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Defining “Everyone Contributes” At humanworks8, we say Everyone Contributes. We question together. We communicate clearly. We love good conversations. We believe each person has a voice and a valuable point of view. Be it through your internal communication channels such as the intranet, e-mail or live all-hands meetings, through pulse…
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Workplace Culture & Connection At humanworks8, we believe “Everyone Connects.” Some might call that teamwork, but “teamwork” is often misunderstood and overused. We asked AI Chat, “What is teamwork?” “Teamwork is the collaborative effort of a group of individuals with a common goal or purpose. It involves working together, sharing…
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Communication Consistency Communicating consistently across your organization’s humanscape is a practice that promotes connection, alignment and efficiency. It establishes a simplicity in the way employees connect, work toward goals, and create momentum for the organization. But what does consistent communication look like in practice, and how does an organization promote…
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Putting Core Values Into Action: Flourishing or Floundering? Putting core values into action through all of its people touchpoints is a critical piece of an organization’s people puzzle because – as the humanworks8 philosophy states – Everyone Believes. Everyone takes action based on their beliefs. Values are at the foundation…
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Everyone’s Unique What is Talent Optimization? Simply put, it’s individual employees at their best. The idea of talent optimization sounds good, but where does the process of optimizing talent begin? It starts with re-evaluating your organization’s beliefs: Are you giving the people of your organization the freedom to be their…
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The Foundation of a Culture Everyone is familiar with the rather vintage artifact known as a compass. Its goal was to provide navigation and orientation – a sense of direction for any kind of traveler. What compass-like tool are you using to set the direction for your organization’s culture? What framework is giving…
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What is Success? Enough can’t be said or written about the importance of leveraging individual strengths for team success. We know that team success begins with understanding and championing the unique individuals with unique strengths who make up the team, and determining how each of them can be successful. Yet,…
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Every week in 2022, Shawn Gulyas, Founder and The Thought Catalyst at humanworks8, shared a thought-provoking question in his weekly “Wondering Wednesday” newsletter on LinkedIn. Inspired by the humanworks8 core value of “Wonder,” Shawn’s challenges are designed to help leaders pause, if only for a moment, to think differently about…
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Are you ready for 2023? As the year wraps up, we all feel a sense of “reset,” perhaps believing things will be better or at least different when we wake up on January 1st. Instead of focusing only on personal resolutions, business leaders are also challenged with business resolutions, or…
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Avoiding Burnout, Turnover and Quiet Quitting McKinsey & Company reported trends tied to reshuffling, reinventing and reassessing as it relates to The Great Resignation. But what if employees didn’t have to resign in order to find work that aligned with their natural strengths? What if they could do their job…their…
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