Culture is a much-used word, at work and in our personal lives. And it’s usually over-complicated. In today’s episode, I’m sharing a story from my family’s past to help you better (and more simply) understand exactly what culture is and isn’t. Tweet it out: Culture doesn’t come solely from a big corporate push. It is
When you think about what makes a high-functioning team (whether in person, remote or hybrid) really click, several factors come to mind. In our research for The Long-Distance Teammate, we discovered one of the most important things that contribute to a really solid, trusting, team culture: a constant flow of feedback from and to our
Birthdays. We all have them, once a year. What can/should/might we do to celebrate birthdays at work? Is that the role of the leader? How has this changed if the team is remote or hybrid? It is those questions (and more) that we will explore below, giving you things to consider, and possibly some things
How do you know when an employee is engaged? The usual answers include obvious signs like participation in meetings and projects, high quality work product, and responsiveness to requests from the manager and teammates. All of that is true, and there’s a paradox at work. It involves the ability to stay more engaged by disconnecting
When you have a hybrid team, some of your team works in the office, some work from home, and some work who-knows-where depending on the day. That can make it hard to create a cohesive team. It isn’t that the team intentionally doesn’t want to work with people who don’t share their workspace, or that
by Kevin Eikenberry When thinking about team or organizational culture, often new and frontline leaders think the way they did as individuals – that culture is something for the C-Suite or senior management to think about. Culture, they often think, is above their pay grade. Yes, culture can be driven from the top-down, but it
by Guy Harris Team cultures develop for many reasons. Some factors affecting team culture include: Recent team history The style makeup of team members The type of work the team does The physical location the team is in How the leader interacts with the team as a whole How the leader interacts with individual team
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