4 Reasons You Need a Transparent Company Culture
Many experts agree that transparency is important to a company and its culture.
Many experts agree that transparency is important to a company and its culture.
With March Madness almost over and the championships around the corner, people often wonder what impact sporting events like this have on their organization. How much productivity is lost? Is that a concern? Are there benefits?
For employees to perform at their highest levels and be dedicated to the collective success of the organization, they must love where they work. That requires something deeper and longer lasting than increasing salaries, offering huge bonuses, or investing in the latest engagement tools.
Negative or low morale among employees can be problematic for employers. Not only does it lead to an unhappy workplace, but it can also cause increased turnover and decreased productivity. And unfortunately, it can be difficult to fully recover from low morale once it sets in.
Being recognized as a “best place to work” is a true testament to a company’s culture, but maintaining that status is what distinguishes organizations that are genuinely committed to meeting and exceeding their workforce’s needs from those that merely rest on past successes. Achieving “best of” status is a great accomplishment but also should be […]
In the wake of Susan Cain’s influential TED Talk, many companies are starting to see the influence and power of introverts in the workplace, despite a “world that can’t stop talking.”
In the wake of Susan Cain’s influential TED Talk, many companies are starting to see the influence and power of introverts in the workplace, despite a “world that can’t stop talking.”
It may not be surprising to hear that a large percentage of workers in the United States and the United Kingdom suffer from work-related stress. But the actual number may come as a bit of a surprise.
We’ve got good news and bad news. We’ll start with the bad: roughly 35% of workers plan to look for a new job in 2019. Now here’s the good news: this number is down drastically from 74% in 2018.
In 1985, I took my first job in the aerospace industry. On day 1, an HR person showed me to a conference room, handed me a thick manual, and said, “Read this.” That was onboarding. It took 4 hours to read the manual. I had nothing else to do—nothing else to be engaged in.