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Employees

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Does Your Company Culture Encourage Employees to Boost the Bottom Line?

Sharing company financial information with your team is a divisive topic. Some leaders feel it helps motivate employees while others fear data can be...

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Using Company Culture to Align Cross-functional Collaboration

Most companies’ individual teams or departments operate as synchronized units. Their members may have different roles but know how to work together...

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managers providing feedback

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How to Provide Feedback, What to Avoid, and Why It’s Important

Most people have received feedback at work that, far from improving things, wound up making situations worse. For some, misguided observations or...

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a culture of confidentiality

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A Culture of Confidentiality

“We are writing to notify you of a data security incident that may have involved your personal information.” So begins a letter you may have received...

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cartoon of workers and speech bubbles

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They Said What? How to Keep Post-Meeting Conversations Productive

Everyone has overheard or participated in informal discussions that happen after meetings are over. Sometimes, employees hold these conversations to...

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Make Successful Promotions Part of Your Company’s Culture

Most workers dream about moving up the ladder, getting a more impressive title, and landing a raise. Those offered higher positions usually think...

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workplace bullying

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Use Your Company’s Culture to Stand Up to Workplace Bullying

Headlines about egregious workplace bullying cases are not uncommon. Job-related harassment became such a prominent problem that the U.S. Equal...

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Cultivating a Growth Mindset Company Culture

After decades of research, renowned Stanford professor Carol Dweck envisioned a new framework for assessing people’s potential. Her seminal 2007...

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People Power in the AI Age: What Leaders Should Look for in New Hires

Companies regaining their footing in the pandemic’s wake now struggle to keep up with rocketing changes affecting the marketplace. As they grapple...

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two women mentoring about company culture

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From a Mentoring Program to a Mentoring Culture

Your organization probably sponsored a mentoring program at one time or another. But there’s a good chance the program ended. What caused it to fail?...

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