Culture-Building in a Hybrid Workplace: Uniting the Home and Away Teams At Work
I know many of you have returned to your physical workplaces. And many of you have shared your approaches to adapting to a hybrid work model, where some employees are working from home while others go into the office. Here are a few thoughts to help you manage...
Three Scientifically Proven Ways to Boost Happiness
According to a study in Harvard Business Review, happy people are 31% more productive, 3 times more creative and produce 37% higher sales. Plus, you know, they’re happy, so there’s that too. (Just sayin’.) Here are three scientifically-proven...
Leading and Laughing During Challenging, Turbulent Times
Leaders need to step up and lead during challenging times. Okay, that sounds like a bit of a “duh” statement, but it’s true! What I mean is that leaders need to be even more intentional about wearing their leadership toques and not just thinking like...
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...


