People Talk

Learnings, information and tips & tricks for anyone to reference who are looking to level up their people & culture strategies.

Lindsay Orr Lindsay Orr

Why Some Employee Recognition Works (and some doesn’t)

Most organizations do employee recognition — but many employees still don’t feel valued. Recognition isn’t broken — how we do it is. When appreciation feels generic, delayed, or disconnected from real effort, employees don’t feel valued. Recognition is more meaningful when it’s specific, timely, personal, and proportional. It’s not about doing more — it’s about doing it better.

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Lindsay Orr Lindsay Orr

How to Give Employees Feedback

So much of our job as managers is communicating what’s going right, what’s going wrong, and where we want to go. Providing effective feedback is a critical skill for managers not only in performance management, but in day-to-day life of a leader.

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Lindsay Orr Lindsay Orr

Culture vs Compliance: Can you have both?

When most people hear the word compliance, they picture rules, restrictions, and red tape. Words like policy, procedure, and investigation don’t exactly spark feelings of creativity, collaboration, or fun. It’s no wonder leaders often worry that a focus on compliance will take away from their culture. But here’s the truth…

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Lindsay Orr Lindsay Orr

HR Handbooks aren’t about rules…

A well developed handbook isn't just a document. It's a reflection of your values in action. And when done right, you and your team will feel aligned with the words on the paper -- helping your people feel safer and supported.

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Lindsay Orr Lindsay Orr

How healthy is your team culture?

We talk about culture in business A LOT, but do we really know what is means?  How do we know if ours is good? How do we know how to make it better? Here’s what you should do…

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Lindsay Orr Lindsay Orr

Employee Experience: Going Beyond the Process

If I had to choose, employee experience would be my number one passion when it comes to building great teams!  Though out my career in HR, I have seen the most positive change and results by focusing on employee experience over almost anything else. Let’s dig into it…

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