Take a Tour of The Fool’s Tech Department
February 12, 2013 by insidemotleyfool 1 Comment
Desks on wheels! Giant inflatable pool toys! You never know what you’ll encounter when you walk through our tech department. VP of Software Development Tom Conner takes you on a tour.
Read moreIt’s Time to Stop Workplace Bullying
December 31, 2012 by sklieger 2 Comments
I read quite a few blogs on management and hiring practices (kudos to my favorite, Ask A Manager), and recently I fell down the rabbit hole of clicking links to related articles at the bottom of a post. That’s how I came to learn about the Workplace Bullying Institute (or WBI), “the first and only [...]
Read moreGet a New Perspective to Prevent Workplace Groupthink
December 17, 2012 by AFIKE 0 Comments
It’s likely happened to you. You are sitting there in a meeting among your coworkers, and you start to be able to tell who is going to say what, and how each person is going to respond. Sure, you’ve gotten to know them well. You know their Myers-Briggs scores. You know who likes what type [...]
Read moreImprov as a Team Building Exercise
December 3, 2012 by toddthefool 0 Comments
As a Fool whose job is it to focus on Collaboration, I’m constantly looking at new ways to get people working together in a fun, creative setting. One big success I’ve had over the years is through teaching workshops in improvisational comedy. It might sound a bit crazy, teaching the Finance team how to bray [...]
Read moreLet’s Talk Culture: Come to Our First Friday FREEFURALL
November 26, 2012 by SamCicotello 2 Comments
I share. I love to talk about business and creating a great and sustainable corporate culture. Although it may be a competitive advantage for my company right now, I really believe that the world will just be a better place if people find happiness and fulfillment in their work. So, I talk about it. A [...]
Read moreSupporting Foolish Introverts
October 8, 2012 by insidemotleyfool 2 Comments
By Tamsin Green, Office Dynamo One thing we’re working on at The Fool is creating a culture that supports both introverts and extroverts. While extroverts tend to be energized by spending time around other people, introverts like myself expend energy interacting and need time to recharge. With the business world trending toward open floor plans [...]
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