Today, Home Depot / GCC Social Media Marketer Abigail Sawyer shares her thoughts on working in a company culture that empowers future leaders from all backgrounds, experience levels, and genders: Women in leadership inspire me! I recently wrote about my experience attending Sheryl Sandberg’s Option B with my Blinds.com team and wanted to follow up with […]
A few words of inspiration from GCC Social Media Marketer Abigail Sawyer on being inspired by co-workers and the words of Sheryl Sandberg, read her 5 tips for future Home Depot and GCC leaders here too: I first heard Sheryl Sandberg speak four years ago when I was fresh out of college and brand new to […]
We’re reporting live from the Association for Talent Development 2017 International Conference (#ATD2017) this week, as key members of our talent development and executive team are attending to grow our brains and improve our employee experience. Our Founder / CEO Jay Steinfeld and Chief People Officer Fernando Sanchez-Arias are presenting on creating engaging learning experiences […]
Here at Blinds.com we have a tradition very near and dear to our hearts for employee onboarding… welcoming our new hires (view our play list here)! At each SayJay (our weekly all-hands company meeting), a group of new Blinds.com-ers take the stage and either tell us all a joke, sing a song, or do a dance. […]
The Blinds.com team loves to celebrate – one of our most anticipated celebrations is around our annual contact center awards show. It’s a fun night of camaraderie and creative award presentations, designed to bring us closer together and collectively ‘woo hoo-ing’ our top performers in both core values and traditional business metrics. But, this year, […]
We told you about the success of influencers taking over our instagram account, but we also love to hand the reigns over to our employees. Another Take on Takeovers Takeovers aren’t just for Instagram superstars! Why not give your feed a more personal take by allowing employees to document “day in the life” with photos? We’ve […]
Feel like your Instagram is full of the same old content on repeat? Freshen up your feed with a new voice by handing your account to a customer or influencer. Read on to find out how we at Blinds.com have used Instagram takeovers to create unique and engaging content and grow our follower numbers. We’ve gathered together some […]
Need a little new year’s inspiration? Read this latest post of mine on LinkedIn about ‘A Purpose-driven business life in 2016‘. Feeling stuck as you prepare for your team’s new year activities and initiatives? Here are some questions to ask yourself as you’re planning for your new year in business land: What the heck is […]
Employees work better when they’re happy. And Star Wars fan employees are never as happy as when they are discussing / re-enacting scenes from Star Wars, right? Our most recent Blinds.com culture video is called ‘Blue Harvest’ – the working title for ‘Return of the Jedi’ back in the day – and gave some of […]
I still remember my first visit to Blinds.com complex. As, I reached the third floor of the building I pinged the designated party using an iPad application. I was greeted by a friendly HR representative whom I immediately asked, “Am I in the future!”. The Blinds.com office environment is the ultimate playground for creative people. From the […]
In the name of ‘experimentation without fear of failure’, we held our very first ‘Blinds.com Tech Chat’ Blab to share some of our favorite technology and mobile apps that make a difference. Watch the replay video below:
Our CEO Jay Steinfeld (@BlindsComCEO) participated in a #FutureofWork Twitter chat with @GoToMeetingCA around company culture and entrepreneurship. Click here for the complete Twitter interview (or is it a Twitter-view?) What first drove you to found a company? Jay: I started my company (@BlindsDotCom) after I was fired and needed something to do! Getting fired helped […]