Leap Boundaries & Barriers with a Single Question
Once you learn to constantly ask “What else can I/we do to achieve the desired result?”, you open doors to new solutions and breakthrough performance.
5 Fundamental Skills for First-Time Managers
Managing people for the first time can be daunting. Here are the five essential leadership skills every first-time manager should master to set the tone for your new team.
4 Companies Winning with Feedback in the Workplace
These four companies are using feedback-centered culture to drive employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity.
The Double-Edged Sword of the Open Door Policy
The open door policy poses a complex challenge in the world of corporate leadership, especially for CEOs. Although the intention is to foster an environment of transparency and accessibility, it frequently unintentionally allows for a steady stream of complaints and gossip. This raises an important question: how should leaders handle this tricky dynamic? A CEO […]
It’s Time to Retire These Common Workplace Terms – Lessons In Change Management
The gap between various employee categories has shown to be an ongoing issue in workplaces across the board. The distinctions between hourly and salaried workers, blue collar and white collar, knowledge workers and non-knowledge workers, front line and office, field and corporate, and even online versus offline have been etched into our organizational vocabulary. It’s […]
It’s Time to Retire These Common Workplace Terms – Lessons In Change Management
The gap between various employee categories has shown to be an ongoing issue in workplaces across the board. The distinctions between hourly and salaried workers, blue collar and white collar, knowledge workers and non-knowledge workers, front line and office, field and corporate, and even online versus offline have been etched into our organizational vocabulary. It’s […]
A Shocking Change to the Workforce: Insights from New Pew Research Report
The changing makeup of the American workforce is highlighted in yesterday’s Pew Research Center report, which focuses in particular on older workers (those 65 and older). Today, we’re diving into the report’s main conclusions and talking about how they affect workforce management, leadership, and corporate culture. The report draws attention to a troubling trend: young […]
Why Is Accountability Important?
Accountability in the workplace is the key to unlocking sustained business success.
Three Ways to Improve Corporate Culture
Is culture on your mind? Well, it’s on the minds of C-suite executives, with 92% saying that improving their firm’s corporate culture would improve the value of their company.
What It’s Like to Work at a Company That Doesn’t Use Email
When new employees are onboarded at Toptal, a hypergrowth company with a staggering 40% annual growth rate and a workforce of 1200 employees, they’re told: email isn’t our thing. This company is redefining the rules of communication. Toptal has chosen to abandon email for internal communications, relying instead on the power of Slack and Zoom. In […]
One Simple Tool For Cascading Your Purpose
I want to dive into an inspiring initiative that caught my attention in the ever-evolving world of company culture. It concerns a Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at a significant electronic company based in Japan, responsible for a 70,000-person workforce with a substantial US division. As you can imagine, the challenges of maintaining employee engagement […]
Unveiling the Trust Triangle: Building Authentic Company Cultures
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the UKG Aspire event in Las Vegas, where I had the honor of delivering a keynote on the spotlight stage. It was a packed house, standing room only for 500 people in person and over 400 more tuning in online. The title of my presentation, “How to […]