There’s a lot of talk today about company culture and the effects of people working remotely, or in whatever hybrid way they’ve assembled themselves to get the work done. Primarily organizations and teams are asking if we can be the kind of connected, productive, engaging workplace we want to be without being in close physical proximity. The question is important. It also … [Read more...]
Does Working Remotely Make the Workplace Less Toxic?
We are reading a lot about Return to Office (RTO) and how it’s critical to company culture that people get together. In fact, senior executives are telling us they are depending on it to maintain or create the culture they want. But what if your workplace culture is toxic? Does getting together help or make things worse? The survey says... A recent survey by the consultancy … [Read more...]
Remote Work: Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too
The age of endless, boring meetings with a sea of eyes peering at us through an ever-increasing number of miniature squares is sadly upon us. Strict face-to-face meetings are likely a thing of the past, and the need to wrestle with videoconferences won’t be going away any time soon. Many of us love the convenience of working at home at least some of the time, and if suffering … [Read more...]
Creating a Multi-Generational Culture
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator If you study history, you know the word "unprecedented" is often over-used. Whatever is happening, there's usually some kind of precedent to draw from that can teach us. It feels like we are facing one of the those "unprecedented" times right now: the return to the office. At least in our lifetimes, we've never experienced … [Read more...]
Where Should We Work?
by Kevin Eikenberry Everyone has an opinion about where and when people should work. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, was an early staunch advocate for Return to Office, stating at a Wall Street Journal event in 2021 that “Working from home… doesn’t work for people who want to hustle, doesn’t work for culture, doesn’t work for idea generation. We are getting blowback … [Read more...]