There’s no way around it. Technology and application-based tools are now standard in almost every workplace out there. The catch is, it’s also proven increasingly difficult to convince employees to join and use new platforms. According to one study, 65% of staff ignore data when making decisions if they are forced to use multiple systems. Most managers know that there is major resistance whenever a new app comes into play. We tend to have to make it mandatory if we want staff to come aboard.

Time and again we hear people asking about how to create company culture within remote environments. A strong workplace culture has been identified as the top precursor to increased employee engagement. We need it, and companies are spending a lot of time and money trying to achieve success in this area.

Let’s be honest, teamwork is hard work. Navigating the personal and political landscape of several individuals while also trying to successfully accomplish various tasks – isn’t always easy. However, team-based initiatives are increasing in today’s workplace. They have been proven to stimulate creativity, improve engagement and spearhead innovative ideas.

Many people look at organizational culture as the glue that creates strong bonds within a given workplace.

Ahh, employee assessments. That time of year that everyone loves to hate. While employee reviews are scorned by staff far and wide, statistics show that many companies have no inclination of getting rid of them. They are, and potentially always will be, a workplace standard. Yet, in a recent study nearly one quarter of people polled indicated they were afraid of these reviews. So how to improve upon an age-old tactic?

Diversity is a hot topic these days, it seems like everywhere you look issues of race, culture and equality are popping up. Yet the numbers tell a different story. In corporate America, most offices are populated by white males with very little resources allocated to hiring people of color or women. Harvard Business Review reports that diverse hiring practices have only increased less than 5% in the last 20 years.

The statistics are in and the results are shocking. 87% of employees feel disconnected and unhappy at work. Forbes magazine details that unhappy employees outnumber happy ones by two to one, worldwide.

The new now in office culture is a team-based reality. Teamwork has taken hold in today’s corporations, accounting for more than 50% of all time spent on the job. While this has a promising future, the downsides are bombastic. Performance can suffer while employees spend overt amounts of time communicating with others and creating strategies to collaborate.

Today’s work force includes a myriad of job-hoppers, those that flit from company to company, trying everything on for size. It’s a symptom of the millennial generation, who are steadily creating a world where opportunity abounds.

Establishing trust should be a highly prioritized function of any team working today. Collaborative effort is a challenging task that takes continual fostering of respect and boundaries.