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.
Millennials are taking over the workforce —we’ve talked about this time and time again— and Gen Z is right behind them. In fact, by 2025 it’s estimated that these two groups will encompass roughly 75% of the global workforce. (Stop for a second and think about what 2025 looks like. Wow! And … it’s going to come faster than we think!)
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Move over Millennials –Gen Z is heading into the workforce and it’s time to prepare for this new generation’s wants, needs
There’s no denying that smartphone and cloud technology has helped make life a little more convenient over the past few years. When it comes to major tech-driven innovations that have changed the way we operate as a society, few people predicted that transportation would be one of the major industries disrupted.
One of the most important and often neglected aspects of management is helping team members advance and shape the future of their careers. Being a manager is an opportunity to mentor, to fuel personal and professional growth, to make a difference … it’s not all about YOU!
2017 was a great year of incredible growth, lessons learned and lots of #hustle. Whether you’re new to my blog or have been reading my sometimes-crazy thoughts for a while now … you have inspired me to keep exploring this always-exciting world of business and to always share what’s on my mind. I’m looking forward to a 2018 filled with even more collaboration!
There’s no secret to achieving professional success. It requires hard work, goal setting and planning. For many individuals who are currently struggling to take their careers to greater heights, the one thing most often holding them back is ... themselves. Before you’re able to achieve success, you need to learn how to empower yourself.
We all know that hard work and dedication are keys to success. The more you’re willing to sacrifice and go the extra mile, the greater your chances are of reaching your personal goals and passions.
Do you know those people who always seem to succeed even when the odds are stacked against them? There’s something incredible about withstanding every challenge and hardship that life has to throw at you, only to come out the other end stronger and better than you were before. But in order to do that, you first need to learn how to be resilient. And yes it is not something we are born with it can be learned!
Ten years ago, what would you think if someone told you that in the year 2020, people would be chauffeured around the city by self-driving cars?
Unless you’ve been outside of the office setting for the past few years, you’ve probably noticed that open office floor plans have become all the rage. Designed to make communication easier between teammates throughout the office, these designs either minimize or remove cubicles completely so that everyone is working together in the open.
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You already know that success requires action, but don’t take my word for it. Check out what entrepreneurs are saying about how you can achieve your goals and more in the year to come.
The modern workspace has changed a lot over the past few years. Offices layouts have changed, timetables have become more flexible, and technology has become so well integrated into business that it feels impossible to imagine the time before the cloud existed.
If you look at all the best companies in the world that are changing everything and anything we do in society, they all started with one small idea coupled with the passion to see it through.
You can’t be a CRE blogger and not talk about Amazon. They have single-handedly impacted not only the way the entire retail space operates, but the physical structures of commercial real estate, as well.
These days, all you hear about is how millennials are settling into urban areas that are central to their work and entertainment options. While this is true, for the most part, the decline in suburban office real estate is mostly fear mongering and misguided speculation.
Ever since we became swept up in the smartphone revolution, it’s been hard to pry ourselves away from the internet. Having around-the-clock access to information in the form of a handheld device is, without a doubt, transformative, but it can also be a massive time drain and waste, if not used with discipline.
Technology disruption is a common theme that comes up when we talk about the labor market and the future for businesses across the world. To the average person, words like technology disruption and automation elicit images of factories and warehouses being staffed with robots instead of manpower.
