Bring Your Human to Work (Part 2)

Bring Your Human to Work (Part 2)

by | Jul 30, 2019 | Process Improvement

Last week, we learned the first five approaches to making the workplace more human shared in the book Bring your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World by Erica Keswin. Did you...
Bring Your Human to Work (Part 2)

Bring Your Human to Work (Part 1)

by | Jul 23, 2019 | Process Improvement

Erica Keswin’s book, Bring your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World, has some great advice for those of us involved in creating Great Places to Work. She writes that...
Now or Later?

Now or Later?

by | Jun 11, 2019 | Process Improvement

90 days. According to recent research[1] on workforce trends that’s the average number days your organization has before a new hire makes a decision – to stay (or leave) a new job. Other onboarding points of view say it happens much sooner – during the first days of a...
“Can I ask you something?”

“Can I ask you something?”

by | Mar 26, 2019 | Process Improvement

Sometimes feedback feels more like a _________ than a _________. When’s the last time one of your team members asked you for some direct feedback? The answer to that question is probably as good as any to take a random “pulse check” of culture at your organization. In...
The Nature of Spring Cleaning

The Nature of Spring Cleaning

by | Mar 5, 2019 | Process Improvement

All around us there are small hints and signs of spring’s imminent arrival*. Perhaps it is nature’s way, to present us with a polite and gentle nudge, that helps us remember there is potential and possibility to renew and grow every day. Regardless of how the message...
Traction + Momentum = Growth.

Traction + Momentum = Growth.

by | Jan 15, 2019 | Process Improvement

‘Tis the season of “begin again.” The first few weeks after the new year, conversations abound on the topic of goal setting — specifically, making resolutions. Personally, and professionally, annual goal setting can be an empowering activity. Pausing to reflect,...