5 Ways to Nudge Managers Toward Better Recognition
I’ve worked with a lot of managers over the years, and almost every one of them cares…
7 mins
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Find Your Bright Spots: How to Build a Culture of Recognition That Lasts
In my years in HR, I put out a lot of fires. Some stretches felt like a hamster wheel, with a new…
6 mins
Beyond the Handbook: What to Include in Your Company Culture Guide (Free Template)
Your employee handbook tells people the rules. A company culture guide tells them what it’s really like to work at your company,…
9 mins
You Can’t Force Employee Connection. But You Can Design for It.
Why employee connection is built through small, frequent interactions, and how People leaders can design those moments into the everyday employee experience.
4 mins
When Work Becomes a Transaction, People Stop Showing Up
A transactional work culture doesn’t reward engagement, it rewards compliance, and it’s quietly costing you your best people. Hit your number, get your bonus. Miss it, get a talking…
Learn MoreEmployee Survey Fatigue Isn’t the Problem. Survey Friction Is.
The real problem isn’t employee survey fatigue. It’s survey friction. If your engagement survey takes 20+ minutes, lives in an email or employee portal no one logs into…
Learn MorePride Month Engagement Ideas for Work
June is Pride Month! This is a meaningful opportunity to create moments of reflection, appreciation, and connection in the workplace, honoring LGBTQIA+ history, culture, and…
Learn MoreHow AI Is Affecting Company Culture (And What HR Can Do About It)
Since the beginning of 2026, I’ve been speaking with HR and People teams about AI initiatives at work. The sentiments…
Learn MoreEmployee Engagement Statistics 2026: What the Data Tells Us
For the first time since Gallup began tracking workforce wellbeing in 2009, more U.S.
Learn MoreMentorship Program Best Practices: Tips That Actually Work
Mentorship & Development What Great Mentors Actually Do (And Where Most Mentorship Programs Get It Wrong) Most workplace mentorship programs are well-intentioned but under-engineered. A mentor gets…
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