Have you ever played that game where you cross your arms across your chest and fall backward trusting that your friends/colleagues have their arms outstretched and will actually catch you? I’ve seen this “game” of trust used at everything from summer camps for kids to team-building corporate events.
Back in 2016, I wrote a blog called “4 Things I Learned About Gamification in the Men’s Bathroom” … catchy title, right? Well, you guys loved it. Still today, it’s one of my most popular and re-read pieces. As such, it’s only right that I update it for today’s 2020 business landscape.
I saw a study by Deloitte recently that said: “exceptional organizations think about their business as a two-sided ledger: strategy and culture.” It went on to say that 94% of executives and 88% of employees believe a distinct workplace culture is important to business success.
You guys. That’s a lot of money and time — particularly if you’re onboarding process is shit and you’re leaving new hires less-than-excited about their new gig. In fact, employees who have a negative experience are twice as likely to look for new opportunities in the near future.
Have you ever played that game where you cross your arms across your chest and fall backward trusting that your friends/colleagues have their arms outstretched and will actually catch you? I’ve seen this “game” of trust used at everything from summer camps for kids to team-building corporate events.
Back in 2016, I wrote a blog called “4 Things I Learned About Gamification in the Men’s Bathroom” … catchy title, right? Well, you guys loved it. Still today, it’s one of my most popular and re-read pieces. As such, it’s only right that I update it for today’s 2020 business landscape.
I saw a study by Deloitte recently that said: “exceptional organizations think about their business as a two-sided ledger: strategy and culture.” It went on to say that 94% of executives and 88% of employees believe a distinct workplace culture is important to business success.
You guys. That’s a lot of money and time — particularly if you’re onboarding process is shit and you’re leaving new hires less-than-excited about their new gig. In fact, employees who have a negative experience are twice as likely to look for new opportunities in the near future.
Can we just go ahead and make a deal to stop talking endlessly about tech companies? How to get their business. How to market to them. How to get them as tenants. How to do this … How to do that …
I think that there are two ways to look at this conversation. There’s the technology that you need for your business to run and thrive, and then there’s the physical building technology that’s paramount to keep your infrastructure on the cutting edge.
Whether you’re just out of college or feel stuck in the rut of decade-old career, how can you feel confident enough to explore the realms of your potential without feeling trapped … or scared … or hesitant?
The way we market properties is going to change forever. In fact, if you blink, you may be transported into a world of virtual staging, augmented reality, single-property websites, live streaming …. oh, wait! We’re already there.
I think many of us get caught in a to-do list of things that are urgent — fires that need to be put out, deals that can’t wait, meetings, and meetings, and meetings. It’s easy to find yourself in an endless circle of completing tasks that are date/time-sensitive and to go home at the end of the day feeling like you didn’t really accomplish anything that was truly important.
Is our ability to communicate effectively being diminished by technology? I read this really interesting article on Forbes recently about how intergenerational communication failures are creating havoc in the hiring process. The author, Jack Kelly, talks about how there is an inherent difference between how job seekers and representatives at companies (hiring managers, recruiters, etc.) desire to interact with each other.
Imagine you’re back in the workforce looking for a job (or maybe you’re one of my younger readers just starting their career), what are your expectations for working remotely? Is being able to work from home a deal-breaker?
Some people might think it’s crazy that Google created a 20% program that allows its developers to spend 20% of their workday on a creative project of their own —but, not me. I’m a huge believer in encouraging and rewarding team member creativity!
Cracking the code on company culture can be tough. And, once you’ve got a good culture rolling, the last thing you want is for that culture to be tarnished by “bad apples” or team members who are bucking the flow.
There’s a quote that goes something like: “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring …”
Whether you left your last retreat feeling closer to your colleagues or you left feeling like you wasted your time, the bottom line is quality collaboration starts with a focus on individual motivation so forget everything you know about team building.
“If you’re selling a product, you’re now selling trust.” I read that in a recent HBR article on the topic of cybersecurity and how it’s now putting trust at the center of competition. Read that sentence again. Cybersecurity is making trust a differentiator in business.
Unless you’re a real, true unicorn, there’s so much more that goes into a product or service finding longevity than just “building it.” Perhaps the most important factor? Sales. Sales execution, to be exact.
I want you to think back to the last time you started a new job. What was the onboarding process like? Did you shadow a colleague to learn the day-to-day? Did you sit at a kiosk and watch a training video? Did someone hand you a big file folder of printed documents to read at your leisure? Maybe you had no onboarding at all?
Generation Z is quickly entering the workforce and is bringing many changes and ideas that millennials didn’t.
We get it – everyone is busy. We go to work and we are chained to our desks (or today: our laptops and iPhones) with mounds of work to get through and we form routines and things eventually become mundane and ultimately boring. Things don’t have to be this way, though.
