Your EQ is a Hot Topic
A colleague is having a rough day and looks upset and is being argumentative. How you deal with it says a lot about your emotional intelligence. Are you pretending that it's not happening or do you tell them to cut it out? Perhaps you have a workplace where people are comfortable
Is Your Company Supporting the State of the World Around You?
On December 10, 2018 Geekwire published an article about Microsoft seating first in Forbes 'Just 100' list of most responsible companies. To learn this, Forbes partnered with Just Capital and asked 81,000 Americans what they want to see most from America's largest companies. Among the top answers were fair pay,
thinkspace Year in Review 2015
The only time you should look back is to see how far you've come. I'm grateful for this team and I'm looking forward to connecting the dots forward in 2016! http://slide.ly/view/1f4d59a212a2fd2b88c09cf84a99950e
How to decline a meeting.
Last week, I axed a weekly meeting. The three other people in on this weekly meeting are incredible, and I've learned a lot from our time together. But, besides enjoying their conversation, there was no reason to keep on meeting. What we had set out to achieve had been accomplished. Canceling this
Every Question to Ask Before You Roll Out an Unlimited Vacation Policy
I’ve been thinking about implementing this policy for three months. I’ve interviewed dozens of CEO’s who have implemented an Unlimited Vacation Policy to discuss how different companies handle different situations. Next week at the Beyond the Beer Pong and Foosball Tables event, I’ll be discussing the process that I went
I Hate Process, But, Now We Are Creating a Playbook
I attended an event last week where ironman Jack Daly was the speaker talking about his journey as an entrepreneur. There are two things that stuck out to me when he spoke. Firstly, if the Seahawks drafted a player and they said “that’s nice you have a playbook, but, I’m
You are your own boss.
“Twenty years ago, you’d go to a company and they’d tell you your [career] route. Today, it’s on you” (Jody Greenstone Miller, CEO of Business Talent Group). You are your own boss. People rarely get promoted because they wait to do what they are told. No. People get promoted because they have the "I'm
How to Satisfy Millennials’ Hunger for Collaboration
Whether good news or bad news, we’ve all heard everyone talking about millennials. There’s really no way to avoid them since there are 80 million in the U.S. and more entering the workforce day after day — almost 50% of millennials plan to actively look for a new job in 2015, according to
What do you like most about working at thinkspace?
It’s easy to get so caught up in the grind that you forget to stop and thank the people around you. In the spirit of Gratitude (our newest company core value), we chose to share the following story. thinkspace participates in a weekly TINYpulse exercise. TINYpulse provides insights into company culture,
Welcome to the Team Kim & Nikki!
This spring has been an exciting time for the thinkspace team, and we are delighted to introduce our most recent additions: Nikki Barron, Marketing Manager and Kim Pua, Member Coordinator. Here is your chance to get to know them a little better! Favorite weekday lunch spot? KIM: Sip Thai Bistro. Everything I've