What Businesses Can Learn From the Patriots Willingness to Trade for Josh Gordon

There is one team, and one team only, that could have reasonably traded for Josh Gordon. It's the Patriots. That they did is not really a surprise -- there was a lot of "I saw that coming" after the news was announced. But their ability to do it is a lesson for all companies.

Employee Spotlight, ResourcesTom AlexanderSeptember 22, 2018business, football, trade, Josh Gordon, company

How gamification could be a game changer for your company

A typical game consists of mainly three components: The player, the goal, and the obstacle. This obstacle can be anything from a gigantic mountain to another human being. But it’s these obstacles that motivate us to keep going.

DEIDeepa KarthaSeptember 13, 2018company, gamification, tech, games, changes, Deloitte, University of Washington Center for Game Science, online puzzle, Gabe Zichermann, Gamification Summit, winner effect, Learning and Development, Product Development, Jane McGonigal, Deepa Kartha, Zinda.xyz, Journyz

Exit Interviews Are Dead

Would you do something that didn’t add value to your life? Would you keep doing something that had negative long-term effects? Would you do it if it wasn’t enjoyable?

Employee Spotlight, Workplace CultureTom AlexanderAugust 8, 2018interview, workplace, cultural, norms, exit interview, Holistic, employee experience, Holistic Exit Analysis

This Ad is a Love Letter to the Age of Inclusion

Energy BBDO, an awesome advertising agency here in Chicago, just dropped a really interesting new commercial in conjunction with their client Pearle Vision.

DEI, Who's Doing it WellTom AlexanderAugust 2, 2018Ad, Age of inclusion, tech, Chicago, awareness, company, business, bbdo, marketing, adversitising, pearlvision, Energy BBDO, Pearle Vision, Free the Bid, Elle Ginter, Lewis Lazare

The Three Buckets of "Wokeness"

What we are really talking about here is intervention, at the right moment, in the right fashion. There is something really powerful about the concept of intervening. It's a whole other level of awareness.

Taking Action to Create a More Inclusive Workplace

You can’t wave a wand and have a diverse and inclusive business. You have to thoughtfully build the infrastructure to support this type of endeavor. It’s like a foundation for a house.

Workplace Culture, Resources, DEI, Employee SpotlightTom AlexanderJuly 24, 2018work environment, work, diversity, Inclusion, HRMAC, HR Leader Spring 2018, Stacking the Deck, hiring manager, Work Policies

100 Days of Holistic

The first 100 days after a launch can go by pretty fast. We’re glad to say that we’ve made waves in the first 100 days and not floated along. That’s what Holistic is all about.