Here’s the simple truth: the “new normal” is not new anymore. It’s just normal. According to a recent report from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, the U.S. economy is now truly a work-from-home economy, with more than 60 percent of U.S. economic activity now coming from people clocking in from a home residence. And…...
3 Facts That Will Change the Way You Think About Culture
Many leaders intrinsically understand the importance of creating a great team or company culture. In a previous post I talked about ways of driving business results by building an awesome culture, but in working with many leaders to help them build that killer culture I’ve found there are a few key concepts…...
Hindsight Is 20/20: Living Your Culture In The Next Normal
There's no doubt that things have shifted dramatically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, leaders are asking themselves hard questions. What does the next "normal" look like for them? And, how can they successfully implement new aspects of their culture into this new normal? Here are four key…...
Countering Coronavirus through Inclusive Culture
When business continuity plans kick in, as they have in the current COVID-19 crisis environment, what happens to diversity and inclusion efforts at investment organizations? Do they fall away as nice-to-haves or are they seen as contributing to a cultural edge of resiliency? Evidence from a call last week with the…...
5 Ways You Can Contribute To Your Company’s Virtual Work Culture
Work culture is the experience you have that is based on what you see and hear while you are at work. It is a feeling that you have when you think about your coworkers and your work environment. That experience or feeling can be positive or negative, depending on how…...
Culture is an important role in the workspace
In 2020, there will be exactly 52 Mondays that workers will need to face - week in and week out and every Monday seems to be the same struggle for a lot of people. Have you ever found yourself questioning whether you need or want your job? How important is…...
How To Build An Inclusive Virtual Culture With These 4 Effective Strategies
A virtual culture is more than Zoom Happy Hours and random meme sharing. It’s a space where each employee feels comfortable, safe, respected and treated like a valued member of the team; it’s where they feel like they belong. A recently conducted remote work survey by FinanceBuzz revealed, 46% of workers…...
6 Ways COVID-19 Will Change The Workplace Forever
For many of us, the coronavirus has been the most significant, and perhaps the most traumatic, experience of our lives. It will have a huge impact on us as individuals, as a society and as a workforce. Although it’s hard to imagine right now, the coronavirus crisis will end, and…...
CEO asleep at the company culture wheel? 5 ways to drive change
C-level executives are less likely to recognise a shortfall in their own company culture than other employees, according to a recent research report. It found that boards and CEOs need a reality check around culture change and management, and in particular, there are five “hard truths” for companies around this:…...
You’re So Vain, We’re Not Going to Hire You
There has been much speculation about who Carly Simon was referring to in her song “You’re So Vain,” with Warren Beatty vainly telling everyone the song was about him when, in all actuality, he was only partly right. In 2015, Simon was reported as saying, “I have confirmed that the second verse…...
The Finance Jobs I Didn’t Get
"Oh no,” the recruiter exclaimed over the phone during my job interview. Up until that moment, the conversation had progressed extremely well. I was about to be connected to the hiring manager at a financial data and technology firm. The tone changed in an instant, as if I’d mentioned interning…...
6 Ways Employees Are Motivated by Work
For some people, a job is there to serve one purpose – to earn money that can be used to cover bills and fund the more enjoyable purchases. However, for those driven in their careers and development, there are many reasons why a job is beneficial and why they are…...
3 Things Companies Do to Build an Exceptional Culture
Exceptional workplace doesn't happen by accident. It starts with a clearly defined vision that includes the company's core values, a detailed description of what each of those values means on a day-to-day basis, and a system for measuring whether or not the people in the organization are living those values. I refer to…...
