Sarah Toms on Gender Diversity in the Workplace

Sarah Toms on Gender Diversity in the Workplace

by | Oct 20, 2016 | CultureAtWork

Madeline talks with Sarah Toms, IT Director of the Wharton Learning Lab, with over 20 years in the information technology field. She shares stories about working in a male-dominated field, and offers some tips for women navigating the culture at work. You can follow...
Rituals: The Performance Review

Rituals: The Performance Review

by | Oct 7, 2016 | CultureAtWork

This week, we’re back to the series on rituals in the workplace. The fourth of five. Receiving feedback can be personal and intense. In this episode, Madeline discusses the history of the performance review, and the importance of continued communication to foster...
Virtual Teams

Virtual Teams

by | Aug 24, 2016 | CultureAtWork

According to recent studies, as many as 50 million Americans, or 40 percent of the workforce, work from home at least part of the time. And 48 percent of managers spend half of their week working from home or the road. In this episode, Madeline describes the ins and...
Rituals: The Office Birthday Party

Rituals: The Office Birthday Party

by | Aug 17, 2016 | CultureAtWork

This week, we’re back to the series on rituals in the workplace. The third of five.  Madeline talks about the role social rituals play in creating bonds among group members. Specifically, she talks about the office birthday party and the function it serves in...
What About Those Millenials?

What About Those Millenials?

by | Aug 12, 2016 | CultureAtWork

Madeline shares a little bit about her experience in the classroom with the rising millenial workforce, and talks about how managers can start to bridge the generational gap. In this episode, Madeline discusses introduces a low-effort tool to diagnose misalignments on...