Culture is a concept, which makes it quite subjective. With more definitions and understanding of the term and there are Rice Krispies in a box of Kellogg’s cereal, it is difficult to ensure that what we say when we talk about culture is really what someone else understands it to mean. And if we don’t…

Who led the digital transformation of your company? A) CEO, B) CTO, or C) COVID-19? Back in 2017, Booking.com decided to completely change the way their homepage looked. Instead of showing countless options, they tested new layouts that restricted options and moved buttons and options around to see what converted best and what feedback was like…

Remember when the future of work was something we looked forward to, not something that already happened? Instead of happening gradually, the COVID-accelerated future smashed through a brick wall like the Kool-Aid Man. And while some were echoing his would-be ‘Oh Yeah!’, others were shouting quite the opposite. What we often forget, though, that while the idea…

I remember flying to LAX on the morning of March 13th. The NBA had cancelled the remainder of the season 36 hours before I took off and the situation was starting to get serious. The feeling in my stomach was that I was shouldn’t be on the plane and for the next three hours, I…

Originally posted @ https://hrexecutive.com/the-greatest-decentralization-of-culture-ever-is-now-upon-us/ Workplace culture: Do we know what it means yet? Sure, the mission, vision and values on the boardroom wall might be an indicator of what we stand for. But then again, maybe not. And when was the last time we were in the boardroom anyway? The past few months have taught us…

Whatever we want it to be.  It (almost literally) happened overnight. One day we were in the office and the next we were home figuring out how to download Zoom and wondering if the pro version was worth it. In the snap of a finger, the future of work shifted from a concept to a…

When I was 14 years old, I remember sitting in the driver’s seat of an early-1990s Datsun in my grandparents’ 80-acre field in the Rocky Mountains. My dad was in the passenger’s seat, my knuckles were white from gripping the steering wheel, my throat was tight, and I had sweat forming on my forehead. I…

How the Early Arrival of the Future of Work is Foreshadowing for the Workplace of Tomorrow The future of work was supposed to be something that was always coming but never arrived. Thought leaders and experts would talk about the ‘future of work’ as a concept – nothing more than a device to help us…

In studying workplace culture and analyzing trends for the future, I’ve learned that there are two things that people hate: change,and the way things are. That puts us in a tough spot, doesn’t it? Similar to rush-hour gridlock, many people would agree that standing still is not human nature. Even though we tend to prefer…