Time to Fika

It is considered a state of mind and a way of life in Sweden. Fika [fi:ka] is the practice of taking coffee breaks: spending time with friends and colleagues and enjoying coffee. It requires one to be deliberate in the practice, take a break and intentionally...

Always your team

The idea of a team is that many come together in unison to achieve and attain the same objective. The power of the team is unity. The most successful teams share a shared vision and goals, stick together and build one another up, especially in hard times. It’s not...

Employees will reward

We can have clear expectations of our employees (as we should). There is a tacit agreement with both parties that includes obligations, expectations, and responsibilities. While we expect a strong performance of employees, the same individual also leaves work and has...

Healthy workplace myths

The workplace is rife with myths that often do not have any semblance of building collaborative workplace cultures. While some elements are attributable to individual behaviors, others reflect collective beliefs of what is noxious.  Here are some to consider and...

More than the look

We are part of a culture that spends excessive time and energy focused on extrinsic and material elements. We can quickly ascertain the accepted style of dress in the workplace, from the more formal button-up style to chinos and polos to the jeans and shorts with T’s....