The Best Articles in Company Culture
The most useful articles and videos in Company Culture from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
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Top 5 Company Culture Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Company Culture by Refind users in 2024 so far.
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The best way to apologize (according to science)
Explore what to do— and not to do— in order to deliver an authentic apology and make amends in a variety of situations.--Over the years, people have come up ...
Zoom Calls vs. Phone Calls
Which do you prefer: Zoom calls or phone calls? + + +Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. De...
How do you deal with Pessimism?
Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect...
Be the Idiot | Simon Sinek
When we're brave enough to admit we don't understand something, it gives others the courage to speak up, too. + + +Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believ...
How to ...?
How to Be a Mentor: 4 Ways to Change Someone’s Life
Discover what a mentor does, why different types of mentors exist, why mentoring is important, and four ways to be a transformative mentor yourself.
«mentors have three things in common. They motivate, inspire, and support.»
How to Become a Better Listener
Sharpen these seven skills.
«REPEAT PEOPLE’S LAST FEW WORDS BACK TO THEM. If you remember nothing else, remember this simple practice that does so much. It makes the other person feel listened to, keeps you on track during the conversation, and provides a pause for both of you to gather thoughts or recover from an emotional reaction»
How To Create A Business Rhythm For Better Collaboration
Companies certainly hold lots of meetings. However, having more meetings does not necessarily equal more collaboration and better teamwork. Also, more meetings does not automatically ensure better…
«Finally, most teams at P4Q hold quick daily meetings to see how they are performing against set goals (similar to stand-up meetings in Agile, for example).»
How to Stay Motivated When You’re (Still) Stuck at Home
You’re tired, mad, and lonely. So, what can you do about it?
How to Evaluate a Company’s Culture During a Remote Hiring Process
There’s plenty you can learn without ever stepping foot in an office.
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What Leaders Should Know About Measuring AI Project Value
When deciding whether to deploy a machine learning model, focus on business metrics, not technical ones.
Why Do East Asian Firms Value Drinking?
East Asian businesses often go out drinking. Why is this such an important part of corporate culture, relative to other world regions? A month ago, I didn’t know. Now, after my interviews with people…
External Data and AI Are Making Each Other More Valuable
In private equity and venture capital, firms have invested in using external data sources often referred to as “alternative data,” a broad term used to describe information sourced from outside a…
What if everybody did everything right?
In the wake of an incident, we want to answer the questions “What happened?” and, afterwards, “What should we do differently going forward?” Invariably, this leads to people…
«Looking at the incident from this perspective will yield will very different kinds of insights, because it will generate different types of questions, such as:»
9 Ways Leaders Can Build A Culture Of Belonging
Belonging, the B in DEIB, is more than just a buzzword—it's critical to a thriving work culture. Here's how authentic leaders can build a team where everyone belongs.
Short Articles
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The "Zebra Effect": Why collaboration matters
Zebras are, on first impression, ridiculous. They are herbivorous pack animals, and their natural habitat is usually some kind of treeless grassland or savanna — green, yellow, and brown. You’d think…
«The power of the consortium. Just because another company (or even a person) is competing with you in one key area doesn’t mean that you need to compete in all areas.»
Ask for Advice, Not Permission
The world is full of gatekeepers who think they have veto rights. Don’t believe them. Pitbull got it right when he said "Ask for money, get advice. Ask for advice, get money twice."
252. The 7 Secrets For A Culture of Calculated Risks
A life with no risk is no life at all. The best company cultures are the ones that embrace calculated risks. Time to break out your calculator. Let's risk it.
«In reality, entrepreneurs are some of the most risk-averse people I know. We aren’t gamblers. There’s too much to lose.»
How to create a “culture of agility”
Agile is often referred to as a project management methodology characterized by dividing tasks into short phases of work. In fact, according to the 15th State of Agile Report, created yearly by…
«Instead of asking what employees know, leaders should ask what they need to know, and whether that missing information is important to the decision»
Navigating ambiguity.
Perceiving the layers of context in problems will unlock another stage of career progression as a Staff-plus engineer, but there’s at least one essential skill to develop afterwards: navigating…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Company Culture.
How to Build Trust
What are the major management behaviors that can help build trust? Management books often cover the importance of trust, but abstractly. There’s precious little writing about the nuts and bolts, the…
«Do summarize and distill important context for your team; don’t just be a firehose.Do answer questions and go into more detail if team members ask»
12 Ways to Rethink Your Next Performance Review Conversation
Stop dreading performance reviews. We assembled a list of 12 tips from expert leaders like Lenny Rachitsky, Molly Graham, Russ Laraway, Brie Wolfson, Julie Zhuo and more to make these conversations…
Creating a Culture of Listening
The first step is to listen more and talk less
9 Team Health Check Methods To Unlock Team Potential
Discover 9 different ways to run a team health check, so you can decide which is best for you, and get started improving your team.
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