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Growing Too Fast? How to Successfully Hire For It
For any rapidly expanding company, quickly hiring employees might seem like the best solution for filling vacancies and increasing company productivity. However, an unorganized approach to hiring may not be the most successful solution to long term company stability and retention. As a startup, our company has personally seen its fair share of growing...
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Underground Elephant’s 5th Annual Scavenger Hunt
Underground Elephant’s annual Scavenger Hunt tradition brought a spirited kickoff to this year’s Forum Program. For the fifth year in a row, UE employees formed teams and donned costumes to compete in a wild and excited hunt for clues across downtown San Diego. The company’s recent office move offered challenges centered in the office’s new...
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We Eat Culture for Breakfast Series: Vol. 2 The Forum Program
At Underground Elephant, our company culture has always been a cornerstone of our organization. While we have always had a compilation of fun events and activities over the years, the most beloved initiative to date has been our Forum Program. Established last October, this full fledged program incorporates all that our company culture is about...
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How ‘Pokémon GO’ (and Other Cultural Crazes) Can Boost Productivity
Let’s face it: With approximately 25 million users, “Pokémon Go” is undoubtedly downloaded onto swaths of employees’ phones. It’s up to business leaders to turn the app from a liability into an asset. With some creative thinking, my team was able to harness the excitement around Pokémon Go and reduce company costs by about $8000....
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UE Helps Employees Get Smart About Money During Financial Wellness Week
Employee Wellness is a growing priority among employers, and no longer refers only to the physical and mental wellbeing of employees. Companies are increasingly beginning to recognize the impact of individual financial burdens on the emotional and physical wellbeing of employees, and the effect this has on workplace productivity and attendance. According to a study...
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