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HR Beyond Admin: Driving Profit Through Employee Engagement
The outdated view of HR as merely an administrative function persists, and the important issues HR works on are not given the space they need to create real business value. Or are they? 🤔 Yesterday, I came across a study by Brilliant Future AB based on data from employee surveys in their database and financial…
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Designing meeting culture
💬 Your meeting culture is a reflection of your overall company culture—is it people-driven, power-driven, idea-driven, or results-driven? Understanding your meeting culture is essential for designing meetings that people love to attend. Sadly, we don’t usually pay attention to our meeting culture, and most of us have never calculated the true cost of our business…
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Better Decisions Faster: Tips for Your Organization
Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt like your organization’s decision-making process could use a little work. 🖐️ Whether you’re struggling with delays, unclear decisions, or something else entirely, there are steps you can take to improve the process. Here are three strategies to help you make smarter, more efficient decisions. 💨🏁 📜🚦1 – Clarify…
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Are OKRs Killing Your Motivation and Performance? The Neuroscience of Goal-Setting.
🧠 I’ve been delving deep into the world of neuroscience lately, exploring its impact on organizational change and leadership. One aspect that’s caught my attention is the importance of setting attainable goals. It got me thinking: Are OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) really the best approach? 🤔 OKRs often push us to set ambitious targets,…
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The Role of Rituals in Building Workplace Culture
A few weeks back, my husband and I had a conversation about what defines a ritual, the rituals we commonly encounter in the workplace, and how it differs from your average meeting or ceremony. This conversation got me curious, so I dove back into my social anthropology books from my time at university and revisited…
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Focus Matters: The Neuroscience Behind Distractions
I’m currently reading Hilary Scarlett’s book about Neuroscience for Organizational Change, and one thing that caught my attention is the research on distractions, smartphones, and other devices. In this experiment, three groups were tasked with solving math problems, all while turning off sound and notifications on their phones. However, their phones were placed differently: face…
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