Best Practices

Diversity is NOT a four-letter word

Last week, as I’m sure you’ve heard, a Google engineer had his very own Jerry Maguire moment. He penned a 3,000-word memo diving deep into gender biases, and (I’m generalizing here) concluding that biological differences explain why there isn’t equal representation of women in tech and leadership positions.

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How to get your mojo back after a flop

Whether you work at a growing start-up or your company’s name has turned into a verb, you’re going to have setbacks—big and small. You’ve probably experienced this a few times over the course of your career, and if not, call me.

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How to Make Working From Home Actually Work

With the continued rise of remote work, we have rounded up our favorite productivity tips and tricks to help make working from home actually work.

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Choosing a New Intranet Solution? Here’s How To Get Started.

Thinking of relaunching your intranet at work and don’t know where to start? Here’s how to revamp your intranet and choose a new intranet provider!

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GPTW: Learning from the best of the best

Last week, I attended the Great Place to Work Conference in Chicago. This enormous and well-attended conference is hosted annually by the Great Place to Work (GPTW), which developed and publishes the 100 Best Companies to Work For list in Fortune magazine, among many other top workplace awards.

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What my bridezilla moment taught me about listening

It happened. I had a bridezilla moment and lost my cool on a wedding vendor.

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Grief: Addressing the elephant in the office

Cake, balloons, a champagne toast. These are just some of the ways we might celebrate a colleague’s birthday, engagement, or pregnancy at the office.

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8 Tips to Improve Your Job Application Experience

Think about how the job application and hiring process has changed in a few generations. From word-of-mouth to the local paper to online professional networks and job sites, a lot has changed in just a few decades.

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Stop begging your candidates!

We have been doing a lot of work lately helping our clients to define their Employee Value Proposition (or EVP), and one thing that I’ve LOVED seeing is how many of our clients are embracing the fact that their company isn’t for everyone. All too often, companies are so focused on “selling” their workplace to prospective employees, that they lose sight of what it truly takes to be successful there.

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