Coffee Culture

Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s… …THE OFFICE HERO INITIATIVE! This story begins with a single company mascot, Kate the Office Hero. Corporate Essentials hired The Draw Shop to create a white-board commercial for Corporate Essentials. The story features Kate, an employee at a company who wants to attract and retain top talent. After successfully implementing a coffee and healthy snack program with the help of Corporate Essentials, Kate is able to achieve her company’s goal and is transformed into an Office Hero. I loved the idea of Corporate Essentials having a mascot, so I took the character from the video, cleaned up her design a bit more, put a little life into her, and…SHAZAM! I officially turned her into “Kate the Office Hero”! Kate turned out to be a cute and spunky looking character, but I couldn’t stop there. From that point on, I decided to push

Whether you’re a big corporation or a small startup company, a health care empire or tech business, leaders of the American workforce all need to pay attention to the very real and important aspect of company culture. Though business leaders obviously have many pots simmering on the preverbal stove, paying close attention to the overall feel of the company culture is arguably one of the more important responsibilities. If company leaders aren’t keeping an eye on office environment, that simmering pot may boil over, affecting other critical pieces of the business’s daily and long term functioning. Having a positive company culture has many benefits for a company.i If the overall feel of the company is positive, you’ll have happy employees. Happy employees lead to greater retention rates, and higher retention rates mean more motivated employees and higher levels of productivity. Essentially, higher levels of productivity mean stronger bottom dollar. This,

As a company leader or business owner, it is important to consistently look for ways to improve and grow your company. One method that continuously helps with improvements is collecting employee feedback. This can be done in various ways and is extremely valuable when looking to better a company or organization as a whole. By collecting this information, you can solve any issues that arise and work towards improving overall company culture. Many times, employees have issues with how things are run in a company but don’t necessarily feel comfortable enough to share their thoughts with upper management. Sometimes, they might even feel like they can express themselves but that changes won’t necessarily be made based on their feedback. Instead of addressing these concerns with their superiors, employees sometimes resort to complaining to their coworkers. This contributes to low morale and a negative company culture. To fight off this cycle, offer opportunities to your employees to share

Employee training begins the moment your new talent signs on the dotted line. With so much to learn about a new position, companies take employee education seriously during the first weeks and months of a new hire’s tenure. But when should employee training end? Perhaps the best answer is “never.” Having employee training programs in place for current employees, not just newbies, is a great way to provide consistent growth throughout a company and to form a culture of continuous learning and self-improvement. Employee training programs are commonly seen during the on-boarding process of a new employee. Naturally, these shouldn’t go by the wayside. They are extremely important and valuable in a company. These programs allow a business to acclimate a new employee and help guide him or her in a direction the leaders would like to see the company grow. But beyond these programs, there is so much more. Consider employee training programs that aid your current employees in following

Leaders in the American workplace are often wondering how to increase motivation within their teams. Motivation is important for morale, productivity and overall cohesion of the office. However, some bosses do not understand the importance of motivation as well as their responsibility to worry about motivation. However, since productivity and client-base ultimately is the concern of those at the leadership level, then workplace motivation should be as well. Luckily, there are many ways to ensure motivation is at the highest level and encourage it in the workplace. 1. Ask for Feedback Give your employees a chance to express their thoughts and concerns on a routine basis. This can be done through a survey given monthly or quarterly. Surveys offer a faceless way to share with leadership, feelings on the direction in which the company is going. Another way to solicit quality feedback and to increase motivation is to host one-on-ones with your employees, either

With the countless job opportunities in busy cities like New York City and its surrounding areas, companies have to compete for their share of the area’s talented employees. Since prospective employees have many options as to where they can find work, it’s important for your business to offer something that sets you apart from the competition. Beyond securing new talent, it’s essential to keep your current employees happy, as they are the gears that keep your company moving forward. Employee Engagement is a real issue in the workplace. Leaders are struggling to find ways to increase engagement and create a higher performing team. Engagement doesn’t just affect the happiness of employees. It’s much more than that. Checking the studies will show that engaged employees will work harder and enjoy being at work much more. Because of this, it isn’t surprising to find that research shows companies with engaged employees outperform