Work Life

Most of us have experienced conflict at work. It can happen between two employees or between an employee and a supervisor or boss. Conflict can even happen between a manager and his or her entire [...]

Being in the business we’re in, we get to meet a lot of givers. Our cofounders are Adam Grant and Wayne Baker, the world’s leading experts on generosity and asking for help. At [...]

Workplace conflict doesn’t always manifest as people yelling at each other or storming out of meetings. Quite the contrary – most unhealthy conflict simmers underneath the surface and slowly [...]

In a time when many workers feel the pressure to log unmanageable hours and never take their foot off the figurative gas, it’s too easy to experience burnout at work. You may know the feeling of [...]

One of the things I like best about working for Give and Take is the great feedback we get from people who are using Givitas. When you’re building a startup, you never know if it will catch [...]

We all grow up receiving feedback that we never ask for. Because it’s usually painful, we learn to avoid asking for it. As a result, we also fail to benefit from its incredible power: it makes [...]

by guest blogger Jennifer Bell There has been a huge paradigm shift in recent years. Companies today are paying more attention to employee wellbeing than ever before. It may seem like investment [...]

Today is the first day of 2020, and I’m looking ahead to all the exciting things we have coming up, but I also want to reflect on the amazing year we’ve just had. It’s been a [...]

Happy #GivingTuesday!   The average American will spend one-third of their lives (over 90,000 hours!) at work. That statistic underscores the central role that work plays in our lives. [...]