The average person spends 90,000 hours at work (about one-third of our lifetimes). Most of us look for some sort of trade-off for the hours we give to our companies, like a paycheck or personal fulfillment. But what is the main benefit workers look for from their employers — and how can we use that […]
Open Culture
5 Tips on Establishing an Inclusive Work Culture
Businesses that embrace diversity have come to realize the benefits of the practice. With so many different viewpoints and past experiences, they can truly thrive by employing best practices. So far, so obvious. However, the other side of the coin is that too many different experiences suddenly joined together can implode to create a toxic […]
5 Ways to Develop a Stronger Workplace Culture
If you are a business owner, you will find that there is always room for improvement when it comes to a stronger workplace culture and better success for your business. Regardless of whether your business is small or large, you can find new ways to improve the productivity and morale of your crew as well […]
How Digital Transformation is Changing Employee Expectations
As technology grows smarter and more critical in the workplace, many things are changing. The concept of digital transformation involves the adoption of digital technologies and their implementation into every area of your business. It includes digitized project management, workflow automation, cloud technology, and online collaboration tools, AI-powered chatbots and AI in general, and so […]
Navigating COVID-19 With Change Management Techniques
Business leaders have seen many changes to the way they operate this year throughout the coronavirus pandemic, many of which have had a dramatic effect on business operations. Just a year ago no one would have believed what was to come, and there are definitely some lessons to be learned going forward. Some of these […]
“Do As I Say, Not As I Do!”
My parents were core in establishing my values and helping me grow as an individual (my Mom still teaches me lessons every day). They were phenomenal role models for my sisters and me. But I was a bit of a “challenge” to them, particularly to my father. I was very precocious–actually I was an ass. […]
Culture and Values Count in Leadership
So many of the discussions on sales and business performance focus on strategies, competitive positioning, product/service superiority, and even customer satisfaction/loyalty. As we talk about how we execute at the highest levels, depending on what a pundit is selling, the “secret” to success is the application of certain technologies, methodologies, training, programs, content, tools, processes. […]
Understanding The Elements Of A Modern Workplace Culture
There was a time when fields or ranks amongst employees did not separate workplaces, or so we surmise from the ramblings of our grandparents. The reality today is that the social structures of modern workplace culture reflect, to some degree, the Hollywood depictions of high schools. In understanding and considering this complexity of human behaviour, […]
Especially Now: Play nice!
To survive this nasty Covid-19 surge facing businesses of all types, leaders must make decisions that hurt but are necessary. Keep the employees for the SBA PPP requirements regarding loan forgiveness, or furlough or let good employees go, so they can file unemployment claims? And what about termination decisions you make affecting just the few […]
How to Undermine or Reinforce Your Corporate Culture
Ever had a manager who hung those motivational posters around the office, spoke of “pushing together,” or “you’re empowered to give great service”—and then acted at least once in complete disregard of those statements? You don’t want to be caught even once It takes only one time caught by subordinates to lose the faith of […]
