Accountability is something every leader should strive for. But there are times when the way we pursue it doesn’t have the desired effect. Instead of encouraging ownership, it can leave people more focused on avoiding mistakes than on sharing ideas. Most leaders don't set out to create a culture of fear. They want people to […]
Creating a Culture of Learning and Experimentation
The organizations that continue to grow aren't always the ones with the biggest budgets or the most groundbreaking ideas. More often, they're the ones who have built learning into the way they work. It's easy to jump from one project to the next without taking a moment to reflect. A project wraps up, everyone moves […]
By Hannah Kaiser As the rates of remote work have skyrocketed in the past few years, so has employee autonomy. More and more, employees are choosing how to do their work, when to do it, and where. Organizations are increasingly seeing that they may need to start balancing granting their employees’ independence, while also ensuring […]
By Hannah Kaiser The traditional perspective of feedback views it merely as a way for an organization to guide employees towards achieving business-related goals. In many organizations, feedback may be seen as an unpleasant exercise, where an employee infrequently meets with a supervisor to discuss past performance and means to improve it in the future. […]
By Hannah Kaiser The concept of leavism is relatively new within work psychology research. It has gained traction in recent years as understanding of what the ‘workplace’ looks like has shifted to include more than just one physical office space. And, although researchers are still exploring the construct of leavism, as well as the emerging […]