HanaByte Hearts: Atlanta Children’s Day Shelter
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The outreach beyond our cybersecurity offerings, or in essence, how we give back to our communities, industry, and fellow professionals and neighbors, plays just as significant a role in our culture as the security measures that we’re experts in offering as a business partner. We explored how we can make a difference with Atlanta Children’s Day Shelter for Q1 of our outreach program, HanaByte Hearts this year.
Working at HanaByte
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One of the most common challenges is that a majority of the employees have an introverted personality. In an extroverted society that pushes a business to thrive, how is HanaByte tackling this challenge?
HanaByte Hearts: Rise Against Hunger Rechallenge
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During the holiday season, HanaByte had the opportunity to coordinate with Rise Against Hunger for a second time. The first time that HanaByte met at the warehouse location, there was a small group with only 5 employees. A year later, a boisterous group of excited team members with their friends and family stood together waiting.
A Thoughtful Review of HanaByte’s Progress
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As we start a new year, it’s a good time to truly reflect on HanaByte’s success throughout 2023 and beyond. Starting on a foundational level, we not only doubled in size, but also attended multiple conferences as a company, had our first team-building retreat, and introduced many employee resources that continue to benefit and encourage our employees to thrive. In this past year, we also worked on strengthening our Associate’s Program, completed quarterly HanaByte Hearts initiatives, enacted our supplemental learning program, hosted meetups in Atlanta for local cybersecurity networking and finalized details to unveil our newest program, HanaByte Paws for Cause.
The Significance of Top-Down Support in Shaping Company Culture
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Leadership within an organization serves as the compass that sets the direction for the entire team. They epitomize the values and ethics that define the company. When leaders genuinely embrace the culture, it sends a strong message to the employees, emphasizing the importance of these values in their day-to-day activities.