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Who Are These People? Overcoming the Distance in Remote Employee Management
A 2017 Gallup report discovered that 43 percent of American employees work remotely at least occasionally, of which about 3 in 10 do so more than 80 percent of the time. These numbers increased from 2012, and the trend shows no signs of slowing down. ...
Relationships, Not Money, Prove More Valuable to People
In a 2016 report by The London School of Economics and Political Science, a fascinating fact emerged from their Origins of Happiness study: relationships and good health are the key to happiness, not income. If you’re a CEO, this should matter. Throwi...
Org Chart Software Makes Office Culture Fun. No, Really.
What Attracts and Retains Talent? An interesting article from the Association for Talent Development detailed why company culture is becoming the most important job benefit. Company culture frequently trumps even high salaries and exceptional benefits...
4 Ways to Include Remote Employees in Daily Office Culture
Gallup reports telecommuting for work has climbed to 37 percent in 2015, up nearly 10 percentage points since 2008. A survey of business leaders at the 2015 Global Leadership Summit found 34 percent said by 2020, more than half of their company’s full...
5 Ways to Re-energize Your Employees
The average American works more hours than anyone on the planet, takes fewer vacations, and retires at a later age. Wow. No matter how driven you are, that is sort of depressing. We are literally working our lives away. Hope you love your job! In fact...
Can Software Make People Like Each Other?
Friendships Boost Performance Do you have any “good” friends who work with you? Thirty years ago, about half of you would have answered yes. Today, that number has dropped to about 25 percent. It’s not that we don’t like the people we work with (per s...
Designing a Design Culture
“How can we make this better?” That’s a question that can be heard every day at Digital Telepathy. We recently connected with Brent Summers who had some great insight on how DT has built a culture that is centered around getting better every day. What...
4 Ways You Can Tap Into Your Team’s Ideas
Column Five is a visual agency specializing in infographics and data visualization with brands like Red Bull, Microsoft, and GE. They’re focused on nurturing a collaborative, inclusive culture that feeds creativity and its business. Here, cofounder Ro...
Alcohol at the Company Holiday Party? Hell Yes!
Tis the season for holiday parties, and if we’re being honest, a holiday party isn’t complete without a few alcoholic beverages. Even if you consider yourself a cool leader, you’ve likely wondered if the decision to invite alcohol to a party could com...
Three Ways to Increase Participation at Your Next Culture Event
I ran into a colleague of mine, Sam, last week who has been working hard to strengthen the culture at his organization. They’re working on their core values, aligning their vision throughout the organization, and hiring and promoting based on both of ...
