Employee First Culture April 2017 | What We Stand For

Employee First Culture : Posts from April 2017

Apr 25, 2017
Whole-Brained Thinking

Film director Stanley Kubrick is widely considered one of the greatest and most important filmmakers of all time. During his long career, he helmed such iconic works as 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket, and he was well-known for his highly methodical, perfectionist method of working with his actors and crew.While some outside observers saw this as evidence that he was aloof or dictatorial, those close to Kubrick claim he actually had much more of a
Apr 11, 2017
Why Have an Attitude of Gratitude?

Thank you! Danke. Merci! Gracias. No matter how you say it, showing gratitude is a powerful way to make those around you feel appreciated. We’re often asked how we show our employees at The Container Store that they’re loved and appreciated, and our answer is always simple: we say “thank you.” Truly – it doesn’t take a big budget or a complicated program…we’ve found that the most effective way to make employees feel engaged is to genuinely thank them for their hard work. For this year’s We