Easter eggs are another ritual that is part of MailChimp’s creative culture, and they have often bridged the gap between fun and fundamentals. In the tech world, an Easter egg is a practical joke or a hidden bit of content that gets included in the finished product, and they are so named because users have to search for them. Kurzius was the creator of the first Easter egg, a popup preview window that uses a monkey’s arm to show how a draft email will look before it’s sent. If you keep stretching the email–far beyond the dimensions of a normal computer monitor–the monkey’s arm will eventually pop out of the socket. Once you’re logged into your MailChimp account, you can launch the game Asteroid by typing “boredom,” into the search bar. A triangular spaceship will appear, and you can fly around the screen blowing things up with a photon blaster. … [Read more...] about Creative Cultures: MailChimp Grants Employees “Permission To Be Creative”
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Saving An Iconic Brand: Five Ways Alan Mulally Changed Ford’s Culture
In the American automobile industry, Ford was notorious for its caustic corporate culture. Executives put their own advancement and the success of their own departments ahead of the bottom line. The company was divided into warring fiefdoms. Different sets of data were used to make different points to different constituencies. And the automaker consistently bet big on homerun products only to let them languish after their initial success. … [Read more...] about Saving An Iconic Brand: Five Ways Alan Mulally Changed Ford’s Culture
The dire consequences of Republicans ‘just asking questions’ about whatever doesn’t go their way
“At the very least, Congress should investigate allegations of voter fraud and adopt measures to secure the integrity of our elections. But Congress has so far failed to act,” Hawley said in a Washington Post interview, attempting to justify himself. In doing so, he was perpetuating the lie that the election had not yet been sufficiently investigated—Georgia alone has already recounted its votes twice—not to mention the discredited idea that this election even had irregularities that merited extra investigation in the first place. … [Read more...] about The dire consequences of Republicans ‘just asking questions’ about whatever doesn’t go their way
The new top challenge for HR teams: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
Leverage workforce planning technology to generate hypothetical situations you can build contingency plans around. Also, develop skills information on employees to determine multiple business needs they can fill outside of their typical role, based on the demands of the business. People analytics—the practice of collecting and transforming HR data and organizational data into actionable insights—can help identify candidates for reskilled positions needed by your organization. … [Read more...] about The new top challenge for HR teams: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
How newspapers across the country reacted to Trump’s historic second impeachment
Thursday January 14, 2021 5:00am BREAKING NEWS: STAN J. CATERBONE Case File – THE CAPITOL RIOTS – LNP – Front Page Headline IMPEACHED AGAIN Including [11] Part Video Series Thursday January 14, 2021https://t.co/Ya3sCPww23 pic.twitter.com/XxMhYjT4lO … [Read more...] about How newspapers across the country reacted to Trump’s historic second impeachment
