Meaningful Workplace Archives

August 5, 2014 — Tracy Lloyd

The Look and Feel of Your Office Space Matters

Your Office Space Reflects Your Brand The office space of workplace is part of a complex mosaic of opportunities for your brand to reach out and touch people in meaningful ways. Take a moment to reflect on what your office decor signals about your brand. What are these signals are saying and how do they resonate with the people who matter to your business? An Organized Office Space Shows Dependability When a visitor walks into your office that is tidy and has a clear system of organization, studies show that the visitor tends to feel more at ease. Because of this, they are more likely to do...

August 2, 2016 — Tracy Lloyd

The Value of Leadership that Inspires

Leadership Leads to Inspiration The strength of a company depends heavily on its leaders and their leadership. Successful business leaders have to be smart, hardworking, and able to get things done. But, often, that’s simply not enough to fuel a thriving business. Today’s companies require more than just intelligence and drive. As a result, more and more companies are seeking out and focusing on developing their ability to drive inspiration and motivation. And in modern business, whether a leader can inspire, motivate, and engage employees is what sets one leader apart from the next....

May 2, 2017 — Paige Lansing Valle

Brand Behavior Matters for Transforming your Business

To Transform Your Brand, Transform Your Brand Behavior In the end, brand behavior is what drives results. No matter how smart and inspired your brand strategy may be, it’s just strategy. And oftentimes, it’s just not enough. In fact, we’ve seen many brand strategies fall short because they failed to move beyond brand identity and communications, and didn’t provide the guidelines, tools, and processes needed to actually bring the brand’s defining attributes to life through meaningful behavior and action. Brand behavior is all about how your brand reaches out to people and how they respond...

June 21, 2016 — Tracy Lloyd

The Modern Workplace Requires a Revamp

The modern workplace requires new ways to connect, inspire, engage, and bond with employees like never before. Over the past few years there has been quite a lot of research and stories on worker happiness (and the startling lack thereof). One talked about the story of an employee who, after two decades of service to a financial institution, decided he couldn’t take it any more: “I felt like no one cared about me as a person there, and finally decided to extricate myself from the grind. I know many of you feel the same way now in your jobs…trapped and unappreciated.” The modern...

June 16, 2016 — Paige Lansing Valle

Building the Employee Experience

It’s no secret that the employee experience with HR has developed a bad rep. The reality is that most people associate HR with two things: hiring and firing. For many organizations, HR is rule enforcement, the behavior police, gliding in when the people problems arise. And even when employees do have a positive experience with HR, it’s often limited to the brief experience of onboarding. Building Responsibility We’ve mentioned that attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent is the top priority for executives today. And for most businesses, this responsibility falls on HR. It’s no...

June 3, 2016 — Paige Lansing Valle

What’s the Right Wellness Program for Your Brand?

The New Rules of Wellness Programs The EEOC recently issued new rules for employer wellness programs that have made a big splash in the media. With all the recent buzz around wellness, we began thinking about the overall value of these programs and how to build programs, as Obama hopes, that benefit employers and employees alike. What are the best practices for businesses as they incorporate wellness programs into their benefits packages? How can employers encourage wellness, while simultaneously respecting and protecting individual’s personal privacy and making sure employees never feel...

April 12, 2016 — Saja Chodosh

Meaningful Millennials: Collaboration and Teamwork

This is the fifth installment of “Meaningful Millennials,” our ongoing series where we interview millennials on a variety of different subjects that are top of mind for us in the studio. At Emotive Brand, we believe that successful collaboration and teamwork in the workplace are not only key to brand’s success, but to building an overall meaningful, sustainable, and inspiring work environment. At EB, we rely on teamwork for creativity, innovation, and alignment. We strive to build and foster successful collaborative environments with all of our clients, so we understand firsthand how...

March 28, 2016 — Tracy Lloyd

Employer Branding on a Global Scale

Employer branding has gained more attention recently, however creating an employer brand that is meaningful and scales globally is no easy feat. “A company has a reputation in the market for its products and what it sells,” said Jason Seiden, Co-Founder and CEO of Brand Amper. “But companies also have a reputation as employers.” In today’s world, most every business needs to attract and retain top talent. An employer brand strategy explains why anyone would want to join or work at your company. And your employer brand can be one of the most valuable assets of your company, if you...

March 22, 2016 — Tracy Lloyd

In a World of Chaos, a Meaningful Culture Rules

Why do you need a meaningful culture for your organization? Your brand operates in a messy world. One that’s well beyond its control. Buffeted by random, surprising, and disturbing trends, incidents, and influences. Inspired by sudden, amazing, and lucrative opportunities. Distracted, confused, and tired out by the hyperactivity that surrounds it. Empowered by the need, desire, and passion that activity creates. When you use your brand to cultivate a meaningful culture within your organization, you create new energy, strength, and agility. You unify your people around bold ideas,...

March 9, 2016 — Tracy Lloyd

Creating A Meaningful Workplace: It Doesn’t Happen By Messaging Alone

Eighth in a series “The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.” – Saint Augustine It was earlier noted that people today, including employees and prospective recruits, are looking for more meaning in their lives. This shift has not only prompted companies to reconsider their business models, product offerings, and workplaces, it has made them re-think the terms on which they engage people. Messaging alone won’t pull employees in This is especially true when trying to build a Meaningful Workplace. It becomes far more involved than simply sending a PDF of the...

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