Company Culture
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How to maintain company culture when working remote
Indefinite remote work has forced many companies to ask: How do we maintain our culture?
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Company Culture
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Back to the office: Keys for safely returning people to the unknown
If you’re tasked with coordinating, communicating, or deciding on any aspects of a return-to-office plan this year, we feel for you. Simply put, it’s an unenviable position to be in. Social distancing mandates vary from state to state, sometimes even town to town, and different businesses require different levels of in-person interaction to function efficiently….
People Management
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6 short virtual icebreakers designed to keep teams engaged
Like them, love them or leave them, virtual icebreakers are a staple of our current remote work world. Online meetings are vital to remote team building and communication. But to keep people engaged, we need to avoid approaching them like drones or military sergeants. Especially if you’re running regular stand-ups or check-ins, you need to…
Employee Engagement
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What is organizational trust (and how to build it)?
As you adapt to COVID-19, never forget this fundamental tool—trust. Learn what is organizational trust, and why it’s so critical to your success.
Company Culture
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3 inspiring organizational culture change examples
Building a strong culture may be challenging, but it’s far from impossible. Here are three organizational culture change examples to inform and inspire you.
Diversity & Inclusion
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Engineers: It’s time we make changes to our tech vocabulary.
Fostering an inclusive environment means ensuring all voices feel valued. For many companies, that means making changes to your existing tech vocabulary.
Diversity & Inclusion
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Building the house: How to instill DEI culture from the ground up
If you’re like a lot of organizations, you’ve been having pivotal conversations about your culture. You’re self-assessing, asking tough questions like: Are we inclusive? Does our business support and promote a diverse range of perspectives? Are we part of the problem, or the solution? If your business is making an honest effort to tackle heavy…
Diversity & Inclusion
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How to have honest DEI discussions
Now is a time for organizations to listen, learn, and act. Here’s how you can have honest DEI discussions with your people.
Company Culture
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4 keys to an efficient daily standup agenda
The daily standup meeting has taken on new significance in the socially distanced workplace. On some days, it’s the only human interaction remote team members get. More extraverted employees may find themselves chomping at the bit when these discussions start. They’re eager to share what they have going on, but that eagerness needs to be…
People Management
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The merits of no-meeting blocks when leading remote teams
No-meeting blocks are a great way to foster better remote work habits. Here are three reasons to consider implementing them within your organization.
Company Culture
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Leading confidently through crisis: insights from Alyssa Dver
There’s no doubt confidence is a coveted attribute, especially for leaders and managers. However, it’s rarely clear what it is or how it’s obtained. Neurologically and definitionally, confidence is actually a decision anyone can proactively make in a given situation. We just don’t always realize that, and few people are trained in how to do…
People Management
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How to stop micromanaging your teams and start promoting leadership
What’s one thing all micromanagers have in common? They don’t trust their people, and as we know, trust is at the core of any high-performing team. Particularly in industries like tech, where autonomous work is essential to efficiency, micromanagement can be a morale killer. The best managers are adept at delegating work to highly engaged…
Behavioral Assessments
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Download your PI Reference Profile Zoom background. Use it to start conversations about behavioral factors, self-awareness, and awareness of others.
Company Culture
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3 steps to resolve workplace conflict efficiently
We’ve all seen it. Two co-workers, like cars skidding toward a low-speed collision, are increasingly at odds with each other. Disagreements and miscommunications pile up, and the next thing you know they can barely speak to each other, let alone work well together. Workplace conflict isn’t just a headache for managers and team members. It…
Employee Engagement
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3 keys to career pathing in times of change and uncertainty
When someone brings up “career pathing,” your brain is programmed to zoom out. Instinctively, you think about the big picture. It can be tough to view things at that sort of scale when the next month, or even the next week, is indefinite. If there’s one certainty about the COVID-19 crisis, it’s that nothing is…