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Business Culture

Sweat Equity Deserves Kudos — How to Create Recognition Programs That Acknowledge the Hard Work of Startup Founders

Recognizing founders' sweat equity with tailored, responsive programs boosts morale and loyalty while driving startup success by nurturing a culture of appreciation.

Collaboration

Employee Morale Is More Than Pep Talks and High Fives — Here's How You Can Really Capture the Power of Team Spirit.

Amazing things can happen when a team clicks — when they're all on the same page and working seamlessly together. Try these three strategies to ensure your team spirit is at its peak.

Growing a Business

How to Lead With a Balanced Sense of Optimism When The Future Looks Bleak

This approach can help conscientious leaders maintain good morale and results even through uncertain times.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

The Biggest Threat to Your Company's Future Is Already in the Building

In the throes of rapid change and economic uncertainty, it's easy for entrepreneurs to focus on external threats, but the real threat might surprise you — because it's likely already infiltrating your team.

Leadership

No One Talks About This Crucial Leadership Skill (But You Should Be and It Will Make You a Better Leader)

Validation is the prerequisite to vulnerability, authenticity, and belonging. It makes psychological safety a possible reality. As you learn this essential skill, you can be the impactful leader you want to be.

Productivity

Why You Don't Need Hard Deadlines to Succeed

Deadlines can undermine team efficiency, creativity and morale but decreasing pressure can increase productivity.

Leadership

Difficult Conversations Can Jump Start Company Innovation

The autocratic leader is tolerated when survival is at stake but that style won't build a company over the long haul.

Thought Leaders

7 Life Lessons From My Entrepreneurship Journey

Starting a business is tough and challenging on all fronts. Here's some wisdom that may ease your load as you navigate new terrain.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

Employees March to Many Different Drums. Here Are 3 Ways to Manage All of Them.

A Google investigation found that 65 percent of disengaged employees can't approach their manager with questions. Don't be that manager.

Leadership

12 Ways Happiness Increases Productivity in the Work Environment

Happy teams are more productive. So are happy leaders.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

The Secret to Employee Engagement

Winning hearts and minds of employees is key to creating a culture of success

Living

Lost Your Mojo? Here Are 4 Ways to Put a Spring Back into Your Step.

Has your energy fizzled of late? Don't forget to program in 'me' time.

Business News

4 Fun Team Building Activities for the Office

Here are some fun ways to foster team building at work.

Growth Strategies

Six Valuable Points I Learned From My Mentor

You meet a lot of people that teach you lessons about things in life, and it's plausible to say that you can learn something new from every person that ever crosses your path. So what gives a mentor that title? What sets them apart from the pack?

Business News

4 Surprising Predictors of Workplace Happiness

It is all about the details.