Posts in: employee engagement

May 5, 2016 Tara Fox

If You're a Millennial Who Thinks Millennials Will Save the World, Don't Read This

MILLENNIALS. They’re all the buzz right now, and (as a millennial) why shouldn’t we be? We're the largest generation in the United States – making up 25% of the population. We’re into innovation and supporting causes, pushing...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

6 Ways to Increase Workplace Collaboration and Liberate Your Teams from Silos

Why do silos exist within corporations? The metaphor itself conjures a tall vertical structure where something valuable is stored, much like information that is held closely in top-down hierarchical organizations. In addition to...

May 5, 2016 Alexandra Wieland

Why Ignoring the Whole "Culture Thing" Will Now Officially Eat Your Company Alive (In a Bad Way)

We are creatures of habit and we are infamous for perpetuating bad habits. Imagine how these common bad habits, when repeated; permeate the culture of our workplaces. Now think of the impact good habits can make. What is...

May 5, 2016 Andrew Freedman

How to Effectively Use [and Give] Feedback

Feedback – across an organization, most people will agree it is critical to the individual, a team, and even company-wide performance improvement and growth. So why is it then, most people (and companies) stink at giving and...

May 5, 2016 Misti Aaronson

How to Romance Your New Talent (Without Chocolates and Roses)

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and while many of you will be focusing on what to get your loved one, or where to book dinner reservations, it’s important you show a little bit of love to your employees. Especially...

May 5, 2016 Alexandra Wieland

10 Most "Tried-and-True" Ways to Grow a Thriving Workplace Culture

Culture has a heartbeat – after all we are the ones who create it. And so often, we fall into one of two buckets – culture champions who beautifully live up to our charge of maintaining a thriving ecosystem, or culture clashers...

May 5, 2016 Eric Stewart

The Most Creative [Pluckiest] Way To Articulate Your Vision

I’ve heard of writing down goals and visions before, I’ve even done it myself. But before recently, I’ve never painted them. Yes, painted. I painted a vision for 2016. It was part of an experience we all participated in at eQ...

May 5, 2016 Eric Stewart

“The M-Word” – The [Biggest] Problem with Projected Narcissism

It bothers me. A lot. What seems like a coy label is wreaking havoc on our society. It’s subtle, but wow is it present. Although the word itself is damaging in its own right, it’s how the media and how “experts” brand it about...

May 5, 2016 Eric Stewart

This Is Why Your Meetings Feel Like a Massive Waste of Time (and How to Fix Them)

“Please, for the love of humanity, not another pointless meeting.” At some point in the last 30-days you’ve uttered some form of those words. We all have. The statistics don’t lie. Atlassian recently published data suggesting ...