Google is famous for encouraging employees to spend 20% of their time exploring ideas they’re excited about. The idea turned out to be more useful in theory than practice, but it lives on with good reason.
The best work comes not so much from dedication or discipline but from passionate engagement with a problem. And while there’s plenty…
It may be the early hire you need to stay afloat.
For many, the position of chief-of-staff is associated with politics. Although the position has started to gain traction in large corporate businesses more recently, there’s yet another type of company where a chief-of-staff can have a lasting and meaningful impact: startups…
Stress can pose a bigger problem during the colder months. Here’s what leaders can do to support their teams.
As shorter days and colder temperatures collide with holiday-season strain, pandemic anxiety, and grief, many people are feeling overwhelmed–and more companies are recognizing the need to help employees…
The #MeToo movement is a bitter reminder of the destructive power of sexual harassment in business. Sexual harassment is hard to deflect, hard to report, and hard to address once the damage is done.
That’s why it’s so important to push back hard in your workplace with a zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy and timely training…
The term “virtual office” might have sounded strange a few years ago, but today the concept is fairly standard. A company may not have a fixed address but still function as a provider of goods and services. Because of the rise of telecommuting and remote working, there’s less need for a business to operate from a traditional brick-and-mortar location…