It may seem like a minor thing, but visual displays of corporate values can help employees to internalize those ideals as they go about their […]
Why Do We Sometimes Compete When We Should Collaborate?
About a year ago I participated in a work training around collaboration and culture. We were asked to play a game which involved getting into […]
Organizational Dynamics: Balancing Individual Achievement with Team Success
Whether you work in a formal corporate environment or a laid-back creative one, most of us experience some degree of tension between individual and group […]
How Much Can We Personalize Job Rewards Without Being Unfair?
I recently read the book The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael D. Watkins. It was recommended to […]
Can Traditional Organizational Culture Models Describe the Modern Working World?
I came of age in the time of the tech bubble. I graduated college in the middle of the dot-com crash, and my professional career […]
Cultural Artifacts, Commitment, and Behavior in the Workplace
So you want to become more active. How do you make it stick? In a workplace context, office artifacts can help motivate and sustain changes […]