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