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FROM THE STAGE: THE COST OF SLOW EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION. TRAY ROSS ON THE 24-HOUR WINDOW
Tray Ross of Corporate Traditions on the cost of slow employee recognition: the 24-hour window, and why recruiters poach your people over $50 failures.
1 day ago6 min read
FROM THE STAGE: RED BALL TENNIS AT WORK. ROB GORDEN ON PUTTING A TENNIS COURT IN YOUR BREAK ROOM
The USTA's Rob Gorden on red ball tennis: a smaller court, lighter racket and foam ball that turns non-players into players, and fits in an unused office.
3 days ago6 min read
FROM THE STAGE: THE JOY PARADOX. KATIE MCCORMICK ON WHY AI MAKES WORK BETTER AND HARDER AT THE SAME TIME
Bonusly's Katie McCormick on the joy paradox: why the same AI tools make work more satisfying and more draining at once, and what has to be true first.
Oct 15 min read
FROM THE STAGE: YOU DON'T NEED PERMISSION TO SHAPE CULTURE. MAGGIE REDLING AND COLEMAN WILLIAMS ON THE BEHAVIORS THAT BECOME YOUR NORMS
Maggie Redling and Coleman Williams on why you don't need permission to shape culture, and the four moves available to you from any seat in the organization.
Sep 289 min read
FROM THE STAGE: AI DELEGATION FOR MANAGERS. EMILY MABIE ON BEING HUMAN WITH THE TIME AI GIVES BACK
Zapier's Emily Mabie on AI delegation for managers: what to hand off, what to keep, and how to spend the time AI gives back on the human parts of the job.
Sep 236 min read
FROM THE STAGE: CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING CULTURE. CALEB CAMPBELL ON THE TRIP NOBODY STOPPED TALKING ABOUT
Caleb Campbell on corporate volunteering culture: why the trip nobody stopped talking about did more for the team than any engagement initiative on the books.
Sep 216 min read
FROM THE STAGE: AI FOR HR TEAMS. LATESHA BYRD ON FIVE WAYS PEOPLE TEAMS ARE AMPLIFYING THEIR IMPACT
Latesha Byrd on AI for HR teams: five ways People teams are amplifying their impact, and why your Monday morning is the strongest case for adopting it.
Sep 168 min read
FROM THE STAGE: TEAM PERFORMANCE DYNAMICS. REMA LOLAS ON THE ELEPHANT IN YOUR TEAM'S ROOM
Grozaic's Rema Lolas on team performance dynamics: why communication probably isn't your real problem, and what engagement surveys keep failing to surface.
Sep 156 min read
FROM THE STAGE: PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY IS THE FOUNDATION FOR AI-ACCELERATED CHANGE. JENNIFER ANDERSON ON REGULATING YOURSELF FIRST
Jennifer Anderson on psychological safety as the foundation for AI-accelerated change: the four stages, why we're wired to resist, and how calm spreads.
Sep 107 min read
FROM THE STAGE: BUILDING A HUMAN BUSINESS. GLENN BOSTOCK ON REWARDING MISTAKES AND RUNNING A COMPANY LIKE A BODY
SnapCab's Glenn Bostock on why his company rewards mistakes, the employee he yelled at and later sent to Hawaii, and what changes when you run a company like a body.
Sep 88 min read
FROM THE STAGE: EMPATHY AND HIGH PERFORMANCE. SAM SIMMONS ON THE FALSE CHOICES WE KEEP MAKING
Grace Peak's Sam Simmons on empathy and high performance: why they were never opposites, and the false choices leaders keep making between the two.
Aug 316 min read
FROM THE STAGE: SETTING BOUNDARIES AT WORK. KYLE ELLIOTT ON WHY THEY FEEL WRONG UNTIL YOU PRACTICE THEM
Dr. Kyle Elliott on setting boundaries at work: why they feel wrong until you've practiced them, and how to spot which hats were never yours to wear.
Aug 266 min read
FROM THE STAGE: CULTURE IS OPERATIONAL. CLAUDE SILVER ON CAPACITY, SPEED, AND THE SONG YOUR ORGANIZATION IS SINGING
Claude Silver, the world’s first Chief Heart Officer, on why culture is operational, the difference between capability and capacity, and the real cost of speed.
Aug 208 min read
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