The international sport offers lessons in humility, collaboration, inclusion, and more that can drive success on the field and in the workplace. Global business leaders could learn a thing or two from rugby. For most Americans, rugby is an unfamiliar sport. The ball is shaped like an American football but isn’t used in the same way. It’s a contact-driven game but isn’t played like any other sport. To me it’s second nature. In fact, in my decades of experience in a leadership role, I’ve found rugby to be the most fitting metaphor to describe the best way to approach organizational leadership ..read more

The chief administrative officer for the No. 44 company on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ List in 2023 shares her insights. What are the ways companies can increase flexible work options for employees? The COVID pandemic revealed how flexible many companies can be with workplace location and telecommuting. However, there are other ways companies can embrace flexibility — especially around scheduling. That’s one of the big opportunities Kelly Ann Doherty, chief administrative officer at Mr. Cooper Group Inc. shared with us in the latest conversation for our ..read more

Over 1,600 attendees joined the second day of the For All Summit to explore how the workplace is changing and what strategies build much-needed resilience. What is the common denominator among the highest achievers in our society? Angela Duckworth, professor at the University of Pennsylvania and bestselling author of “Grit,” has studied Olympic athletes, West Point cadets, spelling bee competitors, and more. In remarks from the mainstage of the For All Summit hosted by Great Place To Work®, she explained how performance and talent is misunderstood. In her research, high achievement isn’t corr ..read more

More than 1,600 attendees joined Great Place To Work® in New Orleans to learn and develop strategies to build vital and thriving workplace cultures. It’s never been more important to offer a great workplace culture. Amid the rise of AI and a challenging macro environment for business leaders around the world, the workplace is changing rapidly. That pace of change presents an opportunity, but it also requires trust. “Trust is more important now than it has ever been,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. How you build that trust was the focus of several sessions on the first day o ..read more

A new report from Great Place To Work examines the risks and opportunities created by flexible work policies. Where an employee works doesn’t matter as much as the influence they have over the decision of where they work. That’s the biggest takeaway from a new report from Great Place To Work® titled “Return-to-Office Mandates and the Future of Work.” Great Place To Work surveyed 4,400 employees to capture the experience of employees at a typical U.S. workplace and discover how work location policies affect them. Remote, hybrid, and onsite workers all have a worse experience when their employe ..read more

Developing — one of the nine high-trust leadership behaviors — requires leaders to find the potential in employees that they might not see for themselves. Companies desperately need to reskill employees as technology like AI promises to revolutionize the workplace. Eight in 10 (82%) of leaders say their employees need new skills to be prepared for AI, according to a Microsoft survey. Data from IBM argues that companies have just three years to upskill their workforce. Employees also expect to have opportunities to learn and grow in their role. Nine in 10 (91%) respondents in the 2023 Wor ..read more

High-trust workplaces will be the most successful at meeting ESG goals. Here’s how you can engage your workforce. Sustainability has become a global business imperative. Nine in 10 (90%) global institutional investors revise their investments when companies do not at least consider ESG criteria, per a recent survey from EY. In a volatile world, business leaders see the need to invest in green energy to future-proof their organizations. And customers demand more sustainability, too. A recent Deloitte study found that 67% of participants would pay as much as 41% more for a product that was sust ..read more

How Great Place To Work Certified companies outpace the average U.S. workplace  Are you feeling the heat in today’s competitive job market? You’re not alone. Attracting and retaining top talent is becoming a tougher puzzle to solve. But what if I told you there’s a secret ingredient that could make your company stand out to job seekers?  Enter Great Place To Work® Certification™. Our recent national study revealed a game-changing insight: Job seekers are overwhelmingly more likely to choose a company that’s been certified as a great workplace by its own employees. In our 2023 study ..read more

Leaders from Hilton, Delta Air Lines, and Edward Jones joined Great Place To Work CEO Michael C. Bush in a panel discussion with Fortune’s Alan Murray. What is the value of workplace culture? Ask Chris Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton, No. 1 on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® List in 2024, and he gives a simple answer: “Without trust, you don’t have the shield to get you through difficult times.” Nassetta shared this in a conversation moderated by outgoing Fortune CEO Alan Murray. “COVID was a really good example,” he said. Because of the pandemic, Hilton had two-thirds of it ..read more

The vice president of talent acquisition at No. 23 on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Real Estate list in 2023 talks about flexibility, AI, and the power of curiosity. For talent acquisition pros and recruiters, the value of workplace culture is inescapable. It’s easier to recruit the best talent when you can tout a best-in-class experience. When your employees are willing to be ambassadors on your behalf, they can become your best recruiters. Referrals and nominations are invaluable assets for companies scaling their workforce. We spoke with Rahul D. Yodh, vice president of talent acquisition ..read more