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Sep 22, 2020
3 min

Answering Some Common Culture Fit Questions

Culture fit is defined as having shared and aligned values and mission in the workplace. From an employee perspective, it’s when the employee’s attitude, behaviors and personality are consistent with the company’s mission. Cultural fit is exhibited in many ways including: (i) language and communication, (ii) work ethic, (iii) integration of your work with your lifestyle, and (iv) understanding how decisions are made and how roles, responsibility, and accountability are distri

[Press] Pavestep Recognized as a 2021 Startup to Watch by The Starr Conspiracy

Chiara Toselli

Sep 21, 2020
2 min

[Press] Pavestep Recognized as a 2021 Startup to Watch by The Starr Conspiracy

New Report From The Starr Conspiracy Lists Pavestep in the Top 10 Startups to Watch SAN FRANCISCO — (Sept 18, 2020) — — The Starr Conspiracy, a B2B marketing agency for workplace innovators, today announced that Pavestep appears as a Top Startup to Watch in its recently published Brandscape™ 2021 report, Talent and Learning: All Together Now. The Starr Conspiracy is the premier agency focused on companies creating the future of work. Work Technology is bigger than just HR T

How to Build a Company Culture that Lasts

Chiara Toselli

Jun 9, 2020
3 min

How to Build a Company Culture that Lasts

“Culture” has been a buzzword in the corporate world for multiple years. In fact, culture and employee engagement are now the top talent challenges facing business executives - approximately 87% of organizations cite culture and engagement as one of their top challenges. And there’s good reason for this. Company culture and engagement are highly interconnected. "Your personal core values define who you are, and a company’s core values ultimately define the company’s character

Managing Employee Performance During the Coronavirus

Chiara Toselli

Apr 14, 2020
2 min

Managing Employee Performance During the Coronavirus

Remote work has become the new routine for most employees, and for at least the next several weeks, this is the new reality. If you are manager, you still might be wondering how you can remotely manage your employees. Below we outline 5 best practices on managing employee performance during the coronavirus-induced quarantine. 1) Outline clear expectations Clear expectations of deliverables and deadlines are key to avoiding confusion and holding employees accountable. Consiste

How to Keep Your Remote Employees Engaged and Productive

Chiara Toselli

Apr 9, 2020
3 min

How to Keep Your Remote Employees Engaged and Productive

Amid the COVID19 pandemic, your entire team is probably working remotely. It's no doubt an adjustment for you, your employees, and your organization. And for the foreseeable future, remote working is the new ‘normal’ which means the need to maintain communication and stay productive is at an all time high, especially for first time remote employees. Here we list several tips to ensure that remote employees are engaged and productive. 1) Have a clearly defined vision Whether y

Chiara Toselli

Apr 7, 2020
2 min

The Ultimate Guide to Remote Meetings

Online meetings currently are a normal part of an employee’s day-to-day, but making sure that these online meetings are as efficient as possible can be confusing: what is the best tool to use? How do you keep people engaged during the meeting? Here we list some tips on running effective remote meetings with distributed teams. 1) Pick the right tools There’s a plethora of meeting tools that are at your fingertips. The “right” tools will ultimately depend on your needs. If you

Chiara Toselli

Mar 16, 2020
2 min

Remote Work : The Current State of Work

The number of people working from home increased dramatically this week. The coronavirus is forcing organizations to rethink the way they do business and dust off policies for business continuity and remote workers. Shifting to a ‘home office’ might be a first for many employees, which means managers and their teams need to figure out how to focus, work, and ultimately be productive in a new (remote) environment. Here are a few ways to keep your team productive during remote

Chiara Toselli

Mar 10, 2020
3 min

Right Employee, Wrong Position

It could be that a once solid performer just doesn’t seem as motivated and productive as before. Or maybe you hired someone who seemed like the best fit for the role, but as the new employee settles in and weeks go by, you begin to realize they’re not performing as well as you had anticipated. Should you fire them? Before you write them off, consider another role that they may be better suited at in the company. After all the qualities that made them a good candidate are prob

Why is it so Hard to Find the Right Talent?

Chiara Toselli

Mar 3, 2020
3 min

Why is it so Hard to Find the Right Talent?

You want top candidates to work for you, but where can you find them? In recent years, companies have had a more difficult time recruiting top talent. One survey found that 67% of recruiters say that their biggest challenge in hiring is finding skilled and high quality candidates. But why is it becoming increasingly hard to recruit and maintain the right talent. Here we list 5 challenges of recruiting and maintaining talent. 1) Shift in the generational workforce Millennials

Redefining the Manager-Employee Relationship

Chiara Toselli

Feb 27, 2020
2 min

Redefining the Manager-Employee Relationship

Good working relationships between managers and employees can play an impactful role in improving employee engagement levels. A study by Gallup found that 70% of the variance in employee engagement score is due to the relationship between managers and employees. Moreover, one in two employees that leave their job cite the manager as one of the reasons they quit. In contrast, a good leader can improve employee engagement and performance. One study suggested that employees with

4 Common Employee Engagement Myths Busted

Chiara Toselli

Feb 18, 2020
3 min

4 Common Employee Engagement Myths Busted

Employee engagement is a hot topic right now. And yet, employee engagement worldwide is dreadfully low. To add to this problem, myths about what actually creates engagement are rampant—and are making the problem worse. Here we list 4 common employee engagement myths that simply aren't true. Myth 1) Open office space will make people more engaged and productive The open-office design was supposed to encourage employees to interact face-to-face. And yet, it gives us a reason to

Chiara Toselli

Feb 10, 2020
3 min

How to Prevent Employee Burnout

Everybody has experienced workplace stress or anxiety at one point in their career. In fact, up to 94% of workers report feeling stress at work. And while we all have heard that performance can increase with stress (“Yerkes-Dodson law”), too much stress or too high of a stress leads to a reduction in performance and can eventually lead to employee burnout. Employee burnout is characterized by chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Employee burnout ha

Chiara Toselli

Feb 6, 2020
3 min

How to Maximize Employee Productivity

Employee engagement is extremely important - engaged employees show up more often, stay longer, and are more productive overall. However, a study by Gallup revealed that only a third of the American workforce feels engaged, leading to lost employee productivity. Moreover, employee disengagement is estimated to cost American employers over 400 billion dollars. Here we list several key initiatives that are vital to maximize employee engagement and productivity. 1) Equip your te

Your Actions Matter: The Effect of Good and Bad Leadership

Chiara Toselli

Feb 4, 2020
3 min

Your Actions Matter: The Effect of Good and Bad Leadership

Leadership development isn’t just a nice to have – it’s essential to have. Leadership behaviours can have a profound effect, not only on the direct reports, but also the wider organization. Effective, well trained leaders motivate employees do their best work, while ineffective leaders can pass on their bad habits to their direct reports. Here we outline three major ways a leader can effect the workplace. 1) Employee engagement and performance A leader's behaviours can have a

How to Make Remote Working Work for Your Team

Chiara Toselli

Jan 30, 2020
2 min

How to Make Remote Working Work for Your Team

There are many benefits to remote working including increased worker productivity and retention, job satisfaction, and decreased costs. However, the potential downsides of remote working may make you wary of letting your team work at home or hiring someone who will work remotely full-time. Here we list 4 important things to help make remote working work for your team. 1) Establish a remote work policy If you want remote working to work for your team, you need to establish a r

How to Make Your Meetings More Effective

Chiara Toselli

Jan 28, 2020
3 min

How to Make Your Meetings More Effective

We’ve all been a part of ineffective or inefficient meetings. Maybe the agenda is unclear, maybe people are not listening, or maybe there are no decisions made. Not only do these types of meetings get on people nerves, but these inefficient meetings are costly. In fact, the cost of poorly organized meetings is estimated to be $399 billion in the U.S. in 2018. What can you do to ensure that your meeting does not waste time and money? Here we list some tips to help make the mos

Chiara Toselli

Jan 17, 2020
3 min

Remote Working: Fad or the Future?

There has been a major increase in the amount of people working remotely in the United States. Currently, 3.4% of the US population that works remotely full-time, and nearly 50% of U.S. employees work remotely at least once per week. And remote working is showing no signs of slowing down. Over the last 5 years, working remotely grew 44%, and while many businesses have or are planning to implement a more flexible workplace policy, 43% of businesses fear that flexible working m

Chiara Toselli

Jan 14, 2020
2 min

How to Help Employees Meet Their Goals

Creating goals can be fun and accomplishing them can be invigorating. The hard part is the work that separates these two points. Here are some quick tips to help you and your team meet goals this year! 1) Aim high but start small It's important to have big bold goals, but it is just as important to break up those goals into series of steps to lay out the pathway to get there. This is sometimes called reverse planning and it has been shown to increase motivation and productivi

3 Golden Rules for Effective Goal Setting

Chiara Toselli

Jan 7, 2020
2 min

3 Golden Rules for Effective Goal Setting

Studies have shown the positive effects of goal setting on employee performance and engagement. And yet, according to a recent survey, about half of employees don’t know what is expected of them at work. It’s hard for employees to meet performance goals when they don’t know exactly what’s expected of them. Here we list three things to keep in mind when establishing effective goals for your employees: 1) Align individual goals to the company’s goals There is a clear disconnect

5 Ways to Celebrate and Thank Your Employees During the Holidays!

Chiara Toselli

Dec 16, 2019
2 min

5 Ways to Celebrate and Thank Your Employees During the Holidays!

With the holidays just around the corner, everyone is thinking about showing their loved ones how much they mean to them. But showing appreciation doesn't have to be limited to family and friends! During this time, you should also think about how you can show your appreciation to your employees - it doesn't have to be a big year-end bonus! Here are just a few ways you can celebrate and thank your employees this holiday break. 1) Be flexible Many employees will be trying to ba