Posts Tagged ‘Culture’
3 Solid Ways to Create Lasting Employee Loyalty
Would you be surprised to discover that more than half of the workforce is unhappy about their work environment? For decades we believed that the monetary rewards for the jobs they do is enough incentive for the employees to be happy and loyal to you or your company. Now we know that’s not the case.…
Read MoreHave You Been Celebrating Each Victory?
Here comes another story. Of course. This one may be like one or more you have experienced in your company. It is a story about focus upon the customer, first. And about reinforcing the culture of the company in support of that important focus by senior management, and by all employees who see that leadership…
Read MoreEarn Trust from Your Workers and Get Rewarded with More Customers
In today’s world, everything is visible in a digital way. An all-tech, always-on culture and lifestyle means that privacy is perishing quickly. That means that being earnest and building and maintaining a culture of trust is of the utmost importance in today’s world. A company can build and maintain trust from two angles in order…
Read MoreHow to Empower Your Team to Build a Culture You’re Proud Of
By 2020, millennials will comprise of roughly 50 percent of the global workforce. Just like the emergence of any other generation, companies will have to deal with a new set of challenges and create a different working environment and culture for their talents. Today, millennials are inevitably becoming a larger influence on the future of our…
Read More6 Reasons Why Office Gossip is Bad for Your Business
As an entrepreneur, you should treat gossip among the members of your team as a reduction in productivity at best, and at worst, an indication of unhappy, un-empowered, or non-collaborative employees. As a leader, you should be asking yourself if you are the problem, and working hard to improve the situation before it gets out…
Read MoreIgnore Toxic Employees at Your Peril
It takes a lot of work and commitment to grow a great team and a great company culture. It doesn’t take much to topple it. Just one toxic employee can have a cascading effect on the camaraderie and goodwill felt within your company. What you have spent months, years even, developing, can be undone in…
Read MoreHow to Build and Promote a Culture of Learning
Creating a culture of learning is stressed as important at the start of childhood development, but continued education is also vital to professionals — especially on a personal level. A culture of learning provides a rich and dynamic environment that affects employee happiness and productivity — how they innovate, create and why. When employees feel…
Read MoreThe New Office Normal: Bringing Fido to Work
In the past when planning for a career, many people wanted to avoid being stuck in a cubicle for 8+ hours a day, 5 days a week. The lack of activity, dread of boredom and conforming to hierarchies was something workers were terrified to have in their lives. It definitely wasn’t the way they wanted…
Read MoreHow Companies Can Help the Disadvantaged and Enable Diversity in the Workplace
When it comes to Americans shopping habits, Millennials are changing the game. Instead of valuing a good price above all else, like their parent’s generation, millennials want to buy from companies that share their values. Businesses big and small can attract these customers by showing good corporate citizenship and working to better the standard of…
Read More7 Keys to Success with an Employee Ownership Culture
One of the lessons I have learned over the years as a business executive, and now as a mentor to entrepreneurs, is that if you really want employees who enthusiastically take ownership of their work, you have to start treating them like owners, not renters. Owners feel they have skin in the game, and benefit…
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