Flourishing businesses understand this fundamental concept: employee motivation, happiness and engagement are crucial for success. But how do you get your staff members to remain with your company because they want to, not because they can’t afford to leave? The...
The first Friday of March is Employee Appreciation Day, and the past few months have had us rethinking what the act of appreciation looks like. How can you show up for your employees this week, and everyday, in a way that feels authentic and makes your teams feel seen...
We’ve all heard one of the most common statistics there is about New Year’s Resolutions: 80% of those of us who make them don’t last through February. Reading that, it’s easy to conclude that goal-setting at the start of the year is a fruitless exercise. But let’s...
There are many things we can all do this Black History Month to support Black communities, no matter the means we have at hand. From raising awareness or volunteering our time, to donating money, and consuming Black media and from Black-owned businesses — each of us...
Do you remember reading as a teen — when you would go through entire novels within the span of a few dusky hours during summer break? You couldn’t say for sure where the time went, the only thing that was certain was that it had been well spent. In actuality,...
Of the many lessons we’ve learned this past year, perhaps the most useful is that it’s better to focus on what we can do, as opposed to what we’ve been restricted from doing. So, as we come upon a full year of gym memberships collecting dust as they lie unused within...
Though 2020 was a tough one, it left with us an important lesson: formulate an action plan. We’re now in an era that’s seeing wholesale technological disruption, prompting the nature of work itself to evolve almost overnight. In this environment, it’s imperative you...
Let’s face it, returning to our office, either virtually or in-person also means going back to old habits and easily forgetting the slow pace we hopefully achieved during our staycation. Our mental health is put once again on the back seat, our routine takes over and...
Why your end of year party matters and how to make it count for your team Your team may be working remotely but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate together this holiday season. Although office holiday parties can seem like trivial annual events, virtual parties are...
In face of everything that has unfolded this past year, the tragedies in the news, the rising covid stats, you might have heard people tell you to “take it day by day,” to just focus on the minutiae of your present to get you through the week, the month, the year....
Since the start of the pandemic, we have seen companies embracing a variety of workplace models to keep their employees safe. And while many have come to accept fully remote or hybrid workplace models as the new norm, one challenge remains -- understanding how to keep...
As the year comes to a close and we take stock of the goals we’ve accomplished and work on setting new ones for 2021, there’s never been a better time to determine how you can take your company’s culture plans to the next level. A holistic and tailored culture plan...