Posts by Hebba Youssef
Do company values actually matter?
Did you know: there are about 50 different definitions of corporate culture in academic literature? 🤯 Most of the definitions out there have something in common… Values. Values are often seen as the foundation of culture and the way to inform and guide employee behavior. Hot take: values can be a bunch of corporate jargon…
Read MoreThe moments that matter most…
Thinking back to my school days I was most excited about the first day and the last day of school. Truthfully, everything in the middle has kind of become mush in my head. The same could be said about an employee’s experience. While, there can be quite a few key moments in an employee’s experience,…
Read MoreCompany culture is complicated.
There was a time where almost every organization was obsessing over their culture. Culture became this coveted prized possession. Companies tried to outdo each other with bold proclamations on websites, bright words splashed across office walls, unlimited PTO, ping pong tables, free lunches, nap pods and onsite masseuses anything to be described as having a…
Read MoreSummer slump or comeback of the year?
^^if you know what this headline is referencing please reply. Hint: screaming into the void playlist. As a kid I looked forward to summer more than any other time. Summers were synonymous with trips to see my family in Egypt. I have about 25 first cousins and 6 of them were around my age. We…
Read MoreIs there inequity in your workplace?
If you also heard that GIF in Beyonce’s voice, welcome. Question: Do you have inequity in your workplace? I bet you answered yes. Why? Because achieving equity in every aspect of the workplace is an ongoing challenge for a lot of companies and is quite complex. Complex because there are societal issues that impact our…
Read MoreIs it time to rethink holiday policies at work?
There was a moment in time where I wouldn’t tell any of my coworkers about the holidays I was celebrating. I would just quietly put in PTO and tell them I had a day off planned. It probably stemmed from feeling like an outlier growing up because I was one of the few kids in…
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