Acme-Hardesty: “Culture as Constitution,” and 3x financial returns
In 2016, Jeff Kenton came on as Acme-Hardesty’s new president. A distributor and supplier of oleochemicals, as well as a developer of bio-based, renewable solutions, Acme-Hardesty, based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, was at a growth point. Kenton saw, immediately, an opportunity to identify and then gain consensus around desired results. There was a new learning […]
Don’t Get Stuck in the Problem: Invest in Workplace Culture
A theory. We’re obsessed with the problem, not the solution. Take “toxic culture.” The phrase pops up again and again and while identifying and rooting out toxicity in workplace culture is crucial, we’re also fueling an endless media feedback loop with our focus. We’re problem-obsessed when we should be solutions-driven. Why do we remain problem-obsessed? […]
Level Up Your Organization’s Culture Strength by 62%
Learn how you can level up your organization’s Culture Strength by 62% — and why the time to do so is now. Join Jessica Kriegel, Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture, as she shares how you can boost Culture Strength in a climate of economic uncertainty and high employee turnover rates. Using data and insights pulled […]
Build Culture Strength to Bust the Toxic Workplace
Let’s start with a number. According to Forbes, more than 90% of North American CEOS and CFOs believe that improving their culture would increase financial performance. 90%. A staggering figure. According to the same article, leaders don’t know which door to open to start working on the “toxic” areas in their workplace cultures. In new […]
Return to Work and Career Management
Jessica Kriegel, Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture, joins CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss Return to Work and Career Management. Jessica points to the need for leaders to model the right culture and the way that culture is created no matter where work takes place.
Empowering your Culture with Accountability
True accountability is about inspiring your people to take ownership over what needs to be done in order to achieve the results the company is working towards. In this eBook, we’ll walk you through a different view of accountability, and how to instill it within your organization.
Uncovering the Key Factors That Determine Your Culture Strength
The case for culture deepens. In new research, we have found that when organizations create positive, results-driven cultures, they level up — even in a challenging context of workplace redefinition, soaring employee turnover rates, and employee disengagement. Surveying 4,960 employee responses from 26 different organizations, our research team has determined four key factors for improving […]
Culture Partners & UKG Form Strategic Alliance
Culture Partners and UKG have formed a strategic collaboration to help organizations activate culture to create more people-centric experiences, further driving and sustaining business growth. The partnership marries UKG’s award-winning HCM solutions with Culture Partners’ research-based culture management strategies, delivering a unique combination designed to guide organizations through culture transformation initiatives to elevate performance and achieve measurable results. […]
Novelis: How Adjusted EBITDA increased 119% year over year
In 2016, Novelis, the leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling with more than 14,000 employees in 10 countries, had a moment of reckoning. Under new leadership and embarking on a partnership to supply the largest aluminum-intensive automotive launch ever, Novelis faced one of the biggest challenges in its […]
Prioritizing Feedback over Aggregate Annual Reviews
Our Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture, Jessica Kriegel, joined CNN to discuss Employee Performance Reviews and the need to create experiences of ongoing feedback. Many dread Annual Performance Reviews because of the aggregate nature of feedback. Instead, you can create psychological safety through ongoing feedback exchanges with your team.
The Neuroscience of Goal-Setting and Its Impact on Your Culture
Have you ever set a lofty personal goal and surprised yourself by actually achieving it? Think about the most important goal you have. Do you know how to get there? Goal-setting has been linked to higher motivation, self-esteem, confidence, and autonomy. Once you get a goal in your head, your brain will continue to nudge […]
Building a Culture That Combats Quiet Quitting
If there’s anything we know about social media, it’s a great way to spread information — for better or worse — sometimes leading to changes in every aspect of our lives: our jobs, families, hobbies, and even our ideologies. TikTok in particular is popular amongst every age group, and primarily ages 10-19 (32.5 percent of […]