When people feel grateful, they feel better. But gratitude is more than a good feeling: it has measurable benefits for just about every area of people’s lives. Grateful people become more aware of all the good around them—and of the good things that arise from others’ effort. Gratitude, in other words, helps people realize that they wouldn’t be where they are without the help of others.
As economic uncertainty persists in the wake of the pandemic and last year’s widespread layoffs in the technology sector, the word toxic is being deployed more and more frequently to describe workplace culture.
Military veterans, reservists, and members of the National Guard can be valuable additions to any organization's workforce, bringing their can-do spirit and specialized training to a variety of civilian roles.
Team negativity doesn’t just make working less enjoyable. It has real impacts on culture, productivity, and team success as well. In a workplace, employees will always make some negative comments, frustration will arise when things don’t go as planned, and team members will have issues with each other. Left unaddressed, though, these seeds of negativity can grow into serious problems that spread throughout the organization.
By respecting the unique needs, perspectives, and potential of their diverse workforces, equitable employers earn deeper trust and more commitment from their employees—and outpace their competitors. In recent years, diversity and inclusion have become increasingly significant elements of the workplace, yet many companies often make simple mistakes in the implementation of their diversity or inclusion efforts. Such mistakes can be corrected, but only if organizations know what they're doing wrong.