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Tag: Culture

  • How do I start my own HR consulting business? [Ask upstartHR]

    How do I start my own HR consulting business? [Ask upstartHR]

    Have a question you’d like answered? Just shoot it our way at ben AT upstartHR DOT com and we’ll see if we can cover it in a future blog! Thank you so much for your insight! I ultimately would like to launch my own business as an HR consultant, with a focus on culture. Carrie…

  • We’re Only Human 40: How Southwest Airlines Lives and Breathes Corporate Culture

    Does corporate culture matter? Does it really? In today’s interview, Ben talks with Colette Williamson of Southwest Airlines about the company’s approach to culture, hiring, and training. It’s quickly apparent that culture is about more than just a fluffy set of core values on the wall at corporate headquarters–it’s about a way of life that…

  • Can a Business Grow Competitively While Doing Social Good? [Podcast]

    Can a Business Grow Competitively While Doing Social Good? [Podcast]

    The United States is experiencing one of the lowest unemployment rates in history, and a new study from Express Employment Professionals shows that 8 in 10 businesses expect to grow this year. Where will that talent come from, since artificial intelligence isn’t here yet to save us? For most employers, this means that retention is…

  • Onboarding: Creating Connections to Coworkers and Culture

    Onboarding: Creating Connections to Coworkers and Culture

    The onboarding process can be one of the most overlooked areas for organizations needing a quick win in the overall employee experience. Instead of leveraging this process as a way to drive engagement and create a lasting impression, some organizations tend to deliver a subpar experience or forego the practice altogether. Employees want an onboarding…

  • 9 Lessons for Running a Great HR Function

    This weekend I was doing some spring cleaning. Well, summer cleaning, since I missed the spring season. Anyway, one of the things I found was a box of items I used to keep on my whiteboard next to my desk as reminders of important aspects of HR. These shaped the way I practiced HR and…

  • 8 Powerful Ways to Create a Culture of Innovation [Podcast]

    Innovation is often discussed as an activity available only to a select few people or companies. but it is an incredibly powerful tool for companies, especially when we seek ways to use our HR influence to drive a culture of innovation. [Click here to listen to “8 Ways HR Can Drive Enterprise Innovation“] In this…

  • 7 Lessons on Creating a Powerful Employee Experience

    I just finished reading a brand new book called The Employee Experience. It’s a great look at the relatively new concept of creating an experience for employees, not just trying to engage them or do some other one-off program that doesn’t deliver long-term results. 7 Powerful Lessons on the Employee Experience 1) Congruent customer and…