Your Workplace Culture Depends on Where You Work From
๐งต 1/ Your workplace culture isnโt one thing. Itโs a map of different experiences.
Where you work determines how much of your company culture you actually experience.
A thread on the hidden geography of workplace culture. ๐
1/ It was my third week leading a distributed team when I received the resignation: "I appreciate the opportunity, but I've accepted a position elsewhere." ๐ฉ
When I asked why, her answer caught me off guard: "I just never felt like I belonged here." ๐
9/ We've written a deeper dive on measuring and addressing care debt in your own team.
Because when someone says "I never felt like I belonged," they're telling you your care infrastructure failed.
Read the full article: https://t.co/TCQKbbCk3Y
1/ ๐ Ever tried sending a team member in Tallinn dinner after they pulled an all-nighter?
"I'll just send a gift card," Elena in Milan thought.
Two hours and three failed attempts later, she gave up.
Here's why sending food across borders is anything but simple...
7/ ๐ The future of global teams depends on our ability to make caring across borders as simple as caring across the office.
Team leads shouldn't need a degree in international finance to show appreciation.
8/ ๐ The future of work depends not just on our ability to collaborate across borders.
It depends on our ability to care across them too.
๐งต Read our full thoughts on this hidden challenge of global teams: https://t.co/rOxB02Phbd
1/ ๐ Ever tried to celebrate a team member's win when they're 7 time zones away?
In the past, you'd take them to lunch. A simple gesture that says "I see you. I value you. We're in this together."
But today? That team member is 6,800 miles away in Singapore.
7/ ๐ซ Over time, this creates what we call a "care gap" in distributed teams.
The desire to show care remains strong. But the ability to act on that desire diminishes with distance.