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#corporate-culture

How Ethical Business Practices Impact The Bottom Line

Ethics significantly impacts a company's reputation and financial success, making it essential for sustainable business growth.

How To Optimize Performance In A Remote Work Environment

The shift back to in-office work by many tech companies may overlook the proven benefits of remote work.

Online Community Development

14 hours ago

Why your leadership team needs creatives, not just strategists

The future of corporate leadership requires creativity and emotional connection rather than solely analytical skills.

fromHarvard Business Review

Empathy Is a Non-Negotiable Leadership Skill. Here's How to Practice It.

Empathy is essential for effective leadership despite common perceptions of it as touchy-feely.

Female executives are fighting back against alpha male CEOs

Female executives are uniting to counter aggressive alpha male leadership in business.

Agile

fromdzone.com

2 days ago

Agile's Quarter-Century Crisis

Leadership disconnect is the primary reason Agile implementation struggles despite its popularity.

Mental health

How Ethical Business Practices Impact The Bottom Line

Ethics significantly impacts a company's reputation and financial success, making it essential for sustainable business growth.

How To Optimize Performance In A Remote Work Environment

The shift back to in-office work by many tech companies may overlook the proven benefits of remote work.

Online Community Development

14 hours ago

Why your leadership team needs creatives, not just strategists

The future of corporate leadership requires creativity and emotional connection rather than solely analytical skills.

fromHarvard Business Review

Empathy Is a Non-Negotiable Leadership Skill. Here's How to Practice It.

Empathy is essential for effective leadership despite common perceptions of it as touchy-feely.

Former Bungie Employees Claim Toxic Corporate Culture Is Killing The Studio From The Inside

Bungie faces accusations of using stolen art assets for Marathon amidst a toxic work culture and leadership issues, impacting employee morale and game development.

Working from home is turning into 'return to the office or lose your bonus'

Companies are moving from incentives to stricter measures to bring workers back to the office post-pandemic.

4 weeks ago

Is Remote Work Effective? Google, Big Tech, And The Data Say Maybe Not

The trend toward remote work is reversing, with many companies moving back to in-office arrangements for better collaboration and innovation.

6 days ago

Jamie Dimon Says Don't 'Tell JPMorgan What To Do' As He Tells Remote Workers, 'You Can't Learn Working From Your Basement,' Defending RTO Crackdown

Jamie Dimon believes employees thrive in the office for better learning and collaboration, dismissing remote work as ineffective.

fromMIT Sloan Management Review

Forced RTO: Surprising Lessons From Newest Data

Flexible work policies remain prevalent in most organizations, contradicting the trend of mandating office returns.

fromThe Economist

Unlike everyone else, Americans and Britons still shun the office

The rapid shift back to in-office work reveals tensions between managers and remote work preferences.

Jamie Dimon has a very specific image of the WFH employee

Jamie Dimon believes work-from-home policies negatively impact employee effectiveness and company culture.

fromYahoo Finance

Working from home is turning into 'return to the office or lose your bonus'

Companies are moving from incentives to stricter measures to bring workers back to the office post-pandemic.

4 weeks ago

Is Remote Work Effective? Google, Big Tech, And The Data Say Maybe Not

The trend toward remote work is reversing, with many companies moving back to in-office arrangements for better collaboration and innovation.

6 days ago

Jamie Dimon Says Don't 'Tell JPMorgan What To Do' As He Tells Remote Workers, 'You Can't Learn Working From Your Basement,' Defending RTO Crackdown

Jamie Dimon believes employees thrive in the office for better learning and collaboration, dismissing remote work as ineffective.

fromMIT Sloan Management Review

Forced RTO: Surprising Lessons From Newest Data

Flexible work policies remain prevalent in most organizations, contradicting the trend of mandating office returns.

fromThe Economist

Unlike everyone else, Americans and Britons still shun the office

The rapid shift back to in-office work reveals tensions between managers and remote work preferences.

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Jamie Dimon has a very specific image of the WFH employee

Jamie Dimon believes work-from-home policies negatively impact employee effectiveness and company culture.

more#remote-work

Media industry

4 days ago

CBS News chief Wendy McMahon resigns as she could not agree on path forward'

Support for independent journalism is crucial during pivotal times in US history.

#layoffs

Marketing tech

Companies are culling managers. Mark Zuckerberg explained his 'mathematical' approach to it nearly 2 years ago.

NYC startup

Starbucks CEO To Workers After Layoffs: We're Not Effective | Entrepreneur

4 days ago

Retirement

I was an HR manager at Meta who helped guide the layoff process. Then they cut my role too - here's what being laid off taught me.

Marketing tech

Companies are culling managers. Mark Zuckerberg explained his 'mathematical' approach to it nearly 2 years ago.

NYC startup

Starbucks CEO To Workers After Layoffs: We're Not Effective | Entrepreneur

4 days ago

Retirement

I was an HR manager at Meta who helped guide the layoff process. Then they cut my role too - here's what being laid off taught me.

Growth hacking

Figma Config 2025 uses nostalgia for their race to IPO

fromeLearning Industry

Growth hacking

Cultivating A Learning-First Culture: Transforming Corporate DNA With eLearning

Growth hacking

Want to lead better? Start by unlearning these leadership myths

fromBig Think

Growth hacking

The Christian Toetzke interview: "Work is not work: it's my life"

fromHackernoon

7 months ago

DevOps

Modern Engineering Tools Are Designed to Punish System Thinkers | HackerNoon

Growth hacking

fromMedium

Figma Config 2025 uses nostalgia for their race to IPO

Questioning the legitimacy of new products and their strategies in light of past rejections.

fromeLearning Industry

Growth hacking

Cultivating A Learning-First Culture: Transforming Corporate DNA With eLearning

Growth hacking

Want to lead better? Start by unlearning these leadership myths

fromBig Think

Growth hacking

The Christian Toetzke interview: "Work is not work: it's my life"

fromHackernoon

7 months ago

DevOps

Modern Engineering Tools Are Designed to Punish System Thinkers | HackerNoon

Remote teams

Jamie Dimon versus the WFH employee

fromCity AM

London startup

WFH: Blackrock orders senior staff to work from office full-time

Jamie Dimon versus the WFH employee

Jamie Dimon believes that remote work negatively impacts employee effectiveness and company culture.

London startup

fromCity AM

WFH: Blackrock orders senior staff to work from office full-time

Blackrock mandates five days a week in-office attendance for managing directors as financial firms revert from flexible WFH policies post-pandemic.

Unbearable lightness, AI-first companies, delightful UX in B2B

Design must prioritize win-win systems for stakeholders, not just exploitation.

AI is centralizing power, creating asymmetry between users and model owners.

In large tech, completing projects becomes challenging amid endless improvement.

fromHR Brew

One influencer shares why workplace social media content matters to HR

This concept of making fun of work from home was new, and people were latching on to that at that time, because it was like, 'Wow, we're allowed to talk about our employers in this way?"

Social media marketing

I've worked corporate jobs in Spain and the US. The countries' work cultures and offices feel different in so many ways.

In Spain, work lunches felt longer and more social. In the US, they feel quicker and more optimized.

European startups

#diversity

Social justice

Guess what? You don't matter': what Trump's war on DEI means for every American who's not a straight white man

The satirical business Rent-A-Minority critiques superficial corporate diversity efforts.

The venture went viral, sparking discussions on meaningful diversity and inclusion.

fromThe Business Journals

Opinion | We Should Improve D.E.I., Not Erase It

D.E.I. programs aim to enhance meritocracy and guard against biases in hiring, not undermine it.

Startup companies

The Playbook: What's sparking layoff concerns for employees - The Business Journals

Women in technology

Target's former diversity chief says calling it DEI is less important than doing the work

Social justice

Guess what? You don't matter': what Trump's war on DEI means for every American who's not a straight white man

The satirical business Rent-A-Minority critiques superficial corporate diversity efforts.

The venture went viral, sparking discussions on meaningful diversity and inclusion.

fromThe Business Journals

Opinion | We Should Improve D.E.I., Not Erase It

D.E.I. programs aim to enhance meritocracy and guard against biases in hiring, not undermine it.

Startup companies

The Playbook: What's sparking layoff concerns for employees - The Business Journals

Women in technology

Target's former diversity chief says calling it DEI is less important than doing the work

more#diversity

fromTheregister

So your [expletive] test failed. So %&* what?

"At that point, a client discovered the test messages buried in the code after deploying the software. They were understandably surprised and quite upset."

Tech industry

Thank you for letting us make you rich: claims of bizarre' culture in Gina Rinehart's company

The company culture at Hancock Prospecting encourages staff to express gratitude to Gina Rinehart, with annual requests for messages tying appreciation to bonuses and profits.

Women in technology

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia vice president says GPUs are the 'currency' of AI researchers

Nvidia rapidly developed the Llama Nemotron models in one to two months due to collaborative compute resource sharing among researchers.

fromMiami Herald

Uber CEO has a harsh message for frustrated employees

Uber is enforcing stricter in-office work policies, requiring employees to be present three days a week.

Can the 'hotelification' of the office beat working from home?

Companies reconsidering hybrid work must create appealing office spaces to attract talent.

JPMorgan staff are using a private chat to vent about the incoming RTO mandate - and share intel

Employees are actively seeking clarity on JPMorgan Chase's return-to-office mandate due to a lack of official communication.

fromThe Hill

Remote teams

Return-to-office mandates are already causing major US brain-drains

London startup

fromCity AM

Can the 'hotelification' of the office beat working from home?

Companies reconsidering hybrid work must create appealing office spaces to attract talent.

JPMorgan staff are using a private chat to vent about the incoming RTO mandate - and share intel

Employees are actively seeking clarity on JPMorgan Chase's return-to-office mandate due to a lack of official communication.

fromThe Hill

Return-to-office mandates are already causing major US brain-drains

Return-to-office mandates are driving significant employee turnover in major corporations, especially among women and senior staff.

more#return-to-office

fromLogRocket Blog

Leader Spotlight: Structuring unstructured chaos, with Michael Tuccinard - LogRocket Blog

To ensure user experience is embedded in company culture, I strive to understand its maturity and then elevate the overall UX approach towards a holistic strategy.

UX design

Microsoft's potential pivot on performance reviews shows how tech companies are leaning into efficiency as the AI wars heat up

Microsoft is re-evaluating its employee performance assessment process, shifting towards a tougher approach to address underperformance.

Startup companies

fromThe Walrus

The Death of Shopify's Start-up Dream, One Layoff at a Time | The Walrus

Shopify aims to empower entrepreneurs by simplifying e-commerce, combating larger competitors like Amazon.

Tech industry

Microsoft's potential pivot on performance reviews shows how tech companies are leaning into efficiency as the AI wars heat up

Microsoft is re-evaluating its employee performance assessment process, shifting towards a tougher approach to address underperformance.

Startup companies

fromThe Walrus

The Death of Shopify's Start-up Dream, One Layoff at a Time | The Walrus

Shopify aims to empower entrepreneurs by simplifying e-commerce, combating larger competitors like Amazon.

Weekend Guide: What to Do in Brooklyn This Weekend

May Day offers diverse celebration options from socialist themes to musical festivities.

The Heights Players' production of 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' opens this weekend, spotlighting corporate satire.

fromFuturism

JPMorgan CEO Says Something Everyone Can Agree On: "Kill Meetings" and Corporate Jargon

"Kill meetings," the JPMorgan chair wrote. "But when they do happen, they have to start on time and end on time - and someone's got to lead them."

Digital life

Would you get the 'Severance' procedure? Is work-life balance real? Tell us. | Opinion

"Severance" explores the extreme divide between work and personal life, reflecting current concerns about work-life balance in a post-pandemic corporate culture.

I wanted a career that gave my life 'meaning' - now I'm hanging on by a thread

Many corporate employees feel unfulfilled and creatively drained by their jobs.

There is a growing conversation about finding work that balances financial needs with personal satisfaction.

Psychology

How an American businessman lost his job and found himself in an old French vineyard

Remote teams

Companies are offering 'recharge days' to workers enraged about return to office

fromInc

Mental health

4 'Severance'-Inspired Ways to Separate Work from Life-No Surgery Required

fromThe Atlantic

Digital life

Why You Should Work Like It's the '90s

fromUSA TODAY

Would you get the 'Severance' procedure? Is work-life balance real? Tell us. | Opinion

"Severance" explores the extreme divide between work and personal life, reflecting current concerns about work-life balance in a post-pandemic corporate culture.

I wanted a career that gave my life 'meaning' - now I'm hanging on by a thread

Many corporate employees feel unfulfilled and creatively drained by their jobs.

There is a growing conversation about finding work that balances financial needs with personal satisfaction.

Psychology

How an American businessman lost his job and found himself in an old French vineyard

Remote teams

Companies are offering 'recharge days' to workers enraged about return to office

fromInc

Mental health

4 'Severance'-Inspired Ways to Separate Work from Life-No Surgery Required

fromThe Atlantic

Digital life

Why You Should Work Like It's the '90s

more#work-life-balance

Silicon Valley food

AriZona head honcho spills the tea on his $4 billion beverage business

Don Vultaggio's unique corporate culture and flexibility contribute to AriZona's success as a top iced tea brand.

AriZona's ability to innovate quickly helps maintain its competitive edge.

#narcissism

Growth hacking

Why is your boss a narcissist? Blame the job ad that got them hired

Job postings that emphasize ambition and self-reliance may attract narcissistic candidates.

Career

fromArs Technica

How the language of job postings can attract rule-bending narcissists

Carefully crafted job postings can deter narcissistic candidates whose unethical behavior may harm companies.

Different roles require different candidate qualities; narcissism may be beneficial in some but harmful in others.

Growth hacking

Why is your boss a narcissist? Blame the job ad that got them hired

Job postings that emphasize ambition and self-reliance may attract narcissistic candidates.

Career

fromArs Technica

fromHarvard Business Review

How the language of job postings can attract rule-bending narcissists

Carefully crafted job postings can deter narcissistic candidates whose unethical behavior may harm companies.

Different roles require different candidate qualities; narcissism may be beneficial in some but harmful in others.

more#narcissism

Startup companies

To Make Better Decisions, Think Like a Venture Capitalist

Adopting a venture capitalist mindset can enhance decision-making and encourage calculated risk-taking.

Mental health

Gen Z employees are never at their desks - and it's driving their bosses crazy

Gen Zers prioritize comfort and well-being in the workplace, incorporating snack breaks to enhance office culture.

Reddit cofounder says he expects a 'swift shift' back to DEI hiring practices

Abandoning DEI is a short-sighted trend that companies will likely regret, according to Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian.

fromHR Brew

Why Prudential Financial lets its employees work from anywhere for four weeks each year

Prudential Financial introduces a Work from Anywhere program to enhance flexibility for its hybrid employees.

fromTechRepublic

AI Backlash and Sabotage Inside Companies: 'It's Tearing Us Apart,' Employees Say

Growing discontent among workers regarding AI tools may hinder corporate AI strategies.

Significant misalignment exists between employee and executive perceptions of AI implementation success.

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

Musk, Bezos, and Zuck are going full alpha male. America's girlbosses are fed up.

There's a resurgence of aggressive machoism among top U.S. CEOs, causing tension in corporate culture.

Women in business view this backlash as both a threat and an opportunity for progress.

'Severance' director Ben Stiller compares Lumon Industries to Apple but says he's 'never once' gotten a critical note

Ben Stiller highlights parallels between the fictional Lumon Industries in 'Severance' and Apple, particularly regarding corporate culture and mystique.

Mental health

What Severance Life Would Really Be Like, According to a Psychologist

fromInverse

Boston Bruins

'Severance's Season 2 Finale Changes Everything We Know About Lumon

fromCreative Bloq

Graphic design

Help, I can't stop overanalysing Severance's Lumon logo

Silicon Valley food

On Severance,' the Food Is Its Own Chilling Character

Independent films

How Severance' Uses Old Tricks to Make Its Office Hell

Apple

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

'Severance' director Ben Stiller compares Lumon Industries to Apple but says he's 'never once' gotten a critical note

Ben Stiller highlights parallels between the fictional Lumon Industries in 'Severance' and Apple, particularly regarding corporate culture and mystique.

Mental health

What Severance Life Would Really Be Like, According to a Psychologist

fromInverse

Boston Bruins

'Severance's Season 2 Finale Changes Everything We Know About Lumon

fromCreative Bloq

Graphic design

Help, I can't stop overanalysing Severance's Lumon logo

Silicon Valley food

On Severance,' the Food Is Its Own Chilling Character

Independent films

How Severance' Uses Old Tricks to Make Its Office Hell

more#severance

#meta

fromFuturism

Facebook Is Desperately Trying to Keep You From Learning What's in This Book

Meta is using legal action to suppress allegations in a memoir by former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams.

Meta expose tops bestseller chart despite company's attempt to ban its promotion

Former Meta employee's memoir defies company efforts to suppress it, achieving bestseller status and sparking major public interest.

Privacy technologies

fromwww.mercurynews.com

Goldberg: She exposed Meta's lethal carelessness.' Now she is silenced

Mark Zuckerberg's decision to abandon fact-checking reflects a shift towards prioritizing speech, even as Meta seeks to silence dissenting voices.

Gadgets

The Morning After: A closer look at Facebook's leadership

Meta's leadership is criticized in Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir, revealing troubling details and behaviors of key figures including Zuckerberg and Sandberg.

Privacy professionals

Employees say 'block lists' are happening across all industries, from tech to hospitals

Meta's secret 'block lists' prevent rehiring and may be common across various industries, affecting job seekers unaware of their status.

The wildest details in the Facebook memoir Meta is trying to bury

Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir provides a critical perspective on her disillusionment with Facebook after years of working at the company.

fromFuturism

Facebook Is Desperately Trying to Keep You From Learning What's in This Book

Meta is using legal action to suppress allegations in a memoir by former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams.

Meta expose tops bestseller chart despite company's attempt to ban its promotion

Former Meta employee's memoir defies company efforts to suppress it, achieving bestseller status and sparking major public interest.

Privacy technologies

fromwww.mercurynews.com

Goldberg: She exposed Meta's lethal carelessness.' Now she is silenced

Mark Zuckerberg's decision to abandon fact-checking reflects a shift towards prioritizing speech, even as Meta seeks to silence dissenting voices.

Gadgets

The Morning After: A closer look at Facebook's leadership

Meta's leadership is criticized in Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir, revealing troubling details and behaviors of key figures including Zuckerberg and Sandberg.

Privacy professionals

Employees say 'block lists' are happening across all industries, from tech to hospitals

Meta's secret 'block lists' prevent rehiring and may be common across various industries, affecting job seekers unaware of their status.

The wildest details in the Facebook memoir Meta is trying to bury

Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir provides a critical perspective on her disillusionment with Facebook after years of working at the company.

more#meta

I just got kicked off a 'diverse thought' panel for wrongthink: Corporate DEI lives on

I was pleasantly surprised: I'm pretty well known at this point as being aggressively non-woke.

Left-wing politics

Warren Buffett Wants to Give Away $1M for March Madness | Entrepreneur

"I want to give away a million dollars to somebody while I'm still around as chairman."

Boston Bruins

fromThe Infatuation

7 months ago

Where To Have A Power Lunch In San Francisco - San Francisco - The Infatuation

The upscale Eastern Mediterranean restaurant in the Presidio serves great Turkish and Greek-inspired dishes like octopus with pork sujuk, perfect for power lunches.

East Bay food

Tech industry

Generative AI Adoption Is 'Tearing Companies Apart': Survey | Entrepreneur

Generative AI investments are increasing, but it creates divisions among teams, with mixed returns in performance.

UK news

fromIndependent

'Why I had to walk?away from my high-flying, but toxic, corporate law career'

Dorothy Herson left her prestigious law job after facing severe mental health challenges.

Liverpool FC

Corporate nonsense betrays football's soul and sense of community

The Ineos Compass concept appears more as corporate jargon than a meaningful representation of the company's values.

Marketing tech

fromDigiday

Why big brands are turning agency reviews into quiet affairs

Advertising agencies are moving towards quieter, more discreet pitch processes, reflecting a shift in corporate culture.

NYC LGBT

fromAbove the Law

Best, [Pronouns Redacted] - See Also - Above the Law

A Biglaw firm has banned personal pronouns from email signatures without employee consent, indicating a shift in corporate culture.

Judges easing political job application rules for law clerks demonstrates changing perceptions in the legal profession.

fromwww.housingwire.com