When thinking of ways to inspire and enlist your workforce, some focus first on the flashy perks like higher salaries, work from home policies and generous PTO benefits. Others weigh into the corporate perks arms race of amenities like free food and massages. As important as compensation and workplace amenities can be, organizational structure also […]
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Travel is always enlightening. By stepping out of the ordinary routines of our everyday lives, we’re able to gain a fresh perspective on the day-to-day concerns and troubles facing us back home, returning refreshed and inspired to begin anew. But individual travelers aren’t the only ones who benefit from a traveler’s mindset. In an increasingly […]
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As the post-Covid return to work builds momentum, leaders are faced with a myriad of workplace challenges both familiar and new, including managing supply chain shortages, talent turnover, recruitment and maintaining consistent communication through sometimes fully remote workplaces. Aligning multiple teams and people around a unified corporate culture is always difficult work, and conflicting leadership […]
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Despite Fed tightening and talk of growing economic headwinds, unemployment and the supply of available skilled workers remains at historic lows. There’s one topic on every employer’s mind: finding the best way to recruit workers, and making sure they stick around. It’s easy to focus on flashy external perks like highly designed work spaces or flexible […]
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This Spring, the world watched in horror as the invasion in Ukraine became the largest refugee crisis in Europe since WWII. A war like this is not something we were expecting to see in 2022, nevertheless we believe it is our duty as human beings to support those in need at this time. While we […]
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The business world is going through something of a dark wilderness, and coming out the other side will require leaders to be brighter, steadier beacons. But what happens when that motivational fuel starts running low? The discourse about labor has focused largely on looking into the causes of the Great Resignation, and with it an […]
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At The Herbfarm, a fine dining restaurant located outside of Seattle, the menu includes dishes made with rare Makah Ozette potatoes, exotic herbs and Pellegrini beans, which owner Ron Zimmerman refers to as “among the finest beans on earth.” But you’d need more than the talented staff from The Herbfarm to recreate its menu. The […]
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One of the harder-to-swallow pills of Great Resignation data is that while record numbers of people are leaving their jobs, the pool of talent available to companies looking to fill vacant roles is tighter than ever. The workers who are quitting aren’t necessarily becoming free agents to be scooped up by the next suitor. They […]
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While we all try to dig to the root of the Great Resignation and look into the best ways to staunch the bleeding, it’s worth considering the issue of overall compensation. In the words of one Los Angeles construction company boss – when it comes to employee retention, raising wages is “the easiest way… also […]
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M&A decisions are based on multiple factors, principally expected financial benefit, operational synergies, the acquisition of a new user or client base, etc. However, companies must take into account the impact on brand, since the outward face of the post-M&A integration can have serious repercussions for both external market perception and internal organizational culture, not […]
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