2 Posts found for Author: Ryan Holmes

Food is a natural bridge builder. But company dinners, especially when you grow to a certain size, can get prohibitively expensive. Not to mention, when you’re stuck at a table it can be a challenge to mix and mingle, which kind of defeats the purpose. We overcame this early on with a pot-luck style strategy that brought together the joys of eating with the thrill … [ Read more ]

Author: Ryan Holmes | Source: “5 cheap old-school hacks for building company culture in 2017” | Original Publication: Medium | Subject: Organizational Behavior | Company: Hootsuite

One of the biggest challenges in fast-growing companies is silos. Imaginary walls spring up between departments. Before you know it, the sales team and the engineering team, for instance, feel like two totally different companies. They’re not meshing socially and — just as worrying — they’re not collaborating or exchanging information on projects. This lack of coordination inevitably hurts the final product and the customer’s experience.

This is a huge … [ Read more ]

Author: Ryan Holmes | Source: “5 cheap old-school hacks for building company culture in 2017” | Original Publication: Medium | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior | Company: Hootsuite