Ever stop to think about how you came to be sitting in the metaphorical “chair” you occupy? Of course you’ve worked hard and made smart career moves to be the professional you are today. But beyond that, what serendipity, kindness and randomness wove together to shape your occupational journey? As we head into Thanksgiving, we’re…
Amid an intensifying mental health crisis, employers have both the opportunity and, one could say, the obligation to leverage their power by nurturing a supportive and healthy workplace environment. Recent research shows an undeniable correlation between mental health and workplace culture, which holds true across all demographics and identities. We’re seeing a massive shift in…
One of Creative Alignments’ biggest achievements in 2023 was becoming B Corp certified. On the heels of an amazing time at the B Corp Champions Retreat, and wrapping up this B Corp Month, we invite you to learn more about how successful businesses of tomorrow differ from traditional business norms. In response to the shifting…
To delve into exceptional company cultures and find insights on workplace DNA, check out this article published on Inc.com by Peggy Shell, founder and CEO of Creative Alignments. After speaking with fellow leaders who have been honored for creating great places to work, she shares their collective wisdom and perspectives.
If you’re hiring, you may have suddenly found yourself drowning in piles of resumes from primarily unqualified applicants. At the same time, finding and engaging with your top-tier candidates may be particularly challenging. Complicating an already confusing situation, our unpredictable economy may make it harder for you to commit to long-term plans. So how do…
There’s a Climate Role for Everyone ”Working on climate” used to be reserved for highly technical roles (think data or environmental scientists). But that’s no longer the case. Today, companies of all kinds need skills across every function, within every industry. This is due not only to the global climate crisis, but also to changes in policy and public…
Employees want to work for purpose-driven companies that care about their people and the planet. Consumers vote with their dollars by seeking out ethical, sustainable brands. Increasingly, the corporate world is leaving behind entrenched unsustainable business practices and instead using business as a force for good. Industry led to many of the world’s most intractable…
What if your job – work you do for a living – was additive to your life, not a drain? How would your sense of fulfillment, value and connection impact the ways you show up in the rest of your life? Most likely, this happiness created through work would ripple out into your relationships with…
What does Earth Day mean to you now, as compared to the first year you learned about it? Earth Day was born of a collaboration between government and citizens circa 1969, about the time the Nixon administration established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Clean Air Act after New York had created the nation’s first…
As a woman-owned business that partners with quickly-scaling tech companies to help them hire strong teams, Creative Alignments is well aware of the fact that barely 25% of workers in the technology sector are women. Yes, this is up from 8% in 1970, but there is a lot of progress yet to make, especially when…
