At its best, quiet quitting is about setting healthy boundaries while still delivering on your obligations to your employer.

At its worst, quiet quitting is a violation of trust, a sign that all is not well in your workplace, and a designation that perhaps attracts privileged employees (who can “get away with it”) and a few underperformers, who perhaps finally have a name for their previous approach to work.

In practice, it can be a little of each of these things and more of some others. Ellie Hearne elaborates.

Career, Job Search, Team developmentEllie HearneAugust 24, 2022leadership, culture

Leaders: Technology ≠ Innovation

“We prize innovation. Just last year we refreshed our digital presence and automated part of our [product development/customer service/tech support] process.”

Improving how you work is seldom a bad thing. Done well, it improves margin and enhances competitiveness.

And technology can help - much innovation hinges on it.

But innovation is bigger than tech, and broader than improving how you do what you already do.

Culture, Leadership, Strategy, InnovationEllie HearneMarch 1, 2022leadership, innovation, culture, strategy

Popular Pitfalls of New Managers

Everyone has had a ‘bad manager’ - but few of us think we are that leader.

Ellie Hearne shares three ways managers inadvertently irritate their colleagues.

Career, Coaching, Culture, How-ToEllie HearneJanuary 27, 2022leadership development, management, culture

The Gift Your Employees Actually Want

While an annual bonus or gift is seldom unwelcome, to truly show your team they are appreciated, the most successful organizations also give employees recognition throughout the year and in less-tangible ways.

Doing so shows that you care, makes your people feel meaningfully valued, and creates a culture of high performance.

Read on for more thoughts from our founder Ellie Hearne.