Coffee badging is a phenomenon that has been around for a while. It is the term for those employees who show up in the morning (badge in), grab coffee, stay long enough to be seen, and disappear as quickly as possible. It is also a trend that is increasing in offices. This trend is a…
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If you aim to create moments of spark and connection in the workplace, mandates are the last solution you should look toward.
In every article I see about mandates to work from the office, the rationale is always the ephemeral ideas of innovation, serendipity, spark, creativity, or connection. The goal seems to be to achieve some interpersonal benefits by simply having individuals occupying the same space. If simply forcing people together inspired magical productivity enhancements, the subway…
Does your workplace strategy promote positive cultural engagement among employees?
One of the topics I do not see coming up nearly often enough in the conversation around return to office is whether the workplace itself is appropriate for the current world. Bringing employees together in person is a worthwhile endeavor (even though I will consistently argue that mandates are not the right way to do…
Hybrid Workplaces require teams to reimagine their cultural dynamics when not together as often.
While no one agrees on what hybrid working means in practice, it is universally agreed that it means less often in the office than in 2019. A very small percentage of people are back as often as they used to be, some people are now only 1 day a week less in the office, and…