How to Build a More Effective Company Through People-Focused Data
Guest Post by Jack Tompkins of Pineapple Consulting Firm “People powered by data.” “Data-driven people.” “People effectiveness,” measured with data. No matter how you want to phrase it, it’s important to remember that you can care for your people while at the same time caring about data. The two go hand in hand. It’s people […]
Common Mistakes When Managing Remote Teams
There was a time when remote teams were fairly uncommon; it was an accepted practice that most employees worked in a centralized office space. Those days are long gone, with advances in collaborative technology, along with disruptive events like the COVID pandemic, making remote teamwork commonplace. Even so, many managers are still adjusting to some […]
5 Ways to Strengthen Trust Between Managers and Employees
“Building strong relationships with your people by being transparent, authentic, and available leads to an immeasurably valuable asset called trust.” – Chuck Cooper Building trust with employees is crucial for managers in small and midsize companies. Here are our five top actions managers should take to build trust with their employees: By consistently practicing these […]
Maintaining Culture Through Rapid Growth
Business leaders long for growth and welcome any opportunity to see their company expand its product offerings, client list, market share, or service area. But while seasons of rapid growth can bring much gain, there is also a risk of considerable loss. Specifically, company culture can sometimes get lost in the shuffle, damaged, or discarded […]
10 Ways to Show Employees They Are Valued
In our new book, Unprecedented: Building a Multi-Generational Business on Trust, Respect and the Valuing of People, we provide business owners and HR teams with some signposts for enacting cultural change. Specifically, we outline some principles that can help employees feel like they are genuinely valued. That’s an important topic, one that can benefit the […]
Building Trust with Your Multigenerational Team
Today’s workforce is characterized by multigenerational diversity. At most companies, you will find a combination of Boomer, Gen X, millennial, and even Gen Z employees. Each generation brings its own set of life experiences, ideas, and expectations to the table. While this diversity can be fodder for creativity within the workplace, it can also present […]
How to Connect with Remote Hires
Digital communication technologies, such as Zoom, Skype, and FaceTime, have made it surprisingly easy to interview and hire people without ever meeting them face-to-face. Actually bonding with those new hires, forming a meaningful connection that brings them into your company culture, is far more challenging. With many businesses still doing a lot of their hiring […]
Simple Ways to Prioritize Employee Engagement
Over the last 18 months, all of us have gone through seasons of immense disruption. For many of us, this period has been marked by stress and uncertainty, both in our personal lives as well as our professional lives. Naturally, this has led to a significant increase of stress, burnout, and fatigue. The question is, […]
