5 crucial elements of culture transformation
To improve a company’s ethos and workplace environment, leaders must link goals to business objectives. Executives must also lead by example.
To improve a company’s ethos and workplace environment, leaders must link goals to business objectives. Executives must also lead by example.
Companies that nurture an environment driven by empathy and benevolence are much more likely to attract and retain younger workers. You’ll gain favor with consumers, too.
A study finds more than 70 percent of employees are ‘actively looking for new opportunities.’ How can you address dissatisfaction—and potential attrition—in your workplace?
Training, collaboration and recognition are all essential to heightening motivation and reducing turnover. Would a ‘company campfire’ spark initiative in your workplace?
If your colleagues don’t respond to your messages and balk at speaking up during meetings—or if they often interrupt you—it’s time to make adjustments.
Set ground rules, listen to them, stay calm, clarify expectations and hold your ground—repeat as necessary.
Quarterback Cam Newton recently laughed at a female reporter who asked him about his teammate’s routes. Though he expressed regret, Newton has not issued an apology.
Include leaders in strategic planning to secure buy-in, coach them with specific goals and feedback, create a peer group, and reward jobs well done.
Develop a better understanding of colleagues by gaining frontline experience, making the rounds, initiating informal exchanges and establishing diverse networks.
Happiness goes hand in hand with productivity. It pays to keep tabs on workers’ personal growth, satisfaction, manager relationships and overall wellness.
Revitalizing your workforce takes more than an annual survey or questionnaire. Instead, focus on selecting the right managers and equipping them to excel.
Individual and universal elements play a significant part in workers’ adjustments when an organization relocates, makes staffing moves or imposes new protocols.
Workplace communication should be a collaborative, multi-channel team effort. It doesn’t—or shouldn’t—belong to one person or team.
Desktops, email and phones still rule the office landscape, but chat platforms are becoming essential for workplace communication. Has your organization embraced this channel?
Telework offers many benefits but some challenges—particularly engagement. Here’s how to maintain team spirit when employees work outside of the workplace.