How to Shape a Better Workplace Environment for Your Startup Deanna Ritchie / 10 Nov 2022 If you want your startup to succeed, you need a better workplace environment that people love—and one that encourages focus and productivity. Understandably, most entrepreneurs place an early emphasis on building a strong foundation. They manage their company … Continue reading How to Shape a Better Workplace Environment for Your Startup
Category Archives: Workplace Evolution
How Two Story Is Taking Over Workplace Performance Analytics
How Two Story Is Taking Over Workplace Performance Analytics Brad Anderson / 31 Oct 2022 When you run a business, you want as many high performers as you can get. The problem is, absent performance analytics, it can be hard to determine the exact attributes that make some employees stand out. Sure, you can … Continue reading How Two Story Is Taking Over Workplace Performance Analytics
5 lessons for marginalized employees to reclaim the workplace
By Yannise Jean June 07, 2022 There’s no shortage of workplace guides touching on tips to help employees move up the ranks—and journalist and author Alan Henry is ensuring racial and gender biases are accounted for. While it’s true most employees have little power in comparison to their employers, the power gap widens even … Continue reading 5 lessons for marginalized employees to reclaim the workplace
Why a flexible workplace shouldn’t mean we ignore individual employee experiences
By Faisal Hoque June 06, 2022 The pandemic era phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation” has seen millions of employees voluntarily leaving their jobs. In January 2022 alone, some 4.3 million workers quit, adding to the staggering 48 million who abandoned their jobs in 2021, according to data from the Labor Bureau. As … Continue reading Why a flexible workplace shouldn’t mean we ignore individual employee experiences
Why more businesses are considering ending the 40-hour work week
By Stephanie Vozza May 31, 2022 Ever wonder why we work eight hours a day, five days a week? Or why we clock in from 9 to 5? It started with the shift from agriculture to manufacturing during the industrial revolution. Originally, factory workers clocked in long hours six days a week. A … Continue reading Why more businesses are considering ending the 40-hour work week
Automation in the Workplace: if You’re Not Automating, What are You Really Doing?
Automation in the Workplace: if You’re Not Automating, What are You Really Doing? Vivek Goel / 28 May 2022 Automation in 2022 is different from the robot takeover that some people have envisioned. Automation in the workplace now refers to platforms and systems that allow a layman to accelerate efficiency through digital means. As … Continue reading Automation in the Workplace: if You’re Not Automating, What are You Really Doing?
Instead of binding contracts, focus on this workplace touchstone for connected team
By Aytekin Tank May 16, 2022 In the world of business, everyone loves a contract. What’s not to love? They make you feel warm and fuzzy. A contract implies commitment, negotiation, and agreements to mitigate risk—all good things. After signing a contract, both sides feel confident that they can start from a place of … Continue reading Instead of binding contracts, focus on this workplace touchstone for connected team
Rooting out exclusionary and outdated workplace language
By Pamela Culpepper May 14, 2022 In a job-seeker’s market, there is no room to let language get in the way of recruiting or allow it to exclude existing talent. With candidates looking at multiple options, they are likely to turn down opportunities from companies that use outdated or exclusionary terms and phrases used … Continue reading Rooting out exclusionary and outdated workplace language
Predictions for 2022: Workplace, Tech, and ESG Points
Predictions for 2022: Workplace, Tech, and ESG Points Calendar / 29 Apr 2022 If business leaders have the fortitude to act, this year is ripe with possibilities. To clarify, there is no workplace crystal ball. We have arrived at the time of year when we are nearly ready to start the second quarter. We … Continue reading Predictions for 2022: Workplace, Tech, and ESG Points
The power of optimism in the workplace
By Tony Safoian April 17, 2022 What makes an optimist? Is it a “glass-half-full” person who expects good outcomes? Is it a person who, as Winston Churchill once said, “sees the opportunity in every difficulty”? I think an optimist believes tomorrow can be better than today—and they take an active role in making it … Continue reading The power of optimism in the workplace