“If you retreat that quick, it suggests to me that reveals who you really are,” she said Tuesday at Fortune's 2026 Workplace Innovation Summit in Atlanta during a panel moderated by Fortune senior writer Phil Wahba. “When you know who you are, when you know those values, when you live by those values, when you infuse those values in the culture, when the pressure shows up, you don't retreat.”
This category recognizes companies that have implemented innovative and effective strategies to boost employee morale and engagement during challenging times. FutureThink, New York Quarterly "Kill a Stupid Rule" sessions empower employees at the business services and management consulting firm to streamline workplace processes. Land O'Lakes, Arden Hills, MN In the face of pandemic-era disruptions, leaders at the member-owned agricultural cooperative advocated to bring flexible work to its manufacturing team.
After merchants complained that rigid, one-size-fits-all workflows didn't capture their complex logistics needs, the delivery management platform company created a customizable delivery workflow that has had a 99.5% success rate since being implemented last year. Juris Digital, Denver A team member at the legal marketing company realized many law firm websites struggled to engage visitors and decided to leverage AI to enhance user experience and guide content creation, a feature that has since helped clients sign million-dollar cases.
