Tag Archives: culture

Vlog 28 | Innovation Lab / Ideas Incubator | Giselle Kovary

Posted in Design Thinking, Leadership | Tagged culture, Design Thinking, employee engagement, employee retention, innovation, leadership

Creating an Honest and Transparent Organizational Culture

In a recent client session, a participant raised the issue of transparency in their organization. This was an important point as, when an organization is open, honest, and transparent, it benefits everyone. How an Honest and Transparent Culture Helps Your … Continue reading →

Posted in Gen Z: Working with Generation Z in the Workplace | Tagged culture, honesty, transparency

The Emotional Culture of Your Organization

Why It’s Important to Care About Emotions Emotions are a big part of the decision-making process. While we all may like to believe that we always act rationally, that we only consider the facts, and that we don’t let our … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership | Tagged culture, emotional culture, productivity

Talking About Politics at Work: Should We or Shouldn’t We?

Political Discussion in the Workplace While Canada had its federal election in 2015 and the United States completed their federal election just recently, there is still a lot of political discussion happening in the world right now. There are certainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership | Tagged culture, employee engagement, politics, workplace

Lessons Learned: From A Gen Y

Today I read an interesting article written by an educated and clearly smart Gen Y: What I Learned When I Lost My Internship at Facebook9v. In this article, he details his story as to what happened to cause him to … Continue reading →

Posted in Millennials | Tagged culture, entrepreneurial, innovation, lessons learned, millennials

Changing a Traditionalist Work Culture into one that Attracts Gen Ys

Creating a Work Environment that Attracts Gen Ys About 24% of the Canadian workforce is made up Gen Ys. By 2028 (just 14 years from now) it’s predicted that this cohort will make up 75% of the workforce in Canada. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Millennials | Tagged alternative work schedules, baby boomers, culture, employee retention, engagement, management, millennials, multigenerational, office, recruiting, traditionalists

HR’s Role in Supporting a Culture of Innovation

The Importance of Creativity & Innovation in Business Often, we think that only those who produce work such as art or music are creative, but creativity and innovation are important in all roles and in all organizations. Before we can … Continue reading →

Posted in HR Training | Tagged creativity, culture, human resources, innovation

Types of Work Cultures

The Culture in Your Organization An organization’s culture is based on the way in which people in that organization think and act. Every organization has a culture and, depending on what it is, it can either work for or against … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership | Tagged culture, engagement