Greater flexibility. Fewer resources. Faster training. Tighter schedules. Small teams allow for a more direct, personal approach to accomplishing goals. However, the benefits come packaged together with their own unique set of challenges. Today we’re taking a look at the various advantages and disadvantages of small teams, and what it […]
Have you put the research and effort into providing a vibrant benefits package, but just can’t shake the feeling your teams aren’t operating at a hundred percent? If so, psychological safety might be your missing link. Amy Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School, literally wrote the […]
What’s your company’s turnover rate like these days? In recent years it’s become de rigueur for employees, especially millennials, to move on to (what they perceive as) greener pastures more frequently than their older colleagues. We’ve examined before how to improve employee retention, but a lot has changed in the […]
“Meetings should be like salt – a spice sprinkled carefully to enhance a dish, not poured recklessly over every forkful. Too much salt destroys a dish. Too many meetings destroy morale and motivation.” — Jason Fried Meetings, like e-mails, are an inevitability of the modern workplace. If there’s no escaping […]
“Most of my important lessons about life have come from recognizing how others from a different culture view things.” — Edgar H. Schein As the world gets more connected and businesses are no longer strictly local, neither will be the workforce. Right now, over 230 Million workers are expatriates, or […]
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” —Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Change is never easy for those involved in it. That’s why many resist it, in fact. This is a reality turned all the more problematic when we consider these two things about change: […]
There are some qualities that are expected when it comes to leadership–leaders are decisive, they maintain order, they initiate projects and drive strategy. A leader is supposed to know best–that’s why they are leading. However, the fault in this way of thinking is that, in a team of 10, only […]
A good idea can come from anywhere. If your company’s ideas for new products, new positions, and new ways of working are only conceived in closed-off meeting rooms, there’s a chance that you might be missing out on a million-dollar idea. Asking your employees for their suggestions means that your […]
No matter where you work–whether it’s a construction site, a kitchen, or an office–safety should be a leading priority for HR and upper management. Safety is as necessary to maintain in a well-functioning office as it is on a work site, and lapses can be just as costly. In the […]
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when hearing the word ONBOARDING? Orientation, of course. Whether you’re a freshman in high school or college, the first day anywhere can be overwhelming and nerve-racking; yet, very exciting and productive. Getting your new hire acquainted with the company goals and values […]
Successful companies are finally beginning to figure out that considering their employees as whole, complex people—as opposed to tools that perform a necessary function—is the right, moral, and profitable thing to do. Groundbreaking research into employee engagement and workplace wellbeing over the past two decades has revealed that healthy, happy […]
In a fast changing business landscape, where only 15% of employees worldwide feel engaged in their jobs, while the other 85% are functioning below their potential, it’s obvious that organizations need to make a massive shift in how they create workplace cultures that increase employee engagement and maximize performance development. […]
