Two years into the pandemic, most organizations have pivoted to provide virtual training due to imposed work-from-home orders and the resulting general shift to remote work. While these organizations have done a good job within the constraints, many have fallen into a sub-optimal new normal as their emergency pivot has become ingrained and habitual without …
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In their ongoing mission, culture and strategy are among the primary tools at top leaders’ disposal to maintain organizational practicality and effectiveness. Strategies use a formal logic for the business’s objectives and align individuals around them. Culture reveals objectives through beliefs to guide activity through shared presumptions and group standards. Related: What Company Culture Is …
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Employee inclusion at all levels is a critical factor for organizational success. Because of the increased speed and urgency with which organizations are forced to adapt to a continually changing business environment, respond to new customer demands and effectively compete with the competition, employee inclusion is more important now than it’s ever been. Old ways …
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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and the era of remote work, employee engagement was always a critical element of consideration for businesses. Now that companies have to manage employees operating in remote, in-person, and hybrid positions, one could argue that employee engagement is even more critical than before. But how are businesses supposed to …
Internal recruitment is when a business sources talent from their current team members for a job opening. It’s no secret that business evolves. In the last two years, we have seen drastic changes in how organizations finalize transactions, communicate with customers, and even hire for open positions. Hiring for a new position takes time and …
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Sometimes a little work stress is good. It’s a signal in our brains that tells us we need to make adjustments. No stress at all, and we don’t feel the ambitious nudge to achieve a goal. Likewise, stress can take over our lives if we’re not careful. Worst case scenario, work stress overwhelms us to …
One of the biggest questions leaders have today is how to best handle the opportunity to return to the office after a year and a half of enforced work-from-home conditions. Do we go back to the office? Stay remote? Do some mix of both? Uncertainty still abounds, safety concerns are still high and we all …
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Just like individuals, companies need core values. Any amazing company you have ever heard of has a set of core values, born out of its purpose, that dictates their cultures, policies, and overall behavior. These values matter. They help your company make hard decisions, take clear action, and avoid ambiguity. They’re more than great-sounding words …
Company culture is a popular buzzword that is used to cover a multitude of things. It isn’t easy to define, but broadly speaking, it is a company’s values, beliefs, and behaviors. It’s also the vibe. Company values may say one thing, but the truth of the matter is shown in their culture. It’s how the …
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a stated value for many companies, but making meaningful changes to support DEI often proves more difficult than simply claiming it as important. Below are five meaningful ways to support DEI in any organization. 1. Educate yourself and take personal inventory. Power dynamics in organizations most often mimic power …
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Your emotions are important – everywhere. Although you don’t usually associate emotion with the workplace, the two are inextricably connected. So much of your life is invested in your job that it makes sense that it’s also where you experience a broad spectrum of feelings – joy, satisfaction, anger, resentment, and stress, to name just …
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A goal is a milestone that pushes us to perform better and try new things. It is the desired result that gets us from point A to point B. The 2022 new year is right around the corner, which means goal setting is what everyone is considering as they bustle around the office. Most people …
What is Adrenaline Addiction? Adrenaline is a central component of an animal’s flight or fight response that kicks in when danger is sensed. Adrenaline causes one’s heart rate and blood pressure to increase, increased sweating, and increased blood in the organs and muscles. Despite this being part of a core evolutionary strategy for survival and …
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By Mark Samuel – Did you know that departmental silos are the biggest obstacle tohigh performance, increased profitability, value-driven culture, andoverall success? In my consulting practice, I’ve seen that bringing functional leaders together to speak with one voice is one of the most profound changes an organization can make. Not only does this increase positivity within the culture of the organization, but it …
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By Mark Samuel – When trust in the workplace breaks down between individuals or teams, relationships suffer — poor communication, hiding, defensive posturing, blame and other forms of aggressive and passive-aggressive behaviors ensue. The assumption is that the basis of that mistrust is in those relationship challenges. However, those are only the symptoms of mistrust, …
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By Mark Samuel – This is part 4 in a 4-part series to help organizations navigate re-entry after the initial impact of COVID-19. If you’re just joining the conversation, don’t miss the valuable information shared in Part 1: Learning from the Virtual Environment and the Effects of COVID-19, Part 2: Creating an Outcome-Driven Plan for …
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By Mark Samuel – This is part 3 in a 4-part series to help organizations navigate re-entry after the initial impact of COVID-19. If you’re just joining the conversation, don’t miss the valuable information shared in Part 1: Learning from the Virtual Environment and the Effects of COVID-19 & Part 2: Creating an Outcome-Driven Plan …
By Mark Samuel – This is part 2 in a 4-part series to help organizations navigate re-entry after the initial impact of COVID-19. If you’re just joining the conversation, don’t miss the valuable information shared in Part 1: Learning From The Virtual Environment And The Effects COVID-19. Part 2: Creating an Outcome-Driven Plan for Initial …
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By Mark Samuel – This is part 1 in a 4-part series to help organizations navigate the virtual workplace and re-entry after the initial impact of COVID-19. A Roadmap for Re-Entry After almost a year and a half of working virtually, organizations everywhere are eagerly awaiting and planning for re-entry as the spread of coronavirus …
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By Mark Samuel – Business in the coronavirus environment continues with people working from home, being laid-off or furloughed, or finding creative ways of collaborating with others while keeping social distance and clean surfaces – especially our hands! While we are receiving several emails per day with advice on how to deal with the Pandemic, …
