Putting Humor to Work for Less Stress During These Turbulent Times
If you’re having more bad hair days than normal, trust me, you’re not alone. You need to tap into your sense of humor, and your team’s sense of humor, now more than ever! Find out how my three simple R’s of putting humor to work can help...
Conversations for Uncertain Times
During this remarkable time in history, perhaps we need to change the phrase “candid conversations” to “Covid conversations”? Regardless, during this unprecedented time of uncertainty, anxiety and change, you absolutely need to be having candid...
11 Ways to Improve Your Workplace Culture
I often get asked what a company should focus on if they want to shift their culture. Where could they best put their time and energy to get the biggest return? Depending on your particular circumstances, this answer might vary from organization to organization. But...
Name Tag Fridays a Great Way to Add A Bit of Fun to Your Workplace
This is a really effective way to start conversations while adding a little fun to your workplace: Name Tag Fridays! There are so many options for what you could do to turn this into a regular fun Friday tradition in your workplace. Michael Kerr is a Canadian...
Shocking Workplace Culture Stats Suggest There’s Lots of Work To Be Done
Here are a few shocking workplace statistics reported in a recent Forbes article A CareerBuilder.com survey found that 58% of managers received absolutely no management training (which is perhaps why some of the stats below make sense). A Harvard Business Review...
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: How One Company Transformed Its Culture Through a Values Blitz
Great companies and inspiring leaders understand that actions speak louder than words and that talk is cheap! If you want your values to mean something, you absolutely have to stand behind them and bring them to life in meaningful ways. The following video is an...
Connect Employees With “Ask Me?” Theme Days
Tired of employees working in silos? One of the biggest complains I hear from my clients revolves around those dreaded silos – people working in isolation without connecting across teams or sharing information with each other. Working in silos creates...
Feedback Fridays: A Fun and Effective Way to Engage Employees
A simple way to take everyone’s pulse at work Whenever I talk about communication in the workplace, I always stress that there needs to be a dialogue, not just a one-way dumping of information AT employees. You need to talk with employees, not at employees. A...


