Category: Workplace Culture
How to Find the Right Cultural Fit for Team Success
Culture Fit vs. Culture Add: Rethinking Your Hiring Strategy Choosing between culture fit and culture add in hiring is like deciding between a regular coffee and an espresso. Both have their benefits, but one might give you the boost you need. Culture fit refers to hiring candidates who seamlessly align with your company’s existing values… Read more
How to Root Out Negativity in Toxic Work Environments and Rebuild a Positive Culture
Toxic work environments are a pain. They’re also a productivity killer and a talent drain. If your workplace has become a breeding ground for negativity, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. Here’s how HR can tackle the problem head-on, and it doesn’t involve just handing out more perks. Spotting the… Read more
How To Resolve Culture And Strategy Conflicts
Culture vs. Strategy: Culture And Strategy Conflicts Ever felt like your company’s culture and strategic goals are on a collision course? You’re not alone. When an organization’s culture and strategy don’t align, the result can be chaos, confusion, and a drop in employee morale. According to LSA’s research, culture accounts for 40% of the difference… Read more
How Top Companies Use HR to Set New Benchmarks
How Google, Salesforce, and Others Lead the Way with Innovative HR Strategies Ever wonder what separates a good company from a great one? The secret often lies in the HR department’s playbook. Let’s break down five standout examples of companies that took their HR strategies to the next level, transforming their workplaces and setting new… Read more
Top 8 Time Wasters at Work and How to Eliminate Them
How to Cut Out Time Wasters at Work Ah, workplace inefficiency—where time slips away like sand through your fingers, leaving you wondering what happened to your productivity. Time-wasting activities are the sneaky saboteurs of any company’s success. They create frustration, derail focus, and, let’s face it, make you wish you’d stayed in bed. So, how… Read more
Beyond the Bad Boss: Surviving Under a Toxic CEO
How to Survive a Toxic CEO Working for a toxic CEO is the worst. Sure, we’ve all dealt with frustrating coworkers, but when the toxicity starts at the top, it can feel like you’re stuck in a never-ending nightmare. Despite the staggering $15 billion companies spend annually on managerial and leadership development, bad bosses are… Read more
Tactics for Gaining and Rebuilding Trust in the Workplace
Trust: The Cornerstone of Workplace Success Trust in the workplace is non-negotiable. It’s the glue that holds relationships, teams, and entire organizations together. When you see trust in action, it’s crystal clear how it fuels collaboration and opens the floodgates for honest communication. But strip away trust, and watch productivity nosedive and mental well-being take… Read more
8 Research-Driven Tips For How to Motivate Employees
Motivate Employees Imagine walking into an office where only one out of three employees is genuinely engaged in their work. Sounds bleak, right? Yet, that’s the reality for many businesses today. Gallup reports that a mere 34% of U.S. workers are actively engaged, leaving the rest disengaged and costing companies between $960 billion and $1.2… Read more
20 Eye-Opening Statistics That Prove the Power of Employee Appreciation
Explore how employee appreciation drives success with 20 key stats on how it helps boost retention, engagement, and performance. Read more
How to Create a Winning Team
Applying the C’s Have you ever wondered what makes a winning team truly stand out? Well, let’s take a closer look at what sets these winning teams apart. Drawing from my personal experiences as an executive member of various small business teams and my journey of forming my own teams from scratch, I’ve crafted the… Read more