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Organizational Culture, Talent Management and Onboarding Across the Generational Divide

Recent articles such as “Silicon Valley’s Youth Problem” and “The Brutal Ageism of Tech” highlight and reinforce the importance of adhering to some crucial tenets when thinking about organizational culture and onboarding across the generational divide. 1. Your organization’s culture will impact what kind of talent you attract. Policies for employees are a critical part

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A Bright Idea @ IDEO

What does a flying fish tell us about corporate culture? At design consultancy, IDEO, the answer is – quite a bit. When IDEO’s chief creative officer, Paul Bennett, hoisted an Icelandic lamp made from a lacquered, deboned cod above his desk in IDEO’s office space, it was more than a quirky design decision. The lamp

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The Importance of Now

Over the years, I’ve had countless opportunities to speak with people from all walks of life – children, adults, clients, colleagues, blue collar, white collar – it’s spanned the gamut. One unifying phenomenon I’ve noticed often is that when people speak, they tend to spend a majority of their time discussing what’s happened to them

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4 Reasons Why Your Safety Policies Fail — And Why Culture Is the Culprit

There’s a lot of talk these days about creating a “safety culture,” but, as Chris Cancialosi writes in his latest LinkedIn post, it’s better to develop a high-performance organization (and the safety will follow). A quote: “Companies that really want to reduce the amount of risky operational behavior must realize that the culture they create

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