#workplace-culture

#workplace-culture

As a young lawyer in the early aughts, my first months as an in-house general counsel were chaotic. The previous counsel had left abruptly weeks before I arrived, and there was no one to fill me in on the multitude of open cases and ongoing projects.

Verge's new initiative helps organizations gain clarity about their direction and offerings. The organization provides an employee survey to assess organizational health.

"On the surface, it might look like we're having more open conversations at work—but beneath that is a culture of fear and self-silencing."

Jack Ma called the 996 working schedule a 'huge blessing' for workers, stating that many people lack the opportunity to work such hours. He claimed that if one doesn't work 996 while young, when will they do it?

Even if you're working in a restaurant serving hamburgers in a very repeatable kind of a fashion, your style, your way of talking to them, your way of presenting the food is unique to you.

Astronomer has placed CEO Andy Byron on leave after he was filmed embracing HR head Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert, prompting an investigation.

Saavedra stated that the eNPS score dropped to 32, marking a double-digit decline for the second consecutive year at Dell, falling from 63 to 48 in 2024.

"Compassion moves beyond an empathic desire to understand into engagement - doing something to make things better. It combines the desire or motivation to act with acting to alleviate suffering and promote well-being."

According to Deloitte's Gen Z and Millennial Survey, nearly half of millennials and Gen Z workers said they would leave their jobs within two years if their company's values didn't align with their own.

Creating a sense of belonging is crucial for workplace satisfaction, as more than half of employees cite a lack of belonging as a primary reason for quitting.

They are not mad about the letters, they're mad about the mission. And unless you are changing your mission, you will not ease the attack.

"Workers are feeling disempowered," Michele Williams, a professor of management and entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa, said, adding that this trend reared its head during the 2008 recession and is now back again.

Crying at work often signals the culmination of unspoken frustrations, overextension, and emotional fatigue, rather than a lack of professionalism or competence.

Dara Khosrowshahi emphasized that returning to the office is not solely about productivity metrics, but about fostering the culture essential for Uber's growth.

In 2020, Ubisoft executives Serge Hascoët and Tommy François resigned amid abuse allegations. Three years later, they were convicted for enabling a culture of harassment.

Employee turnover surged to unprecedented levels during the Great Resignation, with younger employees showing a higher propensity to consider leaving their roles. Retention is increasingly focused on purpose, progression, and aligned values, rather than solely on salary.

Strategically designed corporate training programs enhance employee performance and retention, fostering a culture of continuous learning while minimizing turnover and increasing productivity.

"When you positively gossip about your workplace, that tends to make people associate you with 'expert power perceptions'-that you have some expertise-and that makes you less likely to quit."

Culture is both intentionally created and allowed unintentionally, existing in actions and shared purpose beyond words. It extends into digital spaces, expressing values through daily actions.

Innovation doesn't come from machines or programs: It comes from the human mind and spirit and the environment we create to nurture original thinking.