How to Align and Adapt Culture During Change

Guest post by Emma Murphy During change there is often an element of culture change required to achieve the desired outcomes, for example you may need to embed new behaviours and ways of working in order to ensure the change is successful. In this article we will consider how to get started with planning your […]

Team Building Activities Reduce Workplace Incivility

Tempers flare when a weekly sales quota doesn’t get met…. An employee is told to comprise their standards – maybe fudge some numbers or overlook a quality control issue….. A manager takes credit for an employee’s hard work… All instances of workplace incivility? Absolutely! According to the eighth National Business Ethics Survey (NBES), 41 percent […]

Team Building a Key Ingredient to GoDaddy Success

GoDaddy’s new brand strategy of capturing the small business market began by focusing on “right-fit” talent acquisition and soliciting vital employee input. GoDaddy’s popular Website Builder product has been “rebuilt” and is the result of months of research which included customer surveys, employee input, and acquisition of senior talent from winning team cultures such as […]

Health and Engagement Goals Reduce High Health Care Costs

Stress kills. We all know this.  So it makes good sense that executives who want to keep health costs to a minimum during shifts toward Obamacare would focus on employee health and engagement goals. As companies strive to keep workers healthier and stem the tide of higher health care costs, it is sensible to embrace […]

5 Reasons to Embrace Social Media in the Workplace

When done correctly, social media in the workplace takes businesses to an all new level of success. Yet, while some organizations and CEOs embrace it – others fear it. As a matter of fact, concern over sharing the wrong information or that mistakes will be magnified are some of the reasons why over 70% of […]

Team Building Activities Re-engage a Disengaged Workforce

Business coaches and consultants with team building expertise have their work cut out for them in today’s corporate culture. 70% of American employees aren’t working to their full potential and they’re slowing economic growth. According to Gallup’s State of the American Workplace: 2010-2012 report: out of the 70% disengaged employees – another 18% are actively disengaged. […]

Workforce Performance Insights That Improve Team Work and Employee Productivity

    Recently, Evolv, a software company with a mission to redefine workforce management through science released a workforce performance insights report with some stunning insights. First U.S. businesses lose $350 billion dollars annually from low employee productivity and attrition. Second, tracking workforce productivity focused on what makes employees successful can help leaders realize a […]