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Cold fall weather shouldn't get in the way of you enjoying a nice frozen dessert, and if you purchase our favorite ice cream maker for its discounted price of $180 for Black Friday, you could remove another obstacle between you and fresh ice cream every day. In our review testing, the Ninja Creami wasn't just good for ice cream, but could also make a mean sorbet in a pinch, and if you buy it today, you'll get if for the lowest price we've seen this year — $50 off its regular $230 starting price.

While you’ll definitely need a bit of space to accommodate it, the Creami is a more compact ice cream machine than some of its rivals. It works similarly to a food processor, only here you’ll be using strictly frozen liquid ice cream as a base. Once you have that (you’ll need to give the base around 24 hours in the freezer for the desired consistency) you use Ninja’s machine to blend in your chosen flavors. And if you make a mess (and let’s face it, you probably will), rest assured that most of the components are dishwasher-safe.

It’s admittedly a fairly loud machine during use, but as long as you’re willing to put up with the noise, you can choose between seven one-touch programs, including milkshake if you’re in the mood for a cold drink. And if you’re hosting people with allergies, they can be reassured that you have total control about what’s going into and coming out of the machine, which is much harder to guarantee when you’re buying dessert in a restaurant. This model also includes two pint containers with lids.

If you want the latest and greatest, though, the Ninja Swirl is the ice-cream maker to get. It can make regular and soft-serve ice cream, plus a number of other frozen treats. Right now, QVC has it for the best price we've seen, from $350 to $280.

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Smoky Flavor Secrets Every Backyard Cook Should Know There’s something about a deep, rich, smoky flavor that makes backyard cooking feel more satisfying. Whether you’re grilling, slow-cooking, or experimenting over a small fire pit, that subtle mix of aroma and depth brings out the best in meats, vegetables, and even sauces. You don’t need a […]

Smoked Turkey

Juicy Meat & Crispy Skin Every Time

This smoked turkey is all about big flavor and perfect texture — juicy meat with crispy, bite-through skin. The secret isn’t complicated: a simple brine, a good dry, and steady heat on the pit.

Once the bird soaks up that flavor, I let the skin dry out, season it from top to bottom, and smoke it low and slow over pecan wood. The result is golden skin that crackles when you slice and meat so tender it practically drips juice.

Serve it hot off the board for Thanksgiving dinner and show off what a real smoked turkey should taste like.

WHAT MALCOM USED IN THIS RECIPE:

• HowToBBQRight Ultimate Brine Kit
• Malcom’s Bird Brine
• Meat Bags – Brining Bags 
• Killer Hogs AP Seasoning
• Malcom’s King Craw Cajun Seasoning
• Chicken Rack
• Disposable BBQ Boards 
• Thermoworks DOT 
• BBQ Gloves

 

That’s how you smoke a turkey that comes out juicy every single time — with golden, crispy skin and that rich, smoky flavor you can only get from cooking it low and slow. Keep it simple, trust the process, and you’ll carve into the best turkey you’ve ever put on the table.

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Smoked Tomahawk Ribeye on the Pellet Grill

This 3-pound tomahawk ribeye went straight on the pellet grill—no reverse sear, no cast iron finish. Just steady smoke and low heat all the way through. I figured it might miss that crust, but the right layer of seasoning and patience built up the perfect color. The result? Juicy, tender, medium-rare perfection with a buttery jus from the rest. Proof you can cook a tomahawk start to finish on a pellet grill and still pull off a true steakhouse-quality ribeye.

WHAT MALCOM USED IN THIS RECIPE:

• Disposable BBQ Boards
• 5″ Flexible Curved Boning Knife
• Willingham’s W’ham Seasoning
• Killer Hogs AP Seasoning
• Killer Hogs Steak Seasoning
• Thermoworks DOT
• BBQ Gloves

Smoked Tomahawk Ribeye On The Pellet Grill Recipe

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That’s how you nail a tomahawk on the pellet grill—low heat, good smoke, and plenty of patience. Slice it up, drizzle that buttery rest over the top, and you’ve got steakhouse flavor right in your backyard.

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Out of Office is a new GeekWire series spotlighting the passions and hobbies that members of the Seattle-area tech community pursue outside of work.

• Name: Vivek Ladsariya.
• Day job: General partner and managing director at Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs, where he helps create and invest in startups as a venture capital investor.
• Out-of-office passion: Cooking.

Growing up in India, food was a big part of the culture and something that Vivek Ladsariya was immersed in at home.

His family had a flour mill and would buy wheat grain to grind it into flour. He watched his mother and grandmother cook, and he ate and enjoyed their food.

“When I moved to the U.S., I missed it tremendously, and there was no real way to get some of that home food except to learn how to cook it,” Ladsariya said. “That’s when I started to really learn how to cook all of those things, because I needed that food to consume. So, it was very much born out of necessity.”

His taste and skill goes beyond making the dishes he loved as a boy. He makes pastas and Taiwanese food. He likes to slow cook meat or use his fancy pizza oven. During a recent potluck lunch he made scallion pancakes.

Ladsariya and his wife cook every meal at home, and with a 7-week-old daughter, he finds himself “wearing” her around the kitchen while he’s cooking, encouraging her to taste what he’s making.

During the pandemic while living in San Francisco, Ladsariya got the chance to work in two restaurants — Merchant Roots and Sushi Hakko — to stay busy while his wife was working her healthcare job.

“I think that’s when my cooking game really elevated,” he said. “Up until then I enjoyed cooking, but I’d create a mess. Then I got really organized in the kitchen. I became really efficient.”

With a friend, Ladsariya also put together a pop-up restaurant in which they spent two months researching and prepping a menu and cooking for guests over three days. The proceeds went to charity, and Ladsariya called it one of the favorite times of his life. It’s a process he plans to repeat in Seattle.

But Ladsariya, who enjoys hosting smaller dinners for startup founders, has no plans to leave his day job for a life in the kitchen.

“You’re standing on your feet the entire day and you are unbelievably exhausted,” he said. “I think it’d get old really quickly, and I’d lose the love for this.”

Most rewarding aspect of this pursuit: Ladsariya said that his day job is so high level and “in the brain” that it can sometimes can be abstract and lacking in the real-time feedback that he gets from working with his hands.

“I just fell in love with that aspect of cooking,” he said. “Everything you do is right there, you get the evidence of whether you did it well or not right away. The effort, the reward — that loop is just so instant and real and gratifying to work with your hands.”

And it’s not about feeding himself. For Ladsariya, the joy of cooking comes from feeding others.

“It’s the bringing people together, the community and all of that that food enables,” he said. “I’m able to provide a great meal and bring together people with something that scratches my creative desires.”

The lessons he brings back to work: Ladsariya finds a connection between how he thinks about cooking and how he thinks about startups.

“Cooking is really about high quality ingredients and not messing it up,” he said. “More often than not, bad food comes from bad ingredients. And I think the same is true for startups. As long as you have a good group of people, they can do something good. People are the ingredients of startup building.”

Furthermore, whether it’s a dish he’s never made or a startup idea that’s especially daunting, it’s best not to overthink things and just do it.

“It’s easy to be intimidated and say, ‘Oh, I have no idea how to do that or where to even start,'” Ladsariya said. “But with a little bit of research and work and just committing to it, you can do pretty incredible things.”

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Looking for a sumptuous and moist chocolate cake? We have got one for you which is one of the quickest and easiest chocolate cake. Microwave chocolate cake is one-bowl cake recipe and is a savior for those who want to bake a super quick, easy, soft, moist and a rich chocolate cake.

This is a simple, fuss-free, easy to bake microwave chocolate cake perfectlybaked at 5 minutes. I’ve made this cake many times and each time it never disappoints me. So better late than never, finally I decided to shoot and blog it for my readers which was a long pending request. Trust me after the first trial, you are surely going to make this over again!

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My very first baking experience was in microwave oven as I was not having the microwave convection oven or OTG. So I used to cook the cake in microwave. It was a great experience with cakes getting ready from 2 to 7 minutes depending upon the types of cake you’re making.

5 Minutes Microwave Chocolate Cake makes a quick and easy celebration bake or an amazing anytime treat. Need a cake at the end moment for some surprise celebration or treat? This is it! This recipe comes to your rescue. Make this microwave chocolate cake on your own in just 5 minutes. You can make layers and decorate with whipped cream, ganache, cream cheese or simply garnish with fresh fruits, nuts or drizzle homemade chocolate sauce/syrup just like I did.

This eggless microwave chocolate cake gets cooked in 5 minutes. So in total it takes only 15 minutes from preparation to cooking to get a scrumptious and delicious whole cake cooked in no time at all.

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WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE
Let’s briefly see what all ingredients goes inside this delicious cake and what are the ingredients substitution for making this microwave chocolate cake.
● Whole wheat flour – The recipe uses whole wheat flour. You can use all purpose flour or 50-50% ratio of both.
● Cocoa powder – Used Ossoro’s cocoa powder. ● Sugar – White sugar is used in the recipe. You can use healthier sweeteners like brown sugar, jaggery, cane sugar etc.
● Baking powder
● Baking soda
● Salt
● Oil – Used sunflower oil. You can use any neutral flavor oil.
● Milk – Used coconut milk to make it vegan chocolate cake. You can use any dairy milk as well. Recommend to use whole milk for extra richness.
● Vinegar – You can used lemon juice instead of vinegar.
● Chocolate truffle essence – I have used Ossoro’s chocolate truffle essence.  You can use other essence like vanilla or chocolate.
For serving:
● Homemade chocolate sauce
● 2 tbsp white chocolate melted

I made a simple recipe video of this quickest and easiest microwave chocolate cake recipe for my readers which I have shared below. Please do watch and SUBSCRIBE to my channel if you haven’t yet. It will mean a lot to me and motivate me to come up with more videos for my readers. As always looking forward to your feedbacks!

MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE VIDEO TUTORIAL

VARIATIONS
● If you want to make these microwave  cake even more decadent add in some chocolate chips in the batter.
● You can bake this microwave cake in mugs as well. Pour the prepared cake batter into individual coffee mugs and bake in microwave for 2  minutes.
● You can make this microwave chocolate cake with egg by replacing vinegar and baking soda with 2 eggs and will need to reduce the liquid by few tablespoons. ( 1 large egg will also work).
● You can add nuts and dry fruits in the cake batter.

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WHICH BAKING DISH CAN BE USED
Since we are making this cake in a microwave mode and not microwave convection mode so it is very important to note that the container or pan used is microwave safe. Use microwave safe glass ware, silicone ware, plastic ware or ceramic containers. I prefer glass or ceramic ware.
Never use regular metal oven pans for any of your microwave baking.

CAN THIS BE BAKED IN MICROWAVE CONVECTION MODE AND OVEN (OTG)?
This recipe is a versatile recipe so YES you can bake it in microwave convection mode, OTG and even in pressure cooker over a stove. The cake turns out beautifully. If you like this recipe and want to bake it in an microwave with convection mode or OTG (oven toaster griller), you can bake it at preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 30 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Just remember to preheat the oven for 10 minutes before starting to bake.

PRESSURE COOKER METHOD
Put a stand inside the cooker or pan then preheat it for 5-10 minutes. Remove the gasket and whistle from the cooker cover. Place the cake pan on the stand and just cover the cooker with the lid. Bake at low heat for 40 minutes or until a toothpick or skewer inserted comes out clean.

HELPFUL TIPS WHEN BAKING CAKES IN THE MICROWAVE
● When cooking and baking on microwave at full power it’s important to stop in between and check because timing can differ slightly depending on the microwave. If you are baking a cake check your bake by inserting a toothpick in the middle of the cake, if the toothpick comes out clean, your cake is done.
● My microwave is 1000 watt so the baking time in my recipe is based on my microwave watt. This means that your baking time will vary by either a few minutes more or less depending on your microwave.
● Do not overbake. Keep in mind that in microwave cooking the dish continues to cook for at least another 2 minutes after it has been removed from the microwave.
● It is very important that the container or pan used is microwave safe. You can use microwave safe glassware, silicone ware and plastic ware.

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TOPPINGS AND FROSTING SUGGESTIONS
These can be as simple as a tea cake or a snack drizzle with homemade chocolate sauce. Also you can elaborate and make it fancy depending on the occasion or your mood. Here are a few toppings if you would like to give it a try:
● You can use a simple sugar glaze for topping
● Simply dust with powdered sugar.
● Drizzle or spread a generous amount of chocolate sauce to make it more decadent and chocolatey.
● Sprinkle chopped nuts and dry fruits
● Make layer cakes with fresh fruits or fruit crush filling and frost it with your choice of frosting like whipped cream, cream cheese or buttercream.
● You can also top the frosted cake with seasonal fruits.
● You can use chocolate ganache for filling and frosting the cake.

THESE ARE FEW CHOCOLATE RECIPES EVERY CHOCOLATE LOVERS MUST TRY
● Banana Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
● Chocolate Ganache Cake
● Chocolate Sponge Cake
● Eggless Lamingtons
● Whole Wheat Chocolate Cake
● Cranberry Brownies
● Rajma Brownies (Kidney Beans Brownies)
● Chocolate Wine Fruit Cake
● Banana Chocolate Cake
● Double Chocolate Coffee Cake
● Chocolate Banana Muffins
● Double Chocolate Muffins
● Chocolate Lava Mug Cake
● Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes
● Chocolate Strawberry Chilly Whisky Cake
● Chocolate Snowballs Rum Infused
● Brownie Cookies

Here are all my Bakes & Cakes recipes if you’re craving more baking inspiration.

All of the above recipes are super easy to prepare, ready in no time, and will never disappoint you.

I hope you love this quickest and easiest chocolate cake recipe. Do give it a try and don’t forget to share your thoughts about the recipe with me here. So let’s get started with the recipe.

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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking : 5 minutes
Serves: 8-10

9☆ 1 cup = 240 ml
☆ 1 tablespoon = 15 ml
☆ 1 teaspoon = 5 ml           
☆ Dish size = 1 litre capacity

Ingredients to make 5 minutes  chocolate cake:

1 cup (125 grams) whole wheat flour
¼ cup (30 grams) cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ cup sugar (100 grams)
¼ cup oil (60 ml)
200 ml coconut milk
2 tsp (10 ml) vinegar or lemon juice
¼ tsp Ossoro chocolate truffle essence (You can also use vanilla essence -1 tsp)
Homemade chocolate sauce as required for glaze
2 tbsp white chocolate chip melted

Step by step pictorial instructions to make 5 minutes chocolate cake:

Take a microwave safe bowl or pan and grease it with oil or butter.  You may line a parchment paper as well. Keep aside.

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In a mixing bowl add in the milk, sugar and oil. Stir nicely and let the sugar dissolve.

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Take a sift and add in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Sieve the ingredients together. Gently fold and make a smooth batter.

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Add in the essence and vinegar or lemon juice and give a gentle quick mix.Pour the batter into the greased cake pan and tap the pan couple of times to release any air bubbles.

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Place the cake pan in the microwave and microwave on high powder for 5 minutes. A toothpick inserted should come out clean. If it’s not done then bake for 1 minute more. Keep an eye from 4 minutes onwards since the microwave heat differs from one another.

Take it out of the microwave and allow to stand for about 10 minutes. Demould it and allow to cool down completely.

Once the cake is completely cooled down, spread the chocolate sauce over the cake. Randomly drizzle the melted white chocolate and swirl it with a toothpick or skewer.

Cut and serve. Enjoy!

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NOTES:
● If you like this recipe and want to bake it in an microwave with convection mode or OTG (oven toaster griller), you can bake it at preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 30 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Just remember to preheat the oven for 10 minutes before starting to bake.
● Each microwave will vary so I recommend starting at 4 minutes and going for 30-60 seconds increments until it bounces back to the touch and a toothpick or skewer comes out clean.

Well, if you make this 5 minutes microwavechocolate cake, please do leave a feedback in the comments box below or snap a photo and tag Akum Raj Jamir on Facebook and akumrajjamir on Instagram with hashtag #atmykitchen. I would love to see your creations.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. I hope you liked the recipe. Your valuable feedbacks are always welcome, I love hearing from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every one of you.

Happy Cooking!
Love Akum

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Open Fire Tri Tip

I’m not trimming… I want to keep all the fat on this Tri Tip for flavor. Smother it in TX Brisket Rub (or classic salt & pepper), drop it straight over glowing coals on a Santa Maria grill—press it into the grate to carve a deep sear. Flip every few minutes. Then lift it to indirect heat until the probe reads 125–130°F. Twenty-minute rest, slice against the grain; simplicity and smoke rule.

WHAT MALCOM USED IN THIS RECIPE

• Killer Hogs TX Brisket Rub
• Thermoworks RFX Wireless
• 12″ Brisket Slicer
• Al Frugoni Chimi Churri Seasoning
• BBQ Gloves
• Disposable BBQ Boards

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This tri-tip is all about cooking beef the old-school way—over a live fire. Season it heavy with salt and pepper, then drop it straight over hot coals on a Santa Maria grill to build that smoky crust. Flip it often, ease it up off the heat, and cook to a juicy medium-rare. Rest it, slice it thin against the grain, and you’ve got bold flavor, tender beef, and a recipe built for the backyard fire pit or grill.

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Charcoal Grilled Ribs

If you love your ribs to have a grill flavor – this is the recipe for you! They cook fast, they stay juicy and the flavor is better than the best grilled pork chop you’ve ever had. Plus you can get creative with this one – use whatever rubs you like, use whatever mop you like and just get to burning and turning some ribs!

 

WHAT MALCOM USED IN THIS RECIPE:

• Killer Hogs Hot Rub
• BBQ Gloves
• Thermoworks Thermapen
• 12″ Slicing Knife 
• Primo Grills

 

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A mildly spiced Indian curry, Chicken Korma is made with whole aromatic spices like cardamom, cloves, black pepper, and cumin that are simmered in a light and flavorful yogurt-based sauce. This flavorful curry along with pot-in-pot rice makes a wholesome and healthy Dinner in under 30 minutes using Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. This Recipe originally published...

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Literally as simple as putting together peaches and cream this no-bake dessert is one that you will love for its simplicity. Enjoy this popular 90’s restaurant dessert, an under-10-minute dessert that can feed a crowd.

When it comes to any fruit, the simplest way appeals to the lazy me. Mostly it is cut and eaten. Otherwise, do something simple with it like add it to a salad. This is exactly what I plan with the first batch of peaches I have hauled. Once the first two or three peaches satisfy my appetite, I need to determine the future for the rest of them. The dessert that easily comes to my mind is peaches and cream.

Choosing the peaches

That perfectly ripened peach is an absolute must for this dessert as it relies on the lovely flavour of the peaches. Look for the round peaches as the tree-ripened ones tend to go round. Smell them! The aroma of that fruit permeates through the soft skin. Then, gently press them. If the fruit yields gently it is ready and juicy.
For this dessert, you can choose white or yellow peaches. yellow peaches give a classic look, that’s all. Flavour wise they are the same.

How to remove the pit from a peach?

There is a line running along the side of the peach. Cut the peach along this line. Now you have a cut to separate them into two halves. Twist one-half and gently pull it away from the other. That one-half separate. Now, wiggle the seed to loosen it. Pull it away from the other half. Remember not to squeeze the flesh much as the fruit is easily bruised.

Ingredients to make this peach dessert

The basic recipe for peaches and cream needs only 2 ingredients. However, this doesn’t do justice to the popular 90’s restaurant dessert. Hence here is my version
Peaches – Once you have chosen and pitted the peaches, slice them or dice them.
Sugar- unrefined sugar works perfectly fine in this case. It is only to keep the pears juicy while you get on further and prevent excessive browning.
Lemon zest-Thi is a small twist that adds a lot of freshness to the dish. As the cream can be pretty heavy the lemon zest helps to lighten the flavour.
Cream- Pouring cream is ideal in this recipe. We are not looking for soft whipped peaks, so no whipping cream is needed. If you want to cut down a bit the calories, try light cream or low-fat cream.
Vanilla- Scrape out a few bits from a vanilla pod and add to the cream. Without te addition of any sugar this gives the simple dessert a fantastic fragrance. 

Making it healthier

Honestly, this dessert is not for you if you are looking for a healthy dessert. I would rather dunk the fruit in chocolate tofu dip to keep it cleaner and simpler.

Make ahead

This is certainly an easy dessert to put together for a crowd. However, you cannot prepare and assemble this dish much in advance. Here is what you can do the previous day.

Prep the glasses ahead.

Cut the peaches, and mix in the sugar and zest. Keep them covered in the fridge.

Whip the cream with vanilla, slightly so you have a pouring consistency. Keep this covered in the fridge.

Once these are set it is as simple as spooning the fruit and cream into the individual glasses.

What other fruit can I try with the cream?

Given an opportunity, I wouldn’t hesitate to make the cream combo with strawberries, mango, grapes, bananas, melons etc. You can also mix a combination of fruits in this vanilla cream.

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Hope you have a collection of recipes like this that hardly takes a few minutes but satisfies a crowd really well. In our attempt, the fruit salad with honey dressing and the peaches with cream are my top picks to share on a barbeque day. Let us know in the comments how we are doing with this blog. As usual, leave us a rating on the start system with 5 stars if you like this recipe. Don’t forget to subscribe or connect with us through Instagram or Facebook.

For now, enjoy the sun and the sunny peach season.

Boudin King Cake topped with a Crawfish Cheese Dip

Quick, Easy and Delicious! This is a different take on a King Cake. Your traditional King Cakes are a sweet pastry with an sweet icing.

But I’m switching it up and doing a spicy, savory King Cake Recipe using Boudin Sausage and a Crawfish Cheese Dip. Then to really take it to the next level (and make it look awesome) I top it with green onions and crushed Pork Rinds!

WHAT MALCOM USED IN THIS RECIPE:

• Malcom’s King Craw Cajun Seasoning
• Killer Hogs Hot Sauce
• Grilla Grills Silverbac Pellet Grill 

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Are you guilty of overlooking the importance of team culture?

With the ability to make your business thrive or wither and die, the type of work environment you provide affects your employees, your customers, and your bottom line.

So, why is workplace culture so important, and how can you improve your company culture quickly and effectively?

Keep reading to find out more!

What is team culture?

Team culture, often referred to as company culture, refers to a team’s values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. In a workplace, it is how its employees work together to achieve a common goal.

Often overlooked, a positive company culture can:

• Improve employee retention
• Boost morale in the workplace
• Drive customer engagement
• Build trust amongst employees and between management and staff
• Increase productivity
• Boost sales
• Improve profitability

However, a bad company culture can have a severely detrimental effect on your employees and your customers. It can be far more damaging than you may realize.

What makes a good team culture?

Although each workplace is different, there are certain characteristics of a positive company culture. These include a workplace that:

• Makes employees feel supported
• Encourages collaboration
• Supports personal growth
• Fosters an environment of trust

On the other hand, a toxic company culture typically starts at the top and trickles down to affect the entire team. For example, a manager who acts inappropriately does not discipline disruptive behaviors or who bullies their staff will cause the whole workforce to suffer.

Also, bad team culture can come about due to biased hiring. For example, if one gender dominates your workforce or people from only one ethnic background do, this can have a seriously detrimental effect on workplace culture.

6 Steps to improving team culture

The good news is that it is never too late to start improving your company culture. Follow the below tried and tested techniques, and you will see a significant improvement in nearly all aspects of your business.

Step 1: Focus on your employee relationship

If you want to see a change across your entire business, you need to start with the foundations of your work environment, namely the relationship between yourself and other management and your employees.

When it comes to having a good company culture, your managers must lead by example. They need to work hard to keep the lines of communication open between themselves and their team so that all your workforce feel listened to and supported.

It is not enough to organize annual employee reviews. You need to actively facilitate ongoing and open relationships to create a strong and positive workplace culture.

Step 2: Provide mentoring

Leaders who are mentors are much more effective than those who create a barrier between themselves and their employees. In fact, when a manager acts as a mentor, employees feel more motivated, more connected, and more likely to have a favorable perception of the person in question.

Becoming a mentor, rather than just a boss, can help you to get to know your employees on a more personal level, which is instrumental in creating a good working environment. You can learn more about what it is like to work in your business and how day-to-day life goes. This could lead you to make some positive changes.

Step 3: Invest in CRM software

CRM, candidate relationship management software, is a highly useful tool that can help you to nurture relationships with potential candidates and provide a more streamlined hiring process.

This innovative technology can help you hire a diverse and inclusive workforce which, in turn, can dramatically improve both your company culture and your overall reputation.

If you struggle to attract the top talent in your industry and are worried that this is affecting your team’s morale, CRM software is just what you need to give you the edge over your competitors.

Step 4: Encourage employee recognition

Everyone likes to feel appreciated, which is especially true when they have gone above and beyond their day-to-day duties for their employer. However, many businesses fail to show their appreciation for their employees and even more fail to recognize their successes.

There are many ways that you can recognize your employees’ hard work, and it doesn’t have to involve a monetary reward.

The simplest and arguably most effective technique is to praise someone publicly. Easy to do and completely free, you will be surprised at how effective this can be in boosting employee morale. You should find that employees work harder for you.

If you have remote workers, make sure that you do not forget about them when it comes to praise and appreciation. Just because they aren’t in the office or workplace doesn’t mean they don’t deserve to have their efforts recognized.

Step 5: Be transparent

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when many people’s jobs were on the line, studies showed that employees wanted complete honesty from their employers, even if the news was not good.

This trend for transparency has continued in the workplace. Now employees want their employers to actively communicate with them about all aspects of the business.

In terms of company culture, workplaces that are offer transparency have more engaged and happy employees. In contrast, ones that hold back tend to have a higher staff turnover and less motivated workers.

When it comes to transparency, it is important to be open about salaries. Ensure that everyone feels valued and appropriately paid for their contributions. If you don’t and staff leave, your reputation could become affected. 

Step 6: Do not micro-manage

If you are the type of leader who has to know what your employees are doing every second of the day, you should know that this can be hugely damaging to your team. In fact, autonomy is one of the most effective strategies for fostering a positive working environment as it shows that you trust your employees and their abilities.

Changing your organizational culture so that your employees can work more independently may be difficult at first, but you will soon start to see the benefits. Rather than setting specific goals or tasks for your team, set out the tone and expectations and let them find their own way.

You may be surprised at just how much better they work when left to their own devices.

Do you need more help improving your team culture? Here at Oleeo, our best-selling Talent Acquisition Recruitment Program can help you to hire a diverse workforce. This will transform your company culture and your business.

Interested to know more? Get in touch with our friendly and knowledgeable team here – we are more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

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