Belongingness: what it is and why it matters at Templafy
Words matter. Our head of People+ (what we call our HR department) knows this better than most. Anne-Marie Finch is known for going beyond policies and ideals; she actively influences our unique culture to ensure people’s happiness in the workplace, and she does this right down to the linguistic level. We are not human resources; we are people.
The seductive energy thief
Do you know the feeling of participating in a meeting where you start with a full energy tank and when the meeting is over, the tank is completely empty? Perhaps you have been in a room with an energy thief.
Creating a workplace culture of belonging in a remote-first world
“Companies need to shift their strategy so that they can remotely create a sense of community—specifically, one of belongingness,” Anne-Marie Finch writes in an article on Benefits Pro.
The unjust price of justice
Covid-19 has made me look more inward and I have found things I want to nourish and one specific thing that I no longer want to nourish: namely, my sense of justice. It is huge and powerful, and when it really has hold of me,…
The Personal Legend of Entrepreneurship
“Don’t forget that everything is one big whole. And don’t forget the language of the omens. And – above all – don’t forget to follow your Personal Legend all the way to the end.” At the end of Paulo Coelho’s masterpiece, ‘The Alchemist’, the protagonist…
When cultures assert themselves at the expense of others
In my work with scaling cultures commercially, it has been interesting to observe how cultures act – both locally and in a global context. I have seen how some more extroverted cultures promote themselves as having the ‘right’ kind of behaviour and say that the…
Love for something greater
Deepak Chopra, an acknowledged Indian American doctor, spiritual teacher and author, translates EGO to “Edging God Out”. Said differently, the EGO edges out the purpose, the love – and the passion – for something bigger than yourself. What’s bigger than yourself is what drives the…
The story that is told about you
The speech that you hear in connection with your departure isn’t necessarily the same as the story that is told about you on Monday morning when someone new is sitting in your chair. And I have started to wonder why this is the case. The…
Allowing change agents to be vulnerable
I have been fortunate enough to meet the most amazing people from many different countries and cultures. People who possess the courage to lead the way. People who are more afraid of doing nothing than of making hard and necessary changes. I have also seen…