Blue Ocean Brain Blog

7 Ways to Build Resilience to Stress

7 Ways to Build Resilience to Stress

Emotional Intelligence, Company Culture, Employee Well-being   — 4 MIN

Becoming a Mindful Leader

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

Though mindfulness in the workplace may seem like a new buzzword, it has influenced business practices for decades. You may have heard of scenario planning or scenario and contingency planning—a mode...

Starting Fresh to Push Beyond DEI Fatigue

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Employee Well-being  

3 MIN

When you consider the fatiguing experience people who have lived a lifetime of inequity and exclusion must feel, the idea of talking about diversity fatigue might seem illogical to some. And yet, as...

Create Immersive and Engaging Learning Through Pop Culture

Employee Learning & Development, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

3 MIN

Learning is never-ending, just as Netflix always has new shows to watch. We learn how to walk, read, and eventually learn skills that allow us to work and lead fulfilling lives. But traditional...

How to Disagree Respectfully in the Workplace

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

3 MIN

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where we agree on everything that matters? Or to work in a conflict-free environment where everyone feels heard and every idea is good? Unfortunately, that’s...

Navigating VUCA in the Workplace

Leadership Development, Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

You may not be familiar with the acronym VUCA, although you likely have experienced this up-in-the-air feeling when faced with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. We are living and...

How Hobbies Can Boost Workplace Productivity

Employee Learning & Development, Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Employee Well-being  

3 MIN

Sometimes, it can feel like work becomes your whole world. Long meetings, looming deadlines, and endless responsibilities pile up. On top of that, remote schedules are making it harder to...

How to Measure the Success of Your L&D Program

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

With recent studies revealing that one of the top reasons employees leave an organization is a lack of development and advancement opportunities, a robust learning and development (L&D) program is...

Quiet Quitting: What it Means for Company Culture

Leadership Development, Employee Learning & Development, Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

These days, terms like Great Resignation, unplugging, and remote work are all over the place. From navigating transitions back to the office, creating fully remote positions, or adopting hybrid...

How to Tackle Employee Burnout

Leadership Development, Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

We all get stressed out from time to time, especially as we continue to navigate through a pandemic. Problems arise, and work days feel long, especially when working from home can make it harder to...

Talent Matters: Improving the Hiring Process

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

“How do you hire?” Asking this question to HR leaders can garner several unique answers, but there are best practices for finding talent that come into play for every industry, from farming to...

Managing vs. Leading -  What's the Difference?

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

3 MIN

Are you a leader? A manager? Both? Neither? Some think managing and leading are the same. If you are managing people, are you also leading them? Maybe, but maybe not. Others think management should...

7 Strategies to Improve the Onboarding Experience

Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

2 MIN

From the impacts of the Great Resignation to navigating a growing need for flexible hours and hybrid schedules, organizations face many challenges in retaining their employees. A common solution to...

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