Covid19 has upended the way we work. With non essential workers working from home (WFH), there are mixed opinions on how optimal this setup really is, citing declines in productivity, difficulty in creating culture, and of course the fact that there is expensive office space leased: Others perceive it to be working very well, and… Continue reading Is WFH here to stay?
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Leadership During Crisis: Strategies for Success
Effective Leadership During Crisis Situations Why we Need to Focus on Strong Leadership in Times of Crisis such as the Pandemic Covid19 has created is a time of uncertainty and a time of crisis for compa by the pandemic one way or another, affecting their day to day lives. Strengthening your Leadership in Times of… Continue reading Leadership During Crisis: Strategies for Success
Remote Work Research: Insights and Trends
Insights from Remote Work Research for Your Business It seems that everywhere you turn, there is a post, conference topic or tweet about how remote work is the future. But what about the research on remote working? Where is the data we can use to evaluate whether it’s the right move for us or for… Continue reading Remote Work Research: Insights and Trends
How to make remote working efficient
It’s true that remote working is not for everyone – some of us prefer the office environment, others find it impossible to concentrate while working at home or a co-working space, and some of us know that our company’s culture and communication styles would not thrive in a remote setup. But, there are some common… Continue reading How to make remote working efficient
How to Make Meetings More Efficient At a Startup
The meeting you had been scheduling for over a week did not yield the result you were expecting. The schedule is a mess and, every person involved did not get a chance to speak. You have a unique business, and your plan for a more efficient workplace is not working. You may be a part… Continue reading How to Make Meetings More Efficient At a Startup
Scaling your Startup Culture without Ruining it
Scaling from Team of 5 to 10, to 20+ When you’re first starting out, your entire team is close to the founders and everyone has a role that’s obvious and crucial to success. The organization is ‘flat’. You’ve avoided hiring the wrong talent. Then what happens? You grow, and “Unique Jobs are lost, Conformity is… Continue reading Scaling your Startup Culture without Ruining it
Dealing with Poor Leadership
Dealing with Poor Leadership in the Workplace What constitutes bad manager behavior? It looks like over the past 5 years, there has been somewhat consistent interest in this topic (see graph below)! “People quit their managers, not their companies.” That quote rings true to many, and as Jack Altman of Lattice notes: the manager relationship… Continue reading Dealing with Poor Leadership
Toxic Beware: Bad Startup Culture
With scandalous stories about the less than stellar culture at unicorn startups like Revolut, Uber, Theranos, Zenefits, etc, it has a lot of us thinking about how bad culture can really get, why, and how to ‘fix’ it. Nipping Bad Startup Culture in the Bud First of all, What is a Toxic Culture? Where the… Continue reading Toxic Beware: Bad Startup Culture
Understanding Workplace Incivility and Its Impact
Understanding Workplace Incivility and Its Impact There is a great interview with Dr. Jody Foster on the knowledge@wharton podcast regarding workplace incivility. There is some focus on healthcare/Penn Medicine but the lessons can be applied to any industry. It also highlights the difficulties of changing a culture vs creating and nurturing one from scratch. The… Continue reading Understanding Workplace Incivility and Its Impact
Effective Feedback Techniques for Better Communication
Effective Feedback Techniques for Better Communication Giving feedback is hard – sometimes we don’t even know how to give positive feedback in the right way, and it becomes even harder with remote team members. In The Feedback Fallacy, Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall tell us how we’ve been doing it wrong. It’s a sad fact… Continue reading Effective Feedback Techniques for Better Communication