One of the strengths of today’s increasingly diverse global workforce is the fact that diversity brings innovation, fresh perspective, and creative problem solving to the workplace. In order to utilize the variety of skills and perspectives employees bring to the table, managers need to examine their own frame of reference, or paradigm through which they...Read More

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The rites of spring in Austin tend to be fixed on Bluebonnets, Indian paint brush, warm winds off the Gulf of Mexico, and a gathering known internationally as South by Southwest (SXSW). Technology companies, entrepreneurs, investors, filmmakers, musicians, and dreamers come to the Texas capitol city to learn about the latest trends and ideas and plan...Read More

The trend toward Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) over the past decade has had a tremendous positive impact on businesses and various charitable causes. There is little doubt that companies grow and communities improve when there is a conscious effort to do more than just make a profit and provide dividends for shareholders. In fact, as...Read More

Culture is the character and personality of your organization. It’s what makes your organization unique and is the sum of its values, traditions, beliefs, interactions, behaviors, and attitudes. Here’s an overview of why workplace culture is important, what affects it, and how to define it.Read More

In this episode, we’ll speak with three special guests – Drew Galloway, Ryan Lugalia-Hollon, and Willy Ogorzaly – about the basic questions surrounding cryptocurrency and the blockchain and how these technologies are being used for social good. What is cryptocurrency? What is a blockchain? Learn how this decentralized ledger, the blockchain, creates the potential to...Read More

“We all want to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission,” he says. This is the kind of statement we’ve built our company Encast around and our main product of WorkHERO. A job is not enough. We need to be a part of something bigger than work, and bigger than...Read More

We all know employee turnover is bad, but are you aware of how much it is costing your company? From decreased productivity (that can last for years) to the hiring an employment firm to help you find new employees, your company is losing a lot of cash as a result of employee turnover. We’ve put...Read More