Feature Deep-Dive: Shamaym Google Extension
Shamaym enables teams to easily reflect on and share lessons from projects, meetings, and events at work, driving rapid improvement cycles. But we know no one wants another platform or application to work with. Our Google extension brings Shamaym’s capabilities to where you already spend your time: your Google account! You can now connect Shamaym […]
Making Performance Reviews Work For Everyone
It’s time to turn performance reviews from a one-sided event that makes employees cringe, into a mutual learning process that drives improvement. Does anyone enjoy performance reviews? Does anyone find value in this annual get-together between manager and employee, where goals are rated on a 5-point scale, and the results are locked away in some […]
Feature Deep-Dive: Collaborative Debriefing
Shamaym enables teams to easily reflect on and share lessons from projects, meetings, and events at work, driving rapid improvement cycles. Collaborative debriefing is a major component of this process. Collaborative debriefing allows multiple people who were involved in an event or task to contribute their point of view on how the event went, what […]
How To Build
A High Performance Culture
in 4 Steps
A culture of high performance brings greater cohesion and better business results. The good news is, building it isn’t rocket science, and doesn’t have to take up all your time or resources. Here’s how to get started. Why Build A High Performance Culture Some think of organizational culture as a ‘nice-to-have’, a publicity generating tool […]
What’s In, What’s Out, The 2020 Management Version
We can all agree that 2020 has taken a few twists and turns. The way we work has been altered for the foreseeable future. Your management handbook has been ripped into pieces and as employees juggle homeschooling, relatives, and a never ending news cycle, you’re probably wondering how to keep up. We work with hundreds […]
3 Tips for Bold Leadership in Times of Crisis & Uncertainty
A former air force commander shares where leaders should focus when times get tough. In February of this year, we entered a familiar world. By the end of March, we lived in a completely different one. What seemed a couple of months ago like a temporary upheaval of the way we work is now settling […]
What is Organizational Culture, and Why Does it Matter?
It seems like everybody’s talking about culture these days. But… what is it? And why should busy founders and executives, laser focused on growing their companies, pay attention to it when they have so much else on their plate? The answer is simple: A strong organizational culture improves results. What is Culture Anyways? At Shamaym […]
Culture Through Hypergrowth
How to maintain culture during periods of extreme growth Hypergrowth is arguably one of the most exciting times in the startup world; maybe you just landed a big round of funding, scored your biggest customer or merged with another fast growing company. Whatever the reason, things start to move- fast. Suddenly you’ve outgrown your crowded […]
Debriefing by Shamaym v. After-Action-Review: What’s the difference?
How do these two popular continuous improvement tools stack up, and which should you choose to help you build a high-performance organization. Building a continuous improvement culture is critical when you find your organization at a juncture, growing rapidly but seeking to maintain the transparent and open culture that got you to that point. Among […]
Guest Post: Why Startups that Survive are “Learning Organizations”
Managing a startup is always complex with different periods of growth bringing unique sets of challenges and opportunities.