Jesse Powell, Founder and CEO of Kraken, one of the largest companies in the world cryptocurrency exchangeshe recently asked his employees, “If you can identify as a gender, can you identify as a race or ethnicity?” He also questioned their use of preferred pronouns and started a discussion about “who can refer to another person […]
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Embracing culture change on the path to digital transformation
Meanwhile, young financial services companies were coming to market with innovative products and services and NAB was finding it difficult to compete. “Many customers today are expecting an Amazon experience, a Google experience, a Meta experience, but we were still operating in the 1990s,” says Day. “We stood back, and we looked at it, and […]
Activision Blizzard to Improve Diversity and Workplace Culture
Activision Blizzard, the embattled video game company behind Call of Duty and other titles, announced Thursday morning a list of new initiatives aimed at improving diversity and the company’s work environment. The company has faced intense pressure since July. case An official from a California fair employment agency accused the video game publisher of promoting […]
Jeff Bezos Accused of Toxic Culture and Security Issues with Blue Origin
Former and current employees of Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and one of the richest people in the world, say the company is full of sexism, intolerant and lax with employees who dare to contradict their bosses. Safety. The allegations, including allegations of sexual harassment by company […]
Activision is hiring new executives after a workplace culture lawsuit.
Activision Blizzard, the company behind popular games like Call of Duty, said Tuesday it has hired two executives, including a new head of human resources, as part of its efforts to build a more inclusive workplace and increase revenue. In a statement from the company, it was stated that Julie Hodges, senior vice president at […]
Culture Change and Conflict on Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO — Shortly after joining Twitter in 2019, Dantley Davis gathered his employees in a conference room in the company’s San Francisco headquarters. Twitter was great, he told the group, and it was there to change it. Mr. Davis, the company’s new vice president of design, asked employees to walk around the room complimenting […]
