Career Blog

For most organizations, the current environment is uncharted territory. But with the right mindset and the right skills, there is a great opportunity for growth and improvement.

As a business grows, so does its headcount. And this can make maintaining the company culture — as well as employee engagement — much harder.

So, what exactly goes into creating a terrific workplace? Transactional approaches such as free lunches and bring-your-dog-to-work day, office parties — you name it — will be welcomed by your staff. But they only serve to build entitlement, not engagement.

Defining and managing culture in a small company is a different ball game than in a large one. Beyond 150, it becomes difficult to build trust at an individual level. And at this scale, an organization needs to start putting formal policies in place.

Company values create a powerful declaration of your intentions for your organization’s culture. Values going right keep your organization moving forward, but issues with values can become very visible very fast.

A fixation on “happiness” is evidence of a significant change in people’s relationship with work. In fact, research shows that having “happy employees” is not a goal worthy of an organization’s energy and brainpower.

What impact has the COVID-19 lockdown had on workplace culture and employee engagement? Read on to find out...

It’s that time of year again — your opportunity to reflect on your accomplishments over the course of the year and share them with your manager. If only you could remember what you did!

Communication and collaboration are more important than ever. Many of us are now working from home, using technology in new ways. Draw on these six ideas:

In times of change, when is it best to solicit employee feedback? Read on to see what company leaders and their leadership team should ask themselves –

What’s the difference between a satisfied employee and an engaged employee? Is it good enough for employees to be satisfied?

The Top Workplaces program identifies organizations that excel at organizational health and employee engagement. The Washington Post, in partnership with Energage, offers a free assessment through a simple, scientifically sound and anonymous employee feedback survey.

An effective communications strategy keeps employees connected with their work, the organization, and a bigger purpose. These four quick wins will help enable two-way communication and strengthen connection within your organization:

Most organizations have executed short-term adaptations in response to the COVID-19 crisis. What about the long-term? Each time frame has a distinct set of characteristics and requires a change to the business model...

When everybody in the organization is working toward a common goal, each department becomes more effective and driven.

Employee feedback plays a vital role in any return-to-work plan. The first thing leaders need to do – before any transition plan is communicated to the staff – is to gather employee feedback via a short, targeted survey.

It’s common for organizations to take stock of their employees at the start of the new year. They celebrate extraordinary performance and vow to fix the areas that are broken.

Potential is a huge motivator for most employees. It also ranks high in importance in workplace culture.

Your industry and your company will never stop changing, but a solid foundation of values can help hold a workplace together. Stated company values create a powerful declaration of your intentions for your organization’s culture.

If you want to enable better decision-making, improve problem-solving, and power innovative thinking, your culture must welcome input from all sources, regardless of internal politics.