Whenever something like the Charleston shooting happens, there’s a million and one narratives that pop up all over the place (thank you, social media and ease of e-mail) related to what exactly the problem is. I myself am guilty of this; I wrote… Continue Reading
From here: But it stands to reason that playful design helps employees stay young at heart, which in turn could have a big impact on a company’s success. That’s the key take from a new study of “subjective” employee age… Continue Reading
Here’s what I mean by the headline: the idea of “chasing bullet points” means that, instead of doing actual work that moves forward the organizational purpose or the bottom line in some way, you’re looking for stats/numbers/some other concept that… Continue Reading
From here: Goldman has said it’s looking to make “catalytic” investments in up and coming neighborhoods. In a May 2015 document, it identified 1000 Dean as a project that can target small businesses and creative professionals, and “act as an… Continue Reading
In case you don’t read left to right, I’ll outline it for you: the first word of “social media” is, in fact, social. I’ve heard people describe social media as “in an awkward adolescence,” and that’s generally pretty true. Just like with teenagers,… Continue Reading
Take a look at that chart; it’s from Zenger-Folkman research and I got it from this article. It’s espousing this idea of “bold leadership” and tying it to a percentage of employees “willing to go to the extra mile.” As you… Continue Reading
I’ve written articles about concepts like 68 percent of managers not being involved in their employees’ development. I’ve also seen things where only 34 percent of managers can name the strengths of their employees. These are depressing stats, much like 95 percent of managers not understanding core… Continue Reading
Let’s follow the bouncing ball here. First off, there’s a couple of things I think people get a little misguided about when it comes to “content marketing” as a concept: Your brand is unique, but you’re probably taking content marketing advice… Continue Reading