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High-performance engineering managers

Elevate • 1113 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
💼 Business Management Leadership Data Analytics Training Employee engagement
  1. Effective managers have key traits that significantly impact employee performance, happiness, and retention, as proven by Google's Project Oxygen.
  2. Soft skills like coaching, communication, and support are more valued than technical expertise by employees, emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence in management.
  3. Using rigorous people analytics, organizations can identify and develop high-impact management behaviors specific to their unique culture, leading to improved leadership and employee satisfaction.

The TikTokification of Work: Navigating the Video Revolution in the Future of Work

Workforce Futurist by Andy Spence • 195 implied HN points • 11 Mar 24
💼 Business Workplace Trends Marketing Recruitment Employee engagement
  1. Video is now the dominant content on the internet, and platforms like TikTok are changing how we consume information.
  2. TikTok has become a significant tool for employer branding, with companies leveraging its short video format to engage with a younger audience.
  3. Authenticity in videos, like showcasing 'A Day in the Life' experiences, can provide richer insights for potential candidates and lead to more engagement and positive PR.

More office time is the cost of bureaucracy

Make Work Better • 130 implied HN points • 21 Feb 24
💼 Business Workplace culture Employee engagement Incentives
  1. Big firms face challenges with hybrid work due to the complexities of communication and maintaining connections as the team size increases.
  2. Research shows that structured hybrid working can boost employee satisfaction and retention, proving effective in small to medium-sized organizations.
  3. Efforts to reduce meeting time, like Asana's meeting purges, can lead to significant productivity gains by eliminating unnecessary meetings and introducing focused work days.
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Let’s Talk About Repricing Stock Options

Condensing the Cloud • 19 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
💼 Business Stock Options Valuations Employee engagement Market Trends Company strategy
  1. Repricing employee stock options can be a way to boost employee morale and engagement during challenging times.
  2. Realigning incentives through option repricing can help retain top talent and attract new talent in a competitive job market.
  3. When considering repricing stock options, companies should focus on retaining trust, transparency, and fairness within the workforce.

How You Know They Mean It

The Radar • 19 implied HN points • 24 Jan 24
💼 Business Company Values Employee engagement Work Culture
  1. Genuine companies believe in and practice their values because it's the right thing to do, not just for business interests.
  2. One way to distinguish between fake and true believers in company values is to see how they treat people who can't benefit them financially.
  3. Value systems play a significant role in a company's success, impacting employee engagement and ultimately financial performance.

How Process Impacts Your Culture

Ways of Working • 98 implied HN points • 19 Jul 23
💼 Business Organizational Culture Decision-making Workflow Employee engagement
  1. Our personal relationship with process can impact how we work and interact with others, showing our organizational culture.
  2. Processes are applied in organizations in areas like people processes, team-level processes, company-level processes, and customer processes.
  3. Processes in organizations aim to facilitate work, reduce risk, ensure consistency, but can also hinder creative thinking if taken too far.

Defining Your Leadership Principles

The Digital Leader Newsletter -- By John Rossman • 58 implied HN points • 05 Apr 23
💼 Business Company Culture Strategy Innovation Employee engagement
  1. Clearly defined leadership principles help guide an organization's direction and increase its velocity.
  2. Developing leadership principles should be a collaborative and iterative process, not rushed or outsourced.
  3. Leadership principles should be specific, actionable, and not just generic statements to truly make a difference in an organization.

How to Activate your Community for Impact

David Spinks' Newsletter • 5 implied HN points • 16 May 23
💼 Business Community Building Employee engagement
  1. Invest in activating your community for impact to provide unique value to members and deepen commitment.
  2. Consider utilizing the PACT model to determine how your community can impact: Product, Advocacy, Contributions, or Time.
  3. Transform community engagement into action by starting small, evolving based on feedback, setting clear boundaries, and celebrating community through storytelling.

What is Psychological Safety and why you should care

The Caring Techie Newsletter • 3 implied HN points • 08 Mar 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Employee engagement Brain function Business impact
  1. Psychological safety is crucial in the workplace to allow employees to speak up without fear of punishment or humiliation.
  2. Creating a psychologically safe environment leads to higher performance, innovation, and employee retention.
  3. Businesses benefit from psychological safety through improved team performance, employee engagement, and overall well-being.

Bolder experiments for return to the office

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 14 Oct 23
💼 Business Management Workplace culture Productivity Employee engagement
  1. Organizations are struggling to get employees back into the office after working from home during the pandemic.
  2. Various strategies have been attempted, from forcing employees back to offering office perks, but the desired changes have not been achieved.
  3. A hypothesis suggests that forcing employees back to the office for a sustained period may help establish new routines and show the benefits of in-office work, potentially increasing office attendance in the long run.

"Here's a Different Idea"

The Radar • 0 implied HN points • 02 Sep 23
💼 Business Leadership Workplace dynamics Corporate culture Employee engagement Decision-making
  1. Agency is powerful - When people have ownership in decisions, they are more motivated to prove them right.
  2. Persuasion is effective - Giving individuals a choice empowers them, leading to better outcomes and increased effort.
  3. Data-driven decisions - Using data and evidence in leadership makes decisions more rational and invites respect, fostering loyalty and team camaraderie.