How to build a company culture that sets you apart
Company culture gets talked about a lot. But what is it, exactly?
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How to build a happy team
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The one thing that’s better than success
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Everyone wants to work at a place with a great culture. But corporate culture is a bit of a fuzzy concept and it takes a dedicated effort from someone. In thinking through how culture...
3 types of peer feedback to avoid (and 1 to aim for)
Quick poll: Who here loves giving peer feedback? Who loves getting it? (Yeah, not a lot) If you’re like most...
You’re wrong, and that’s alright
Author and entrepreneur Shane Snow shares why you should argue against yourself in order to develop better ideas.
My daughters are coding, thanks to Minecraft and slime
Holding kids' attention may be the hardest part of teaching coding skills. For one mom, the solution was to help her girls hack their favorite game.
5 things to do when your team is under pressure
We all deal with stressful situations at work. These are the times teamwork comes to the fore. Will you band...
Is your team making bad decisions? The culprit is likely your conversations
“Oh no, here we go again,” thought Laura as she sat in her weekly engineering meeting. Two of her engineers,...
18 non-corny teamwork quotes you’ll actually like
Our favorite list of teamwork quotes to inspire you and your team to do great work together.
How do emotions affect productivity? [New research]
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Don’t know how to get feedback at work? Here are some practical ways to start
Peer feedback is so important to your career growth and development. But, what’s the best way to ask for it?...
Why everyone in IT should think like a product manager
“The first thing we think about is: What do our users want? What do they need to get the job...
Why developing grit is the best thing you can do for your career and your team
There’s a new trait rising in the ranks of what makes a person successful and no, it’s not IQ –...
How Kiva is ending poverty through personal connection
In rural Zimbabwe, Lindiwe walks a worn, dirt path to her store. It’s a path she has walked all her...