Posts in: workplace innovation

June 1, 2022 SHIFT

Hybrid Company Spotlight: NextRoll

Coffee Roulette. Global Culture Club. Paint Your Pet Night. Embrace Your Jellyfish. NextRoll is doing hybrid right. Take a page from NextRoll's book for ideas on how to fight Zoom fatigue and spark joy for your team. We...

May 26, 2022 SHIFT

Better You, Better Us, Better All

Are You Living By Design? "Johns Hopkins estimates that 26% of the U.S. population is struggling with mental health right now." That's why it's more important than ever that we lean into our SHIFT value of "Live by Design." ...

May 13, 2022 Misti Aaronson

How Are Teams Really Feeling Right Now?

Unpack Sources of Stress As COVID-19-related stress has started to fall, there's increasing stress due to burnout, poor management, and leadership concerns. In Headspace Health's Fourth Annual Workforce Attitudes Toward Mental...

April 29, 2022 Misti Aaronson

Prioritizing the Human Experience at Work

Are Workplace Friendships Priceless? "If you have a friend you look forward to seeing at work, it's like earning $100,000 more in salary each year." As more teams are starting to come together for in-person gatherings and team...

April 15, 2022 Misti Aaronson

Organizational Agility Starts at the Top

Agile Organizations Adapt to Change There's a lot to unpack in Asana's survey of 10,624 global knowledge workers, but these quick stats are worth calling out: Employees are spending 27% more time this year on skilled work – and

April 5, 2022 SHIFT

The #1 Underrated Skill in Business

Up until recently, people considered storytelling as something that only authors and movie creators do. The importance of storytelling in the business world is now coming into the spotlight as more leaders are looking to build...

April 1, 2022 Misti Aaronson

Ignite the Change Your Organization Craves

Raise Your Hand If You're Going Hybrid Our latest LinkedIn poll found that only 16% of companies are pushing their people back into the office – and more than half (58%) are taking a hybrid approach. Going hybrid is not for the...

March 4, 2022 Misti Aaronson

Tell Your Story or Have It Told For You

When people don’t have a narrative to latch onto, people will create their own version of the truth. In a world full of unknowns, stories can help people make sense of what’s happening. This is no different in the workplace. The...

February 23, 2022 SHIFT

Burnout: Stop Fighting It, Start Unpacking It

"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally." – Flannery O'Connor Burnout is pervasive and in full force across all of Corporate America. That’s the truth – no ifs, ands, or buts about it. You...