People And Culture

(change, evolution, adaptation, balance, harmony) — This piece is an attempt to take change and culture into a model of constant evolution and adaptation — with the idea of biomimicry: based on the insight that change models for our organisations work better when they are descriptive and empirical and follow a natural pattern, rather than when…

10 PRINT… was one of the first lines I keypunched to five hole paper tape, in 1976. Dartmouth BASIC was a joy — I wrote pages and pages of line after line in a notebook and carefully thought through the outcomes before daring to sit at the keypunch. Getting the tape right…

By Steve Irvine Do you ever feel like something is missing? You are working hard, achieving success in the form of promotions and recognition, delivering a lot of impact for your organization — but you are still struggling to truly feel fulfilled at work. I know that I found myself…

What product and design tools do you apply outside of your product work? Are there tools that you apply to yourself? Companies spend a fortune applying product and design skills to create products that are easy to onboard, engaging, and create value for customers. …

How many countries have you worked from? Ashlee Chapman, Head of People & Culture at Vygo, admits she’s lost count: “at least 8 countries that I can think of in the last year… and I’ve worked all around Australia too”. Ash believes team culture can make or break a business…

Mentoring is a powerful way to share knowledge, skills, and experience with those starting their careers. As a mentor, you can guide, support, and inspire your mentee to reach their full potential. After almost 10 years of experience in the HR field, I am passionate about helping others grow and…

Creating and maintaining a strong employer brand has become more critical in today’s highly competitive job market. Employer branding refers to potential employees’ perception of a company as an employer, including its culture, values, and overall reputation. Building and maintaining a strong employer brand requires a lot of collaboration. In…

We recently rebranded our ‘HR’ department to ‘People and Culture’ and we’ve talked with Miriam, our VP People & Culture, about why this feels right for us and what’s the reason behind this change. Miriam joined Westwing in 2016 as an HR Generalist, was HR Business Partner for Technology, Finance…

by John Van Dyke “I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it.” — Ann Richards, former governor of Texas It is a long drive between most places in Texas. I had been in hill country with trees, and then…