Look, we’ve all seen it. You’ve got a nice office, but even when people show up, the place feels empty. Everyone has their headphones on, staring at a screen, just waiting for the clock to hit 5:00 so they can bail. We spent a lot of money on tech so people could work from home, […]
Category: Work Culture
Employee Appreciation: Is One Day Really Enough to Say “Thank You”?
It’s hard to believe, but National Employee Appreciation Day is coming up on Friday, March 6th. If you’re like most managers or HR reps, you might be thinking about ordering a few pizzas or sending out a department-wide email. But let me ask you this: when was the last time a slice of pepperoni made […]
The Rise of Micro-Mentoring
If you’ve been watching younger employees struggle to get their footing, you’re not imagining it. Remote and hybrid work have changed how people learn on the job. The learning and answers exist, but they’re buried in everyday work, calendars, and Zoom meetings. Traditional mentorship with formal meetings still matter. But waiting weeks or months for […]
What 2026 Workplace Culture Is Really Going to Look Like
If you think workplace culture is going to look the same a year from now, it’s probably time to rethink that. What’s coming isn’t a slow, polite shift. It’s a pretty fundamental reset driven by new expectations, better technology, and a growing refusal to tolerate work that feels needlessly rigid or outdated. The signals are […]
The Rise of “Job Hugging”
Every few years, a new workplace trend tries to capture the collective mood of employees. We had the Great Resignation. Then Rage Applying. Quiet Quitting. Quiet Vacationing. And the latest buzz word shaping the headlines? Job Hugging. Job Hugging describes employees who cling to jobs they don’t love. Not because they’re happy. Not because they […]
Productivity Stays Strong When Teams Feel Trusted
It’s official, working from home still works. When the Covid pandemic began, businesses didn’t really have a choice. They either let their employees work from home or they closed their doors for good. Naturally, most businesses chose that first option and surprisingly, things worked out really well. Eventually though, the pandemic ended and there was […]
Culture Starts on Day One: Onboarding New Employees With Your Core Values
At some point in your career, you’ve probably worked at a place that really struggled to maintain its corporate culture. It may have felt that with each new hire, the company’s culture drifted farther from what it had once been until it was almost unrecognizable. That’s not unusual because according to Gallup, only about one […]
Quiet Vacations: Millenial Edition
Move aside, quiet quitting, it’s time to meet quiet vacations. While the term quiet quitting described a mental check-out, millennials have quietly escalated the trend. Nearly 4 in 10 secretly hit pause on work, logging in from a beach, a café abroad, or a mountain cabin, without filing a PTO request. They’re working, yet away. […]
When Leaders “Quiet Work” Through Vacation, Everyone Pays the Price
There’s a new buzzword floating through corporate circles: quiet working. What is Quiet Working? Quiet working is a term originally pointed to employees working during scheduled time off. Not just scanning emails or fielding the odd emergency, but actively contributing from behind the scenes, without telling anyone. But let’s flip the lens. What happens when […]
Quiet Cracking: When the Pressure at Work Becomes Too Much
There’s a new workplace trend making the rounds, and unlike its predecessors, quiet quitting, bare-minimum Mondays, or even rage applying, this one comes with a visible crack. Literally. It’s called quiet cracking. What is Quiet Cracking? Quiet Cracking describes a moment when an employee, pushed past their limits, begins to visibly unravel. They’re not screaming. […]