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It’s no secret that company wide lunches do pretty good—munching our way through breaks with co-workers allows us to bond and expand our palates.
Yet it’s one thing to share stories over a cheese sandwich, another thing to reach a state of epiphany over that same sandwich, much like a modern day Dali on LSD.
Fine, yo... | ['Workplace', 'Snacks', 'Workplace Culture', 'Munchies', 'Food'] |
March is the perfect time to take a moment to reflect on our health. Winter is still in full swing, and for many, this is when resolutions to exercise more and eat better fall to the wayside. I suspect it’s part of the reason why March is designated as National Nutrition Month.
Research proves that professionals every... | ['Workplace', 'Productivity', 'Workplace Culture', 'Health', 'Healthy Lifestyle'] |
In the past the man has been first; in the future, the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men; and under systematic management, the best man rises to the top more certainly an... | ['Bureaucracy', 'Workplace Culture', 'Humanocracy'] |
Okra basket — photo by Mirko Sajkov from Unsplash
Since I’ve started to work from home the task of buying vegetables, fruits and groceries have been assigned to me. My parents do this job allocation and I always find some logic behind this.
In my family, always the male partner is supposed to do the shopping for dail... | ['Workplace', 'Workplace Culture', 'Continuous Improvement'] |
I just started reading a beautiful book named “ The Reader “ by Bernhard Schlink, Carol Brown Janeway (Translator). The opening stanza of this book talks about the author who got Hepatitis at the age of fifteen. It was set in Autumn and went away by Spring.
I was curious to know more about the English seasons and star... | ['Workplace', 'Workplace Culture', 'Continuous Improvement'] |
International Women’s Day
Q: If inattention to balancing work & play can wreak havoc on our mental & physical health, how else can it unfurl in the workplace?
MADELINE Farquharson, berlin: Unfortunately, I think most women have experienced gender bias in the workplace. I found that this was particularly the case in a... | ['Gender Equality', 'International Womens Day', 'Workplace Culture', 'Women', 'Diversity'] |
Updating the API Documentation Service
By JP Robinson
For several years, Times developers published and shared specifications for our internal APIs on a hacked implementation of a LucyBot documentation site. The site had a Rube Goldberg-like architecture for updating those specs, which included a service running on A... | ['Innovation', 'Work', 'Workplace Culture', 'Makers', 'Design'] |
Burnout — the complete mental, emotional, and often physical exhaustion brought on by long term work related stress — is a more serious and widespread issue than you might realise.
According to a 2020 Gallup survey of full time employees, when asked how often participants experienced burnout:
48% answered sometimes.
... | ['Wellbeing', 'Workplace Culture', 'Burnout', 'Work Life Balance', 'Saying No'] |
As we speed towards the upcoming months, activities, vacations, and general socializing are all ramping up. Meanwhile, more businesses are reopening and restrictions are lessening. Vaccinations are becoming readily available and many people are inching closer and closer toward a sense of pre-Covid interaction and engag... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Personal Boundaries', 'Personal Growth', 'Professional Development', 'Professional Boundaries'] |
As companies continue to fight for top talent, corporate benefits can set one job offer apart from a competing one. One such common perk is paid time off (PTO).
Employees and job candidates often correlate PTO policies to a workplace’s quality of life balance, as generous policies suggest employers provide its staff w... | ['Employee Engagement', 'Vacation', 'Workplace Culture', 'Work Life Balance', 'Pto'] |
Restorative Justice in the Workplace
Mashaun Hendricks presents at our 99th Public Newsroom. (Photo: Harry Backlund)
On March 14, we hosted our 99th Public Newsroom with staff at Local Legends Films, a video production company, and Mashaun Hendricks, a restorative justice practitioner who helped them integrate RJ pra... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Restorative Justice', 'Public Newsroom', 'Chicago'] |
Today we sat down with one of our Engineers, Mei Wan, to see what a day at on the rideOS Engineering team is like for her!
Mei pictured with her dog, Momo.
What do you do at rideOS?
I’m a software engineer focused on routing.
Describe a typical work day:
I like to start my day catching up on emails and cuddling wi... | ['Culture', 'Startup', 'Workplace Culture', 'Engineering', 'Work Life Balance'] |
Gathering notes from different thoughts on the subject, and especially inspired by @webfxbill’s (William Craig’s) note on maker personality, I found that every “Maker” has certain core values that can easily transfer to a team or a startup — or even a larger company.
👉🏼Learning On The Job
Makers focus on learning p... | ['Startup Lessons', 'Workplace Culture', 'Community', 'Makers', 'Open Source'] |
I am looking for advice on how to approach a situation at work in which someone believes that I am gaslighting them, but I am certain that I am not. I realize that anyone reading this can’t take that on faith just because I say so, and that I may even be narcissistic enough to be convincing myself that I’m not doing it... | ['Relationships', 'Gaslighting', 'Workplace Culture', 'Psychology', 'Workplace Conflicts'] |
Email has redefined how we get work done. It’s a building block for our global economy and one of our greatest tools in the workplace.
There are books written about proper etiquette, blogs about how to write one, and coping mechanisms developed to help you manage them.
I’m adding to the content stack today with some ... | ['Productivity', 'Workplace Humor', 'Writing', 'Workplace Culture', 'Email'] |
“A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to communicate.” ― Seth Godin, Author of ‘Tribes: We Need You to L... | ['Employee Engagement', 'Employees', 'Employee Experience', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership'] |
Do the right thing
Ethics are the guiding values and beliefs that influence how we conduct ourselves, and they’re especially important in the workplace, where ethics violations can mean violations of the law. A strong code of ethics ensures that workers feel safe and valued and can thrive in their work.
In order to c... | ['Code Of Ethics', 'Ethics', 'Ethical Business', 'Workplace Culture', 'Feedback'] |
Photo by Melanie Wasser
This is a post from Steven Morris on the # 1 Culture Killer. Steven is 100% spot on with this. I’m seeing too many organizations with sh*tty managers running organizations with fear. It needs to stop.
Knowing what ails your culture and brand is the first step in identifying a possible remedies... | ['Fear', 'Leadership', 'Workplace Culture', 'Bad Management'] |
Challenging times are like mirrors for our insecurities. They force us to confront the things we find difficult and amplify personality traits that might otherwise be dulled when things are “normal”. In the workplace, “mental health” still (unfortunately) carries a stigma of weakness. Issues of anxiety, sadness, and ev... | ['Corporate Wellness', 'Workplace Culture', 'Mental Health', 'Wellness', 'Mental Health Awareness'] |
In just a short time, Coronavirus has had a major impact on the world.
Ushering in a new normal of social distancing, unprecedented unemployment records and leaving people everywhere unsure of what comes next.
People are having a shared experience of anxiety surrounding their well-being and financial futures. And tho... | ['Covid 19', 'Workplace Culture', 'Corporate Culture', 'Leadership', 'Coronavirus'] |
Until the novel COVID-19 virus shut Seattle down, Amy Baker, General Manager at the US Bank Centre building, enjoyed the convenience of sending her two daughters, one 3 years old and the other 10 months, to Pacific First Montessori, a daycare preschool located in the building. Like many schools across the country, the ... | ['Workplace Design', 'Working Parents', 'Work From Home', 'Workplace Culture', 'WFH'] |
Your workplace culture can make or break you as an employer or leader. Many experts like Simon Sinek and Lewis Howes suggest that improving the culture improves employee loyalty, performance, and generates more individual, and group, growth. I unequivocally agree. In this article, I want to talk about what workplace cu... | ['Employee Benefits', 'Workplace Culture', 'Business Development'] |
As the government’s restrictions relax and offices begin to reopen, preparing a workspace to help businesses return to the office after COVID is one of the primary concerns for many employers. To help navigate these changes, we recently interviewed one of our PA Collective® partners, Winkworth Interiors, to better unde... | ['Workplace', 'Office Setup', 'Workplace Culture'] |
Do not get me wrong by reading the title. It is not a complaint, but an unfortunate reality.
Your black employees are glad that after 400 years, there is finally a mass outrage against racial injustice. Many of them had been fighting their whole lives. They are more than happy that non-black people are finally interes... | ['Workplace', 'Dei', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity And Inclusion', 'Inclusive'] |
Crisis puts distance between us, with or without physical distancing. A lot of us cope by withdrawing and isolating ourselves. Validating the story we tell ourselves that we are the only ones feeling overwhelming emotions like grief, sadness, depression, anxiety etc.
Connection helps us to…
Realize we aren’t alone an... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Communication', 'Connection', 'Meetings'] |
When the pandemic hit us earlier this year, did you ever think we’d continue working remotely for so long? I sure didn’t! Six months down and we are still here — working from home, as the uninvited Corona-bug has stayed much longer than we would have hoped for!
When the health crisis started to rapidly devolve around ... | ['Disruptive Innovation', 'Organizational Change', 'Workforceofthefuture', 'Workplace Culture', 'Covid-19'] |
1. Be an ally, not a savior, by clearing barriers
Dr. Erin Thomas, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Upwork, posed this rhetorical question on Twitter:
“A concern I often hear from employees of color is that workplace allyship can start to feel like a virtue signaling competition. So, how do you serve as an... | ['Inclusion', 'Allyship', 'Betterallies', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity'] |
Walk the Talk
Taking risks by people in organisation who are in leading positions should be taking risks willingly to experiment and bring in innovative transformation in the workplace
The top key positions are the ones who are the decision makers and they must set the example of risk-taking for others to follow suit... | ['Work Life Balance', 'Workplace', 'Workplace Culture', 'Work'] |
Multi-Generational Work Team
It amazed me! I recently discovered what leaders put most often in google search engines. “How to motivate employees.” many years ago, I led a Fortune 400 team at 28 yrs old, motivating my team was a struggle. My age alone did not motivate them. Having led successful multi-million dollar t... | ['Human Resources', 'Leadership Coaching', 'How To Motivate Employees', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership'] |
Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash
Did you know employees are three times more likely to be engaged at work if they have managers who hold regular meetings with them? While many managers do hold 1-on-1 meetings with their direct reports, it’s far too common that they are rushed, tactical, and transactional. When organi... | ['Employee Engagement', 'Leadership Development', 'Workplace Culture', 'Manager Development', 'Leadership'] |
Inclusion is Necessary for Diversity To Succeed
What does inclusive leadership look like? Often people focus on extrinsic factors such as recruitment or additional initiatives that they can undertake. But these miss the point somewhat. It’s not about extracurricular activities done off the side of your desk. That’s ra... | ['Gender Equality', 'Inclusion', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity', 'Organizational Culture'] |
You often hear about “the 9-to-5 grind” — the typical eight-hour work day for most people with traditional office jobs. How to endure, combat or embrace “the grind” are often the subjects of workplace how-tos. But what about supporting the employees in occupations with unconventional hours like emergency services perso... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Company Culture', 'Employee Engagement', 'Employee Experience'] |
This concept or notion that corporations or businesses are combating or giving the appearance that racism is intolerable is merely a charade. There is money on the line here and they are very fine people on both sides that serve capitalism in this vein. The president has exposed this ignorance for what it is in many as... | ['Racism', 'Workplace Culture', 'Life Lessons', 'Business', 'Diversity'] |
I have actually started going to counseling about this matter. Just yesterday Scott walked up to my desk yelling
My coworker Ashley tells me I have a strong case for a hostile work environment because I stay at my desk all day, not going out of my way to interact with anyone and whenever one of them come in our area t... | ['Natural Hair', 'Inclusion', 'Workplace Culture', 'Discrimination', 'Diversity'] |
Are you happy with your current job or work? Do you feel the Monday blues like 78% of Americans reported feeling, or are you one of the 22% who loves their job and workplace and can’t wait to get on with work on a Monday morning?
Photo by fauxels from Pexels
I used to wake up with so much excitement to get to work ev... | ['Fun At Work', 'Workplace', 'Employee Engagement', 'Mwc Work', 'Workplace Culture'] |
On several occasions, I have sat through conversations where the entrepreneurial spirit is often encouraged. Don’t get me wrong, I am pro-entrepreneurship. However, countless times I have heard many people say, “You should quit your job and get into business.” For sometime now I have struggled with this statement becau... | ['Employer', 'Workplace', 'Employment', 'Employees', 'Workplace Culture'] |
Oh, the many things we do and see while not going after our dreams. To you and my future self: In bold questions to ask, in italic things to remember when entering the jungles that our work environments are.
“Florida Jungle” by Winslow Homer from Wikimedia Commons
1. What kind of “animals” live here?
In my early Twe... | ['Workplace', 'Work', 'Mwc Work', 'Workplace Culture', 'Jobs'] |
Human Resources is probably the one department globally that faces the brunt of rumours, biases and misunderstandings in the corporate world.
Even if you’re an HR intern or a freelancer, you would be aware and in most cases, have witnessed some of these misapprehensions yourself by your colleagues in other departments... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Hr Myths', 'Conflict Resolution', 'Human Resources'] |
Runner using starting block to start her run on a running track by Jacob Lund Photography from NounProject.com
“And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us, but what stands before us.” — Amanda Gorman
What stands before us is the task of unravelling the harm caused by discrimination, disenfranchisement and... | ['Belonging', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity And Inclusion', 'Social Justice', 'Social Impact'] |
One of the joys of Working-From-Home (WFH) for me this past year is being able to take meaningful rests and naps during my lunch break because my office is now five steps from my room.
Working during the pandemic brought with it a different kind of stress for some roles. I have been able to manage a relatively healthy... | ['Mwc Work', 'Workplace Culture', 'WFH', 'Mental Health', 'Work Life Balance'] |
Taking Emotional Intelligence a Step Further to Find the True Source of High Sustainable Morale and Personal Power in the Workplace.
Self-realization in the workplace is a promising, new category of outcome in the realm of human potential and organizational development. It’s new enough and different enough that it has... | ['Workplace', 'Emotional Intelligence', 'Management', 'Workplace Culture', 'Emotional Health'] |
Photo by Bethany Legg via Unsplash.com
OCD consumed my life for years, and it still does. Every. Single. Day. I used to wash my hands over a hundred times a day, and rituals consumed my thoughts for hours. I put dish soap on my tongue when I thought of the word “Death,” and if I thought of an illness — cancer, malaria... | ['Workplace', 'Ocd', 'Workplace Culture', 'Mental Health', 'Work Life Balance'] |
“I’m going to challenge you on that…” Seems like I am hearing this phrase more often lately at the office…and I kind of don’t like it so much…
It goes something like this… I say something someone doesn’t like at all and they feel the need to say “I am going to challenge you on that...” prior to stating an argument tha... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Startup'] |
Our thoughts and emotional state largely dictate how we act. When you address mental health it can get to the root of many workplace safety problems.
I recently shared why small safety details matter and stress and fatigue are common causes of workplace injuries. Both have a negative impact on mental well-being.
Empl... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Workplace Safety', 'Mental Health'] |
What does a Hybrid Office of the Future look like?
Read the blog to know what the future workplace would look like. Aviahire Follow Aug 17 · 5 min read
What does a Hybrid Office of the Future look like?
With the pandemic now slowly receding and humans adapting to the new normal, a lot of workspaces and other spheres... | ['Workplace', 'Hybrid Workplace', 'Covid 19', 'Workplace Culture', 'Hybrid Work'] |
As companies scale and grow, it’s inevitable that the dynamic and culture within the business will shift. Of course, a small team of 10 will interact and work in a vastly different way to when your headcount reaches the hundreds or thousands. No matter where you are in your growth journey, it’s vital to look after your... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Employee Engagement', 'Employee Retention', 'Growth'] |
Organizational culture is a curious thing. Though discussed at all levels of an organization and revered in corporate literature, it is nonetheless hard to explain. Furthermore, in challenging times it always seems to be others who are causing ‘our’ culture to change for the worse. We know it’s important, and we don’t ... | ['Workplace', 'Culture', 'Workplace Culture', 'Organizational Culture'] |
Originally posted on Kyle’s Work.
Sort of out of nowhere, I decided this summer that I wanted to become a pilot, and began compulsively researching what it would take to start training the next day. Similar urges have occurred many times throughout my life, and has led to me riding motorcycles and owning a parrot, amo... | ['Veterans', 'Workplace Culture', 'Training', 'Aviation', 'Education'] |
One of the most memorable parts of my childhood is flipping through the stack of New York Times newspapers my dad kept on his desk. I would strike pages with a red crayon pretending I was a mean newspaper editor whose writing staff just wasn’t up to snuff. At that time, I would never have guessed that years later I wou... | ['Internships', 'Project Management', 'Work', 'Workplace Culture', 'Organizational Culture'] |
Becoming Psychologically Safe
Photo: @barackobama/Instagram
The Obamas are in town!
In a conversation before a sellout audience this past weekend, I listened to Michelle Obama reflect on why she wrote the book, Becoming. She spoke about dealing with chronic self-doubt, about overcoming marital issues with Barack, pa... | ['Psychological Safety', 'Vulnerability', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership', 'Life'] |
Feeling Like An Imposter Shouldn’t Be A Syndrome leap.club Follow Apr 7 · 2 min read
Written By Neha Reddy Kuthuru
Imposter Syndrome is a term that gets discussed about a lot (unfortunately) in women’s circles. To break it down, imposter syndrome is defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despi... | ['Startup Lessons', 'Behavior', 'Startup Life', 'Workplace Culture', 'Imposter Syndrome'] |
I step into the lobby of the Sandcrawler — the lift lights up in a way that makes me think I’m in a StarWars film — no surprise here though, our office building is modeled after the mobile fortress.
I walk to my desk and see that a couple of my teammates are already hard at work. Their black screens are showing multic... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Agile', 'Scrum', 'Software Engineering'] |
When I opened my mail on Monday, April 15th, I found two letters from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The first letter, a one-pager dated April 10th, said that the SPLC had honored my request to cancel my monthly Friends of the Center pledge, which I submitted after reading about the staff’s accusations of raci... | ['Racism', 'Nonprofit', 'Workplace Culture', 'Women', 'Sexism'] |
You’re suffering from workplace silos. You’re not alone.
In fact, Salesforce recently cited a study that revealed that 70% of customer experience professionals and executives view silo mentality as the biggest obstacle to customer service. They also suggested that 73 percent of sales teams say that collaborating acros... | ['Workplace', 'Collaboration', 'Remote Working', 'Workplace Strategy', 'Workplace Culture'] |
From my first day last summer it was obvious that Greater Good Studio has a very intentional and distinct approach to work. Rather than telling the team that our office is open Monday through Friday from 9–5, we adhere to a work style called ROWE, which stands for Results Only Work Environment. The basic principle behi... | ['Human Centered Design', 'Workplace Culture', 'Hiring', 'Operations Management'] |
Recently, I was interviewing a candidate for a management position, when he proudly explained that, “When I’m doing my job well, everything is quiet.” This seems logical enough: no news is good news, right? Well, based on my experience as an employee and a manager in the startup world, I have learned that this is a com... | ['People Management', 'Communication', 'Startup', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership'] |
Why Companies Must Declare Their Ethical Beliefs Today
In a recent article on Linkedin by Accenture’s Amy Fuller, she shared a 2018 trend that confirms our work at the Standard of Trust. Olof Schybergson, Fjord’s co-founder, CEO, and prominent thought leader revealed that trend to be “The Ethics Economy”. Rob Peters F... | ['Trust', 'Ethics', 'Performance', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership'] |
By Marlene Salangsang
“Is anyone paying attention to anything I’m saying? Whatever, my horoscope says be bold so I’ll put it out there anyway”. This is something that every millennial *sigh* — yes millennial deals with on a daily basis.
Tom’s Flagship Store Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, CA. AKA One of the trendiest plac... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Ageism', 'Millennials', 'Future Of Work'] |
Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play or read the transcript, below!
In this episode, author and professor Dolly Chugh joins the program to discuss the ways in which seeing ourselves as “good” can lead to greater fragility, and introduces the idea of being a “good-ish” person and what that entails. She also disc... | ['Workplace Diversity', 'Inclusion', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity And Inclusion', 'Diversity'] |
As a Kenyan, there are several things that we just don’t do. These range from talking openly about money or any investment that we are in. We never declare our sources of income either, yes this does include and also sharing our salary range. As Chris Rock mentioned, money is new to black people hence we either splurge... | ['Salary Transparency', 'Workplace Culture', 'Salary'] |
3 things we can collectively do to foster Belonging at our workplace Hamsa Jun 17·8 min read
In a short span of time, organisations have gone from thinking about COVID as a distant concern to virtual as a new way of working to learning to live with COVID as part of our lives. The need for connection and belonging like... | ['Pride Month', 'Belonging', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity And Inclusion', 'Community'] |
Welcome to the #culturedrop. Every Tuesday, Galen Emanuele emails tools to advance leadership skills, team culture, and personal growth. No spam, just great content. Sign up now to get it in your inbox.
Culture is as much of a buzzword as “marketing” is, in that if organizations don’t know how to approach it effective... | ['Team Building', 'Remote Working', 'Buzzwords', 'Workplace Culture', 'Team Culture'] |
The week’s spotlight on racism and violence in the United States has rightfully stirred up feelings of frustration, sadness and anger across the globe. While I can’t speak on behalf of black Americans, I can speak to my experience as an Asian growing up in Australia, as well as an Asian who is scared of being targeted ... | ['Racism', 'HR', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership', 'Equality'] |
Choosing to be involved in mentorship or sponsorship is an excellent way to advance your career and move up in an organization more quickly. Here three ways to go about doing this.
Take advantage of what your manager has to offer. For those who are working for a strong leader who develops their people, you will learn ... | ['Sponsorship', 'Workplace', 'Mentorship', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership'] |
1. Know when to call out bias, even in public
Early in my career, I learned to “criticize in private, praise in public.” That said, there are times when I need to let someone know in the moment that their words or actions are unacceptable, regardless of whether it’s a one-on-one conversation or in a group setting. I h... | ['Inclusion', 'Allyship', 'Betterallies', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity'] |
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Have you ever wondered whether team health is a factor in building stronger, high-performing teams?
The answers to this question might seem simple. As an Agile Team Lead for CBC Digital, I’ve been experimenting with different metrics and measurements to find an accurate answer for this q... | ['Collaboration', 'Workplace Culture', 'Agile', 'Teamwork', 'Software Development'] |
If you’ve joined the many Americans who have plunged themselves into anti-racism work this summer, you’ve likely learned a lot about the coded ways politicians began to talk about race after the violence in the Civil Rights movement was televised and the idea of being explicitly racist developed a social stigma.
“War ... | ['Work', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity And Inclusion', 'Equality', 'Silicon Valley'] |
How to improve diversity and workplace culture in the cyber security sector AustCyber Jul 2·5 min read
You can listen to AustCyber’s podcast ‘OzCyber Unlocked’ here: https://bit.ly/3dbwzri
Today, the term ‘diversity’ has almost become a buzzword. Every company is trying to demonstrate how diverse they are as an organ... | ['Workplace', 'Diversity', 'Workplace Culture', 'Cybersecurity', 'Digital'] |
Workplace Negativity
“Weak people take revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people make a CHANGE”
Many facets of the workplace are affected by negativity. It has an impact on everything from employee engagement to productivity, as well as employee morale.
No one wants to work in a toxic workplace, plain and s... | ['Workplace', 'HR', 'Employee Engagement', 'Workplace Culture', 'Hrtech'] |
As our country begins to recuperate from the pandemic and offices are starting to re-open, employers and leaders of the organisation will have to make plans to make sure that their employees can return to work safely.
While the global crisis forced us to adapt to work-from-home policies, we will need to evolve our off... | ['Workplace', 'Covid 19', 'Workplace Diversity', 'Workplace Culture', 'Workplace Relations'] |
We made it — we’ve officially survived 2020 and are ready to conquer 2021! Navigating the trajectory of our startups over the past year was arduous, but after several months of mishaps, pivots, and even failures, we’ve proven resilient.
Let’s make 2021 our year to reach, expand, and cultivate the startups we’ve dreame... | ['Startup', '2021 Trends', 'Workplace Culture', 'Goals', 'Startup Trends'] |
Mark your calendars: National Fun at Work Day is January 25th!
2020 was a tough one for businesses and their employees in a variety of ways. In particular, innovation — the lifeblood of consistent company success and growth — plummeted, even though productivity, in some cases, went up, according to Forbes.
In fact, a... | ['Employee Engagement', 'Innovation', 'Workplace Culture', 'Remote Work', 'Organizational Culture'] |
Working remotely during lockdown has been hard. There’s been the isolation, the homeschooling and the Zoom fatigue. We’ve all been missing the water-cooler moments and the camaraderie of colleagues in our office.
But as the vaccine kicks in, the numbers go down, and we start to think about returning to our workplaces,... | ['New Normal', 'Remote Working', 'Return To Work', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership'] |
Stage 1: Personality
When a company takes its first breath, its culture largely reflects the personality of its founder(s). How work gets done, what aspects are prioritized / emphasized, communication practices — all of it naturally stems from the founder’s personality and working style. In the very beginning, this is... | ['Workplace', 'Technology', 'Future Of Work', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity'] |
It’s Back To Work We Go: 6 Ways To Ease The Transition Back Into The Office David Horning Apr 6·4 min read
This is the kind of energy we want our teams to have as they return to work — even Grumpy’s singing (Credit: Walt Disney)
Who would’ve guessed that almost exactly one year ago, we’d be leaving the office to a wo... | ['Return To Work', 'Workplace Culture', 'Humor', 'Mental Health', 'Leadership'] |
I have always liked science and wanted to understand the functioning of the human body. I always looked for information about health, diets, and food composition in my early teens, although not always in the best sources.
My interest never stops — understand how food can prevent diseases and improve peoples’ health be... | ['Nutrition', 'Coding', 'Technology', 'Web Development', 'Workplace Culture'] |
FEAR IN THE WORKPLACE.
As I continue writing about my struggle with fear and anxiety, I’d like to speak about fear and intimidation in the workplace as well. Kimberly Fray May 17, 2019·4 min read
Are you the type of person that is intimidated by your manager or your boss or the person you work for?
When you walk pas... | ['Fear', 'Anxiety', 'Workplace Culture', 'Career Advice', 'Careers'] |
There’s something about diversity that brings everyone together. Whether you’re interested in developing a more inclusive team or you already live and breathe it, discussions about equality can spark opportunities and build communities.
Some of the Angular community’s most talented speakers came together to discuss di... | ['Change', 'Inclusion', 'Ngatlanta', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity'] |
Would you agree with the following statement?
Establishing a truly values-led company which defines the culture of your organization is the key to creating and maintaining a strong public image which builds a strong client base leading to advocacy.
But what are the factors which help establish a positive and producti... | ['Workplace', 'Company Culture', 'Employee Engagement', 'Employees', 'Workplace Culture'] |
The Science: Strong Relationships Linked to Happier & Longer Lives.
In July 1988, a provocative Science paper by House and colleagues proposed a causal association between social relationships and mortality, based on the review of five large prospective studies. Now, more than two decades after House et al’s seminal r... | ['Workplace', 'Relationships', 'Happiness', 'Gce Wellbeing', 'Workplace Culture'] |
If you are wondering how to keep employees engaged, productive, and happy in the workplace then a little dose of gratitude might be your answer. Recently, we surveyed over 250 CEOs and employees to grow awareness of the importance and impact of gratitude in the American workplace.
90% of the CEOs surveyed feel it is i... | ['Workplace', 'Employee Engagement', 'Employees', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership'] |
Creating an aligned message across the three different boards within your organization will ensure successful and the sustained delivery of the culture you intend your company to represent.
What are these three boards?
Board Room Billboards Break Room Bulletin Boards
Board Rooms
The board room represent the senior ... | ['Culture', 'Employee Engagement', 'Customer Experience', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership'] |
THE FUTURE IS NOW: 4 WORKPLACE INNOVATIONS MODERN ORGANIZATIONS ARE RIDING TO SUCCESS Altspace Feb 12, 2019·2 min read
Boring workspaces are quickly being relegated to the annals of the past. Fixed routines are for baby boomers. Millennials and millennial organizations are all about efficiency, technology and work lif... | ['Workplace', 'Coworking Space', 'Workplace Culture', 'Leadership', 'Coworking'] |
Over the course of my career, I have had the opportunity to work with many amazing women who have been both outstanding professionals and close friends. In fact, the company I work for, Concannon Business Consulting, is a majority-female consultancy. Working with many women in a professional capacity over the last deca... | ['Gender Equality', 'Metoo', 'Women In Tech', 'Management', 'Workplace Culture'] |
My email inbox dinged.
Urgent, Women’s Bathroom.
Crack went my knuckles — a nasty habit I developed since taking on this public-radio gig in California. I read on.
Somebody peed on the toilet seat again! I am going to find out who you are. We all need to respect our workspace. Sincerely, Christine, Operations Manage... | ['Workplace', 'Personal Essay', 'Workplace Culture', 'Humor', 'Corporate Culture'] |
February 13th, Employee Legal Awareness Day, probably doesn’t sound too exciting. Perhaps it’s because anytime there are references to legal rights, corporate counsel, workplace policies, and handbooks, everyone in the room becomes uncomfortable. This needs addressing.
Employee Legal Awareness Day was created by Austr... | ['Human Resources', 'Inclusion', 'Employee Engagement', 'Workplace Culture', 'Human Resource Management'] |
Not my actual blind. Photo by Milada Vigerova on Unsplash.
A few weeks ago I bought a new blind for the office. For at least a year, people had been putting using a combination of a broken blind and paper selotaped to the window to shield their computer screens from the sun. Nobody complained, but when I moved desks t... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Burnout', 'Charity'] |
By: Angela Fresne
We’ve all had to do it — work with someone we really, really don’t like. It can be both physically and emotionally uncomfortable working with these people. Dislike can be triggered by physical appearance, unconscious bias, attitude, opinion, or even the sound of someone’s voice. Generally speaking, w... | ['Workplace', 'Communication', 'Workplace Relations', 'Workplace Culture', 'Professional Women'] |
Changing the face of mental health in the workplace
In my not so humble opinion, mental health is the yin to physical health yang Emms Nov 27, 2020·8 min read
Let’s start with a clear statement — Mental health and mental ill-health are not to be confused. If you have a brain, you have mental health.
The problem
Fro... | ['Workplace', 'Mental Health Advocacy', 'Workplace Culture', 'Mental Health', 'Mental Health Awareness'] |
Arekibo’s Covid-19 plan
We decided to mobilise our team to work from home last week. This was done to support the measures announced by the Irish Government to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We had been developing a continuity plan and were able to activate this plan quite quickly. Our team are now 100% up an... | ['Covid 19', 'Workplace Culture', 'Work Life Balance', 'Continuity', 'Working From Home'] |
Hive is the project management tool helping teams at Uber, Netflix and Starbucks move faster. Learn about how we can help your team here.
One of the most defining aspects of a workplace’s culture is the style of dress. Typically, if you’re expected to don a suit and tie, it’s a more buttoned up (literally) environment... | ['Work Life Balance', 'Workplace Culture', 'Work', 'Workplace'] |
This article is part of Hallo’s new State of Diversity and Inclusion Series which will feature interviews with a wide range of professionals and thought leaders to learn more about the state of D&I, the progress made in 2020, and predictions on the trends that will shape 2021.
The following is an interview we recently... | ['Workplace Diversity', 'Womens Rights', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity And Inclusion', 'Diversity'] |
Originally published by @TechSoup at https://blog.techsoup.org on April 26, 2021.
April commemorates Autism Acceptance Month, kicked off with World Autism Awareness Day on April 2 as observed by the United Nations. This year, we are honoring Autism Acceptance Month by sharing some best practices and resources on how t... | ['Workplace Culture', 'Workplace Diversity', 'Neurodiversity', 'Nonprofit Marketing'] |
This article is part of Hallo’s new State of Diversity and Inclusion Series which will feature interviews with a wide range of professionals and thought leaders to learn more about the state of D&I, the progress made in 2020, and predictions on the trends that will shape 2021.
The following is an interview we recently... | ['Diversity Training', 'Workplace Diversity', 'Workplace Culture', 'Diversity And Inclusion', 'Diversity'] |
Sharing my Work-From-Home saga — the new normal born out of 2020!
The perk, WFH, once considered as an ‘option’ became the ‘essential’ when coronavirus set foot in our lives and hijacked our peace and freedom!
March 2020 marks the fiery entry of Covid19 in India, which entirely changed the way we used to work and liv... | ['Passion', 'Covid 19', 'Work From Home', 'Workplace Culture', 'Work Life Balance'] |
Why You Should Laugh to Learn More
Photo by Leon on Unsplash
Humor and laughter have a plethora of psychological, physiological, and social benefits ranging from reducing stress, improving trust and engagement, and even enhancing learning and memory. In fact, much of these benefits can be attributed to one happy horm... | ['Workplace Humor', 'Workplace Culture', 'Humor', 'Psychology', 'Learning'] |
This post is part of a series on “What teams do at CBC” in 2021. In each blog post we are celebrating one of our amazing teams in Digital Strategy and Products at CBC and will shed light on the fantastic work they do. Teams will be sharing about how their work fulfills CBC’s mission and serves our Canadian audience. Te... | ['Membership', 'Workplace Culture', 'Agile', 'Teamwork', 'Software Development'] |
This post is part of a series on “What teams do at CBC” in 2021. In each blog post we are celebrating one of our amazing teams in Digital Strategy and Products at CBC and will shed light on the fantastic work they do. Teams will be sharing about how their work fulfills CBC’s mission and serves our Canadian audience. Te... | ['Membership', 'Workplace Culture', 'Agile', 'Teamwork', 'Software Development'] |
Remote work is a dream for many, but convincing your boss you should work remotely might not be. To make it easier, we’ve put together a list of the key benefits for both you, and in addition to our helpful Resources page. Our strategies and benefits to asking for flexible work we’re featured in Forbes, so we’d say the... | ['Flexible Work', 'Remote Working', 'Workplace Culture', 'Work Life Balance', 'Remote Work'] |
As I was standing in line at the grocery store with the rest of the U.S. getting diapers, milk, and my rationed allotment of toilet paper and paper towels. when I heard that school for the kids would be canceled. I could feel the anxiety building by the second. My gut reaction-buy more coffee and wine.
The sick day pr... | ['Working Parents', 'Covid 19', 'Covid 19 Crisis', 'Workplace Culture', 'Digital Marketing'] |
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