Leadership Through Productive Empathy
Strength in Vulnerability It may seem like an attitude borrowed from an old war movie, but many leaders still believe they should demonstrate stoicism and fortitude to their reports, especially [...]
Qualifying vs. Quantifying Workplace Culture
Can you produce an effective workplace culture through a number? KPIs, for example, offer benchmarks of success, giving employees numeric goals to meet and leaders a way to measure their [...]
Supporting and Retaining Gen Z Workers
We have reached a point in history when the “company” worker has become … a quaint concept, let’s say. By “company” worker, I mean the lifelong employee devoted to an [...]
Ars Querimoniam: The Art of the Complaint at Work
Recent mass layoffs most directly affected departing employees, but there have also been negative impacts on retained workers. In many cases, workloads increased, and reorganizations have created unfamiliar structures and [...]
The Surgeon General and the Workplace
Last month, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a report alerting Americans to the poor conditions of the workplace in the United States. Many questioned why surgeons general might concern themselves [...]
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The Strongest Workplace Advantages
For decades, HR programs in every industry have utilized diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in an effort to treat workers fairly. As an ethical approach to business, the three-tiered [...]
