A new survey suggests that many organizations are truly out of touch with how their employees feel about their organizations, that they don’t realize that engagement levels are so relatively low. How can we bridge this gap before things get worse?
We often don't understand something and have questions—but don't put our hand up to ask, instead hoping someone else will. This can be a huge problem within organizational culture. How can we engage employees in the right way at the right time?
Why are there campaigns afoot to paint negativity around all things project management? The answer to this question is based on “marketing carveouts”—a narrative purposed to sell services. Should we grant professional ignorance to this practice, recognizing the need? Or address these concerns through spirited debate?
Most of us experience a toxic environment at one point during our work career, and the pandemic has only increased our stressors. We need to learn how to deal with these situations and put a solid decision-making process into place. These tips can help.
When seeking to improve the overall culture of an organization, it's important to understand which areas actually need improvement—and which need to be preserved. One way to do this is to identify the values and environments the organization wants to embrace—and then assess how it stacks up.
With the rapid growth in remote and distributed teams, there is a lot more focus on team culture rather than organizational culture. How do the two remain aligned?
Historically, project managers have generally taken one of two approaches to dealing with biases in team culture: They’ve either ignored them or they’ve tried to address them head on in an attempt to “overpower” them. Neither of these approaches works.
There has been a shift in the way many people view the work that they do. Making positive change is valued much more than being efficient at tasks that no one will notice. Leaders must, in turn, create the environment where a project’s success will be measured by impact, not merely by how many or quickly things get done.
DEI principles have become a focus for many organizations and industries because more and more employees want change to happen—and difficult conversations to occur. Learn how the PMI Toronto Chapter has made a difference—and what you can do to strengthen your organizational culture.
Without the right culture within an organization, citizen development will not take root and thrive. This article gives an overview on creating a culture for citizen development.