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GIFs That Keep on Giving Positive Corporate Culture

To start with, you should know that I’m on team “gif” versus “jiff”. Wordplay and beyond, bear with me as I step outside my normal blog post style here. (Or maybe this is the real normal? 😉) My colleagues will probably recognize right away why I chose this GIF to start with. I have a jacket like this, I wear glasses, and, well, it’s a GIF! I’m not sure when it happened, but most people know me for my crazy accuracy at finding just the right GIF for any occasion (though, I’m not as good at the actual gifts, mind you 😉). But I know just who to blame… Honestly, “gifing” (yes, that’s a made-up word there, but we’re going with it!) is the way I contribute to culture—wherever I am. My friends and family are now used to conversations in which I share the perfect GIFs that seem to just “get” what I’m trying to say, and somehow this style bled over at work. I find myself breaking the ice, adding to conversations, or boosting morale with a well-placed GIF. Ganbatte is Japanese for “do your best”, similar to 화이팅 or “fighting” in Korean! There are a ton of ways to improve corporate culture, but many of these are from the perspective of the employer. Let’s take some time to explore a fun way employees can give back and improve culture—November is the month of gratitude and thankfulness, after all! How can GIFs help to improve corporate culture? GIF […]