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title: "Jostle Blog: Explore Employee Success Insights & Ideas | Kelly Batke"
description: Kelly’s always getting to the point. She’s a freelance content marketer with a passion for writing simple and clean.
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# **About Kelly Batke**

 Kelly’s always getting to the point. She’s a freelance content marketer with a passion for writing simple and clean.

## **Content by Kelly Batke**

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[![8 ways to completely destroy your company culture](https://blog.jostle.me/hubfs/8-ways-to-completely-destroy-your-company-culture-16x9@2x.png)](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/8-ways-to-completely-destroy-your-company-culture-2/)

By [**Kelly Batke**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/author/kelly-batke) | 3 min read

## [**8 ways to completely destroy your company culture**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/8-ways-to-completely-destroy-your-company-culture-2/)

- [Employee Engagement](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/topic/employee-engagement)

[For some leaders strong workplace culture is a no-brainer. Sadly, and unfortunately, it seems as though some leaders actually want a company to sink. This article looks ...](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/8-ways-to-completely-destroy-your-company-culture-2/)

[![Stop Making Excuses for Not Writing](https://blog.jostle.me/hs-fs/file-4042350370-png/blog-files/blog-98big-1024x438.png)](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/stop-making-excuses-for-not-writing/)

By [**Kelly Batke**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/author/kelly-batke) | 2 min read

## [**Stop Making Excuses for Not Writing**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/stop-making-excuses-for-not-writing/)

- [Archive](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/topic/archive)

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[They say that death and public speaking are the two things we fear most in life. If this is true, then writing must be close behind in third.](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/stop-making-excuses-for-not-writing/)

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[![11 Things to Post on Your Intranet Today](https://blog.jostle.me/hs-fs/file-4042268050-jpg/blog-files/blog-282.jpg)](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/11-things-to-post-on-your-intranet-today/)

By [**Kelly Batke**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/author/kelly-batke) | 3 min read

## [**11 Things to Post on Your Intranet Today**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/11-things-to-post-on-your-intranet-today/)

- [Intranet](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/topic/intranet)

[Intranets have evolved so much that it’s easy to assume the technology does the job for you. But it doesn’t.](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/11-things-to-post-on-your-intranet-today/)

By [**Kelly Batke**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/author/kelly-batke) | 2 min read

## [7 downsides (Yes, downsides!) to company growth](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/7-downsides-yes-downsides-to-company-growth/)

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[Finally, your dreams of running a profitable company came true. Now that the hard work is over you can finally sit back and do less right? WRONG!](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/7-downsides-yes-downsides-to-company-growth/)

[![Toxic workplaces exposed](https://blog.jostle.me/hs-fs/file-3899568771-jpg/blog-files/toxic-workplaces.jpg)](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/toxic-workplaces-exposed/)

By [**Kelly Batke**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/author/kelly-batke) | 1 min read

## [**Toxic workplaces exposed**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/toxic-workplaces-exposed/)

- [Archive](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/topic/archive)

[Hiring managers have been socially ‘creeping’ potential employees for years. Whether through Facebook or LinkedIn, chances are if you have applied for a job, you’ve been ...](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/toxic-workplaces-exposed/)

[![7 Ways to Make Your Workplace Feel Like a Startup](https://blog.jostle.me/hs-fs/file-3852512029-jpg/blog-files/startup2-1024x448.jpg)](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/7-ways-to-make-your-workplace-feel-like-a-startup-2/)

By [**Kelly Batke**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/author/kelly-batke) | 2 min read

## [**7 Ways to Make Your Workplace Feel Like a Startup**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/7-ways-to-make-your-workplace-feel-like-a-startup-2/)

- [Archive](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/topic/archive)

[Those startups have it made huh? Flexible hours, beer in the fridge, it’s a wonder they get any work done; yet somehow they do.](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/7-ways-to-make-your-workplace-feel-like-a-startup-2/)

[![How Not to Manage Like Bill Lumbergh](https://blog.jostle.me/hubfs/bill-lumbergh.png)](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/how-not-to-manage-like-bill-lumbergh/)

By [**Kelly Batke**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/author/kelly-batke) | 2 min read

## [**How Not to Manage Like Bill Lumbergh**](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/how-not-to-manage-like-bill-lumbergh/)

- [Archive](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/topic/archive)

[If you are familiar with the cult hit Office Space, you will easily recall the heartless micro-manager Bill Lumbergh. Lumbergh. Don’t manage like him!](https://blog.jostle.me/blog/how-not-to-manage-like-bill-lumbergh/)

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