How most mentorship programs operate today is too one-sided for this entrepreneur. Here’s what works for her instead. As I prepared to talk to a group of professional women recently about mentorship, I had to ask myself, “What does mentorship really mean?” I’ve never been part of what I’d call a formal mentoring program. As…
Most companies claim they want enthusiastic, engaged employees — and with good reason. Employee engagement and financial performance are connected. A recent study by Aon Hewitt, for example, found that companies with high levels of engagement outperformed the stock market in 2010. And yet Gallup research indicates that more than 70 percent of employees in the typical company…
We humans have an innate need to belong — to one another, to our friends and families, and to our culture and country. The same is true when we’re at work. When people feel like they belong at work, they are more productive, motivated, engaged and 3.5 times more likely to contribute to their…
Organizational silos might be necessary–but the problems they create aren’t. Find out how much value you’re losing to “tower vision” inside. Silos are necessary in companies. They provide the structure that allows companies to work. Every company is split into divisions, departments, or groups, such as sales, technology, and finance. This structure allows expertise in…
Being physically distant from your coworkers doesn’t imply a lack of close working relationships. Thanks to recent advancements in communication technology, it is now possible to build cohesive teams and organizations comprising employees from across different regions, nationally or globally. Business silos occur when departments within an organization work in isolation, impeding collaboration and knowledge…
Remote work and hybrid work is the future of work. The pandemic has broken through cultural and other barriers that used to prevent such a shift in the past. We now spend a large portion of time working from our home offices, virtual meetings aren’t enough to put us off and we aren’t alone. In…