Failure to Communicate: How Conversations Go Wrong and Can Have a Lasting Impact on Company Culture

How you, as a business leader, handle the ‘tough conversations’ can make all the difference in morale, employee engagement, and retention. How you communicate when the going gets tough matters. Business leaders, here’s a common scenario: You have to have a talk with an employee about a difficult subject. Perhaps they are consistently disrupting others, […]
How a Thriving Company Culture Can Help You Attract Talented Workers Out of the Gig Economy

For many lower-wage earners, the gig economy can be a viable alternative to traditional full-time employment. Employers must creative a thriving workplace culture to attract these workers. The gig economy refers to a labor market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs. Also known as the sharing […]
Business Leaders: The Best Defense Against Rage Quitting or Any Other Impulsive, Retaliatory Employee Behavior is a Great Offense—Building a Healthy Workplace Culture

To help bolster the organization against rage quitting, businesses should focus on creating a positive and supportive workplace culture to foster a sense of camaraderie and teamwork. Rage quitting is a phenomenon that occurs when employees abruptly leave their jobs due to overwhelming frustration or dissatisfaction. It’s disruptive and unhealthy, and its impact can send […]
The Connection Between Company Culture and Leadership

Leaders, prepare to hear a few hard truths… Cultivating company culture requires attention and intention—two things that don’t happen organically or overnight. In the modern work environment, it’s not enough to have a set of company core values, no matter how strong they are. And it’s not enough to appoint smart people to leadership positions; […]