Community and Technical College where she taught in the Human Resource and Accounting programs.

Prior to teaching, Dana spent over a decade in the software industry serving in individual contributor and leadership roles from Product Development to Product Management/Strategy to Human Resources. She earned an Accounting degree from MN State University Moorhead and is a CPA, as well as a Certified Professional in Human Resources. Dana lives in Moorhead, MN. She and her husband have 3 daughters, a son-in- law and 2 sweet grandchildren.

This session is pending approval for the following:

• 1.0 SHRM PDC
• 1.0 HRCI Credit