Create a Culture of Emotional Intelligence Advantage #6seconds #culturecounts #culturematters #emotionalintelligence #engagement #humanresources #joshuafreedman #positiveworkculture #scottgreenberg #shrm #workpositive Jan 26, 2025

You know those HR leaders and owners who seem to "get it"? The ones who make everyone feel seen, heard, and ready to grow? The ones you might love to hate sometimes?

Maybe hate is too strong. 

Envio...

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Lead with a Culture of Heart #culturecounts #culturematters #emotionalintelligence #growthmindset #humanresources #managertraining #scottgreenberg #shrm #workpositive Jan 19, 2025

Ever watch a master gardener work? They don't try to force plants to grow. Instead, they create the best conditions for growth.

That's exactly what great HR leaders and owners do with their managers ...

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Build a Trust Culture with Truth #culturecounts #culturematters #engagement #humanresources #roncarucci #shrm #trust #workpositive Jan 12, 2025

I walked through a historic home that begged for a fix-and-flip. The floors were uneven which is typical with older homes. However, when I got to one room in the back corner, the floor shook as I walk...

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3 Positive Ways to Cope with Adversity #copewithadversity #culturecounts #culturematters #engagement #humanresources #morale #productivity #shrm #workpositive Dec 29, 2024

Adversity happens…to all of us.

It has to me. After hours and hours spent on a proposal, after being told, “It’s yours,” and after projecting it into our cash flow, the response came back, “We’re not...

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3 Ways to De-Stress Culture Stressors during the Holidays #culturecounts #emotionalintelligence #holidaystress #humanresources #positiveworkculture #shrm #toxicculture #toxicstress #workpositive Dec 15, 2024

Coaching HR leaders and small business owners this month revealed a couple of types of responses to the holiday/end-of-year crush:

  1. “This could not have come at a worse time!”
  2. “Things are slowing d
  3. ...
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How to Party Like It’s Holiday 2024 #culturecounts #holidayparty #howtosurviveofficeparty #humanresources #officeparty #positiveworkculture #shrm #workpositive Dec 08, 2024

Announcements of holiday parties are met with either go-for-it’s or groans. 

The go-for-it’s are the ones who enjoyed last year’s party or just look forward to any social experience.

The groans are ...

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They’re Just Cookies #culturecounts #culturetransformation #culturewars #emotionalintelligence #humanresources #leadershipdevelopment #positiveworkculture #shrm #workpositive Dec 01, 2024

Ever worked in a company culture that goes to war on just about anything?

I encourage my coaching clients to bring “hot and now” topics to sessions in addition to their leadership development goals. ...

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The Grinch or Elf Culture? #culturecounts #holidayanxiety #holidayoverwhelm #humanresources #productivity #shrm #workculture #workpositive Nov 24, 2024

Last week, I listened to a couple of my favorite podcasts driving to do an onsite with a client company. Too close to start a third one, I switched over to local radio stations and scanned channels. A...

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3 Positive Strategie to Transform Culture Fears #fearofthepast #hallowweenghosts #humanresources #shrm #transformculture #transformfear #workpositive Oct 27, 2024

When my younger brother and I went trick-or-treating as kids at Halloween, he was scared of ghosts. When he was very young, he had eye surgery a couple of times. All of the OR people wore white. He as...

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How Well Does Your Culture Facilitate Better Focus? #focus #humanresources #positiveworkculture #productivity #shrm #workpositive Oct 06, 2024

I was lying flat on my back in the grassy outfield, trying to come around. I had drifted back from my third-base position for the Little League team White Sox into shallow left field to catch a fly ba...

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3 Strategies to Create a Culture of Change #changemanagement #culturecounts #engagement #humanresources #positiveworkculture #productivity #shrm #workpositive Sep 29, 2024

Days are getting shorter. It’s dark when I wake up and gets dark earlier in the evening. The temperatures are cooler in the mornings. The leaves are transitioning in my neck of the woods.

The seasons...

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How Does Technology Intrude on Your Productivity? #culturecounts #engagement #humanresources #positiveworkculture #productivity #shrm #technology #workpositive Sep 22, 2024

Most studies find one benefit of a positive work culture is an increase in productivity of around 30%.

You discovered your productivity trigger last week.

Let’s increase productivity again this week...

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