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        Creative Team Management:           Creating Space for Creative Change
Ways of Working, People and Culture, Resilience Fitch Consulting Ways of Working, People and Culture, Resilience Fitch Consulting

Creative Team Management: Creating Space for Creative Change

In 2022, the debate over flexible work options vs. return-to-office mandates raised several questions about the types of workplaces best suited to certain types of work — and innovation quickly emerged as a leading point of contention. Arguments run a wide gamut, but put simply: Employers are more likely to believe flexible work stifles innovation, and creative talent frequently, but not always, disagrees.

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Purpose: The Discipline Your Organization Needs

Purpose: The Discipline Your Organization Needs

Over the last few years, organizations have been subjected to a series of tests. The COVID-19 global pandemic has tested our ability to adjust and adapt. It’s tested our technology, ways of working, the role of the workplace, and so much more. But perhaps more significant has been the spotlight it has shone on the vitality of purpose.

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Modern Workplace Solutions: Creating a Positive Work Culture

Modern Workplace Solutions: Creating a Positive Work Culture

In what is now known as “traditional” workplace culture, employees reported to the office each day and conducted their work-related tasks in a familiar setting with familiar people. Establishing a healthy company culture may have been a challenge for some organizations, but there was plenty of opportunity for employees to gather, interact, develop working relationships, offer each other support, and participate in on-site training and career development. Things have changed, and organizations are rethinking their approach to fostering positive company cultures.

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Intentional Inclusion in the Modern Workplace
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Intentional Inclusion in the Modern Workplace

Your office may not work much like it did a few short years ago. Today, the employee experience is increasingly recognized as a contributing factor to organizational success, and flexible work models are shifting workplace dynamics and reshuffling priorities for optimal performance and productivity.

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Changing Organizations for Good
Purpose, Delivering Impact Bob Fitch Purpose, Delivering Impact Bob Fitch

Changing Organizations for Good

Simon Sinek said it well: start with why. While we might not often pause to give it much consideration, there is always the question of “why?” behind the work we do. Why do we choose to work in our given professions? Why do we feel compelled or motivated by this work? Why should we do more, or try more?

For me, the answer lives in my company's purpose: Changing organizations for good.

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Quiet Quitting: Continuing the Conversation

Quiet Quitting: Continuing the Conversation

The term “quiet quitting” sparked a cultural phenomenon online, with several social media posts and articles popping up filled with research, insights, and opinions. To some, quiet quitting is about setting boundaries and simply doing the job that you were assigned, without going above and beyond. To others, quiet quitting is about lazy, unmotivated employees taking advantage of the new world of virtual work. There’s also a whole host of other definitions and explanations, with everyone bringing valid concerns to the conversation. Regardless of the intent behind quiet quitting, we know that the term points to some genuine problems for organizations to solve.

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Real People in a Virtual World: Social Engagement on Purpose
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Real People in a Virtual World: Social Engagement on Purpose

Interpersonal connection is a critical facet of human society. Relationships allow people to create community and culture as well as function as part of a family, group, or organization. Social capital refers to the collective value of a person’s social networks — and the way these networks interact and work together.

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A FAIR Employee Experience: Flexibility, Autonomy, Internal Mobility, and Relationships

A FAIR Employee Experience: Flexibility, Autonomy, Internal Mobility, and Relationships

Significant changes continue to rock the business world, and employee priorities are shifting in response. Keeping up with the expectations of today’s employee is proving challenging for some organizations.

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