The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies to humanize the workplace, empower people, and foster innovation. Members can access full versions the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
Transforming culture is not a one-time project but an ongoing commitment that requires clarity, consistency, and accountability. The process begins with a deep understanding of where you are today and moves toward embedding culture into every system and practice across the organization.
When an employee moves on to a new opportunity, it’s both an ending and a beginning. Their departure marks the close of one chapter, and the chance to open another filled with learning, reflection, and connection.
Exit interviews allow organizations to capture that unique moment in time, gathering insights that can strengthen culture, inform future strategies, and build lasting relationships with alumni.
When approached with care, exit interviews become more than a procedural step. They are a meaningful exchange and opportunity to thank employees for their contributions, celebrate what worked well, and listen for ideas that can shape what comes next. The best exit interviews are built on trust and curiosity. They encourage open, thoughtful dialogue and allow departing employees to share their stories in a way that benefits both them and the organization.
This Action Step outlines The Listen–Log–Learn–Link Model, a framework for creating a meaningful, data-informed exit interview process that supports both people and progress….
Phase 1: Listen
The first phase begins with listening—creating space for open, honest, and thoughtful dialogue that captures the full employee experience.
We recommend launching a comprehensive exit interview process. The most effective interviews explore a broad range of topics, including organizational culture, workload and work quality,
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies to humanize the workplace, empower people, and foster innovation. Members can access full versions the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
There’s a growing unease threading through today’s workforce, a sense of being pulled in too many directions with too little support. Words like “tired,” “overwhelmed,” and “uncertain” are being shared openly, even by those in leadership positions. And it’s no wonder.
We’re living through what many experts are calling a super cycle of change, an era defined by nonstop disruption across climate, politics, technology, economics, and culture. Unlike earlier waves of change that came with a sense of resolution or hope, like a vaccine on the horizon during COVID, today’s change feels constant, accelerated, and indefinite.
Burnout is at an all-time high. Engagement levels have plummeted to their lowest point since 2014. And a new phenomenon is surfacing: “quiet cracking.” It’s the slow unraveling that happens before burnout fully sets in, a withdrawal or hollowing out, often met with organizational silence or denial. In this environment, being overworked is seen as a badge of honor rather than a red flag.
So, how do we respond? We start by shifting the conversation and rethinking how we lead, how we work, and how we live, starting with ourselves.
The Five Paradigm Shifts
Well-being is not a detriment to productivity; it’s a driver…
Productivity happens in both the push and the pause…
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The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies to humanize the workplace, empower people, and foster innovation. Members can access full versions the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
Culture is the heartbeat of an organization. Gallup’s research shows just how powerful it can be: people who feel connected to their company’s culture are four times as likely to be engaged at work, 4.5 times more likely to be high performers, 62% less likely to feel burned out, and 47% less likely to be actively looking for another job. That is not coincidence; that is culture at work.
Many organizations put real effort into defining and communicating culture, yet gaps still remain between the words and the daily experience. Even executive teams can describe culture in different ways, creating misalignment that leads to disengagement, confusion, and turnover…
The Culture Transformation Process
Assess
Start by understanding your current reality…
Articulate
Define the culture you aspire to create…
Activate
Bringing culture to life starts with connection. When people feel culture every day in the way they work, collaborate, and lead, it becomes a source of pride and clarity…
Align
Embedding culture into systems is what makes it last. When hiring, onboarding, performance management, recognition, and advancement are all aligned with cultural values, people experience culture as something they actively live every day…
Action Step – Exit Interview Implementation Guide
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies to humanize the workplace, empower people, and foster innovation. Members can access full versions the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
Transforming culture is not a one-time project but an ongoing commitment that requires clarity, consistency, and accountability. The process begins with a deep understanding of where you are today and moves toward embedding culture into every system and practice across the organization.
When an employee moves on to a new opportunity, it’s both an ending and a beginning. Their departure marks the close of one chapter, and the chance to open another filled with learning, reflection, and connection.
Exit interviews allow organizations to capture that unique moment in time, gathering insights that can strengthen culture, inform future strategies, and build lasting relationships with alumni.
When approached with care, exit interviews become more than a procedural step. They are a meaningful exchange and opportunity to thank employees for their contributions, celebrate what worked well, and listen for ideas that can shape what comes next. The best exit interviews are built on trust and curiosity. They encourage open, thoughtful dialogue and allow departing employees to share their stories in a way that benefits both them and the organization.
This Action Step outlines The Listen–Log–Learn–Link Model, a framework for creating a meaningful, data-informed exit interview process that supports both people and progress….
Phase 1: Listen
The first phase begins with listening—creating space for open, honest, and thoughtful dialogue that captures the full employee experience.
We recommend launching a comprehensive exit interview process. The most effective interviews explore a broad range of topics, including organizational culture, workload and work quality,
Action Step – Living Your All™
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies to humanize the workplace, empower people, and foster innovation. Members can access full versions the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
There’s a growing unease threading through today’s workforce, a sense of being pulled in too many directions with too little support. Words like “tired,” “overwhelmed,” and “uncertain” are being shared openly, even by those in leadership positions. And it’s no wonder.
We’re living through what many experts are calling a super cycle of change, an era defined by nonstop disruption across climate, politics, technology, economics, and culture. Unlike earlier waves of change that came with a sense of resolution or hope, like a vaccine on the horizon during COVID, today’s change feels constant, accelerated, and indefinite.
Burnout is at an all-time high. Engagement levels have plummeted to their lowest point since 2014. And a new phenomenon is surfacing: “quiet cracking.” It’s the slow unraveling that happens before burnout fully sets in, a withdrawal or hollowing out, often met with organizational silence or denial. In this environment, being overworked is seen as a badge of honor rather than a red flag.
So, how do we respond? We start by shifting the conversation and rethinking how we lead, how we work, and how we live, starting with ourselves.
The Five Paradigm Shifts
Members: Read the full version of this Action Step in the Member Resource Center.
To read this entire Action Step become a member of the Diversity &
Action Step – Assess, Articulate, Activate & Align: The Culture Transformation Process
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies to humanize the workplace, empower people, and foster innovation. Members can access full versions the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
Culture is the heartbeat of an organization. Gallup’s research shows just how powerful it can be: people who feel connected to their company’s culture are four times as likely to be engaged at work, 4.5 times more likely to be high performers, 62% less likely to feel burned out, and 47% less likely to be actively looking for another job. That is not coincidence; that is culture at work.
Many organizations put real effort into defining and communicating culture, yet gaps still remain between the words and the daily experience. Even executive teams can describe culture in different ways, creating misalignment that leads to disengagement, confusion, and turnover…
The Culture Transformation Process
Assess
Start by understanding your current reality…
Articulate
Define the culture you aspire to create…
Activate
Bringing culture to life starts with connection. When people feel culture every day in the way they work, collaborate, and lead, it becomes a source of pride and clarity…
Align
Embedding culture into systems is what makes it last. When hiring, onboarding, performance management, recognition, and advancement are all aligned with cultural values, people experience culture as something they actively live every day…
Members: Read the full version of this Action Step in the Member Resource Center.
To read this entire Action Step become a member of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance.