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What’s New about Employee Engagement? Three Companies Leading the Way
When William Kahn coined the term “employee engagement” in 1990, he defined it as “when people bring themselves fully into their work.” The professor...
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The Power of a Good Debate in the Workplace
When was the last time your management team had a good fight? Perhaps your answer is "never," and you'd like to keep it that way. Or maybe it's...
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Misplaced Logic: Why Some CEOs Fail to Prioritize Workplace Culture
Once a secondary topic in boardrooms, workplace culture has risen to prominence in the business world over the past several decades. Now it’s hard to...
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Looking Ahead: What Will Be the Top HR Trends in 2023?
Human Resources is a complicated field, and those who make it their career have many opinions about best practices. But one thing most HR...
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2022 Roundup: 10 Articles that Explore the Impact of Workplace Culture
As we close the book on 2022, we reflect on a year that started mid-pandemic and finished in a cloud of economic uncertainty. For many, 2022 felt...
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The Connection Between Ethics and Workplace Culture
You may have heard that the term “business ethics,” like “jumbo shrimp” and “original copy,” is an oxymoron. The joke persists because many people...
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How to Develop a Safety Culture and Prevent Occupational Hazards
Safety is crucial to many industries, such as those that involve heavy machinery, complex equipment, chemicals, and health procedures. Unfortunately,...
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Workplace Culture and Job Stability: What’s the Connection?
When the term Great Resignation started rumbling through the workplace, many pointed to employers’ inflexibility as the root cause. The phrase...
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The Role of Company Culture in Sustaining a Family Business
Family businesses spanning successive generations have existed for centuries, from farms, to trades, to shops, to specialized services. “Mom-and-pop”...
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The Value of Reinvesting in Work Relationships
As a business leader, you undoubtedly reaped the benefits of investing in relationships. For example, think of the value you’ve gained through: