Top Ten Things Employees Want from Work
A few years ago I researched what employees really want. It was preparation for a workplace branding article. If you don’t have the time or resources to survey your own employees you can use… Read More
Category: Culture
Negative Power Dynamics in the Workplace
You have all the right jobs filled, why are employees unhappy? Why doesn’t everyone get along? If you think you have a disgruntled ringleader, read on for information on how it starts – social dynamics! Read More
Using “Rule of Thirds” to Build Positive Culture
When you’re thinking about making a significant policy or employee program change, one-size doesn’t fit all in communication. It helps to consider employees as representing different degrees of agreement with the company itself. Read more to learn how to develop more effective programs and communication strategies. Read More
Four Things HR can Do to Relieve Employee Suffering
In the course of HR professional’s work with individuals in transition, they encounter employees in distress. This puts them in a position to either ignore it or provide support to lessen employee suffering. They can also prevent distress through sound planning and implementation of company change. Read more to learn some basic techniques to support employees. Read More
10 Ways You Can Build Positive Workplace Culture
10 Key Points in an Employee’s Life Cycle There are numerous points in the course of an employee’s employment, that allow you to strengthen the connection between the company and employees. Reasons to… Read More
Surviving a Toxic Workplace Without Losing Your Mind
How bad is bad enough? Too bad to stay? Too good to leave? There are certain workplace challenges that no one should have to endure. But, can you insulate yourself from the toxic workplace around you? Read further for effective self-preservation strategies. Read More
You Reap the Culture You Sow – 5 Steps to Keeping Things Positive!
5 Steps to Getting and Keeping Positive Culture Organizational culture is a combination of the nature of your business/mission, stated values and philosophies; leaders’ personal philosophies; and employee personal values. Corporate policies and… Read More
When Institutions put Secular Goals Ahead of Ethics & Lawfulness
Not all institutions and corporations are evil. Many do an excellent job of balancing ambitious secular goals with a socially responsible approach. These examples are less likely to be sensationalized in the popular… Read More
Employee Resistance to Change
The process of change – how the world of business works is aptly described in Spencer Johnson’s 1998 book Who Moved My Cheese?* I recently needed an illustration of the maladaptive ways in… Read More
Quick Tips For Surviving Toxic Worker Run-ins
It is a rare workplace made up of consistently professional and respectful staff. Learning how to navigate difficult coworkers is a fairly basic requirement for work in the modern American workplace. Toxic employees,… Read More