by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Dec 20, 2024
Raise your hand if you’ve worked for a company that insisted on referring to employees as “partners” or “team members.” I’m looking at you, Starbucks. When I’m doing keynotes, about 15% of the time, I’m instructed not to say “employees.” This is a management choice to...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Dec 17, 2024
Carmen Amara, Chief People Officer at Yelp, shares her journey into HR, emphasizing the importance of finding purpose in work and creating a people-first culture. She discusses the power of storytelling, Yelp’s shift to remote work, and the role of empathy in...
by Dr. Jessica Kriegel | Dec 13, 2024
Change is inevitable, but resilience is a choice. Patagonia, once celebrated for seamlessly blending work, play, and purpose, now faces an identity crisis as it navigates operational and cultural upheaval. Recent decisions to streamline operations, cut jobs, and ramp...
