Written By Chris Ihrig Published on November 9, 2023 According to Indeed and Glassdoor’s Hiring and Workplace Trend Report for 2023, 46% of those surveyed said their expectation around happiness on the job went up over the past year. Additionally, 86% responded that how they feel at work has a major impact on how they [...]
Written By Chad Kearns Published on October 26, 2023 Change is hard. Driving organizational culture change is very hard. Effective culture change requires a clear vision. It also requires intentional planning, diligent follow-through, fearless accountability, time, patience, and belief from all parties involved that positive and meaningful change is possible. Most executives working to drive [...]
Written By Chris Ihrig Published on September 20, 2023 Josh Dougherty is the founder and CEO of A Brave New, a Seattle-based branding, content strategy, and design agency. He’s also been a client of Fired Up! Culture for the past five years. Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Josh has 15 years of agency experience under [...]
Written By Chad Kearns Published on September 12, 2023 If you’ve found yourself in a leadership role before, you’ve experienced how culture impacts your team, for better or for worse. When a team’s culture is right, everything seems to run on all cylinders. People show up engaged and ready to work. Working relationships are strong [...]
Written By Chris Ihrig Published on August 23, 2023 Few things have a positive or negative impact on your organization like company culture. It affects every facet, from productivity and team satisfaction, to brand reputation and growth. And yet, many executives find it a challenge to foster and maintain a positive environment. Doing so takes [...]
Written By Chad Kearns Published on August 16, 2023 Change is hard. Culture change within organizations can be extremely difficult, time-intensive, and straining for both leaders and core team members alike. But oftentimes, culture change is needed. And the impact of building an engaging and strong workplace culture is substantial. Organizational culture can erode for [...]
This edition of Sparked was published and delivered on July 7th, 2023. Sparked is Fired Up! Culture’s bi-weekly email newsletter focused on what drives culture and engagement in the workplace. This newsletter is for leaders who are ready to get intentional about bringing their team together, building engagement, and harnessing the power of culture to [...]
This edition of Sparked was published and delivered on June 26, 2023. Sparked is Fired Up! Culture’s bi-weekly email newsletter focused on what drives culture and engagement in the workplace. This newsletter is for leaders who are ready to get intentional about bringing their team together, building engagement, and harnessing the power of culture to [...]
Written By Chad Kearns Published on June 22, 2023 A healthy and consistent feedback loop is a critical piece of organizational culture that many leaders struggle to harness. And before we get too far into this topic, I want to clarify one thing about feedback: it shouldn’t be looked at solely as a personal performance [...]
Written By Chris Ihrig Published on June 14, 2023 Leaders are struggling with a pressing issue: team member stagnation. Too often, team members can seem disengaged, flat, or even "entitled," showing little desire to push beyond their comfort zones and invest themselves fully in their roles. This not only stifles growth and innovation, but it [...]
