Treating employees as faceless cogs can be toxic to workplace culture and hazardous to quality control, but the opposite approach takes special finesse and skill.
Numerous studies have confirmed that employees’ satisfaction with company culture is correlated with positive business outcomes, such as customer satisfaction, productivity and performance. Executives tend
Numerous studies have confirmed that employee satisfaction with company culture is positively correlated with business outcomes, such as customer satisfaction, productivity and performance. Executives tend
Health and wellness extends far beyond preventing the spread of germs in the office during cold and flu season. It is a combination of keeping
Health and wellness extends far beyond preventing the spread of germs in the office during cold and flu season. It is a combination of keeping
Mergers and acquisitions happen in business. Combining businesses with different staffs and cultures can be cause for concern. It can go really well or go
Even as kids, we developed radar on leadership. Consider the classic schoolyard game, Follow the Leader. Everyone has to do exactly what the leader does,
Mergers and acquisitions happen in business. Combining two businesses with two different staffs and two different cultures can be cause for concern. Join Host Meghan
At some point in our job-seeking lives, we’ve all interviewed at a company that felt more like a military school than an exciting, flexible, creative,
As a professional in the talent space today, you’ve no doubt run across some facts and figures from the likes of McKinsey, Gallup, Deloitte…the list
Understanding your corporate culture is critical to the success of any organization. Culture is not one size fits all. It differs based on who the
I was speaking with a large Society for Human Resources Management chapter last week on the power of Culture Intelligence. The group was lively. And
When undertaking any transformation within the workplace, leaders should focus on a deep understanding of the corporate culture. That means knowing who their employees are,
A software technology company I consult with is in the middle of a sea change, a shift from one workplace culture to another. This change
Business is remaking itself, and a concern for company culture appears to be high on the list of must-have skills (led by people who can
The Olympics provide us with a way to celebrate our great human triumphs. During the Olympics, eyes from across the world are glued to television
In our new age of television where shows are rarely viewed live, there’s little need to wait for next week’s episode. While Walking Dead and
Everyone’s been weighing in on the recent expose on the workplace culture at Amazon, and on what Jeff Bezos has built (or not built). Honestly,
Most of us understand that trust is the one of the most important elements of strong relationships at home and at work. But how are
Someone asked me recently about my favorite bosses. I thought of several people. Each had an attribute I valued. At the same time, you are
Here’s yet another case where what happens in Vegas should not stay in Vegas: the HR Tech Conference. With $812 million venture capital investment pumped
Last week we talked about how to make meetings worth everyone’s time. This week we’re going to address the benefits of a blended workforce and the staffing
Your organization has a major operational problem. A strategic team has been called together to come up with a solution. You have winnowed the options
‘What?‘ I hear you ask. Departments don’t have a brand – surely they come under the company umbrella. Actually, every component of a company, from
Meetings are cultural artifacts that give us a snapshot about how people in the organization relate to each other. They tell us all we need
