Silverchair Culture Feed

Amid unprecedented volatility in scholarly publishing, Silverchair finds stability through purpose-driven leadership.

When I joined Silverchair, I was new to scholarly publishing. Now, it’s one of the most impactful & rewarding spaces I’ve worked in.

Take a look at Silverchair's evolution through the account of our second employee as she approaches 30 years with the company.

Silverchair has been intentional in integrating ScholarOne teams into the new expanded org, leading to "the best kind of culture shock."

Hear how our new core value ("Innovate with Purpose & Adaptability) plays out in our work and in our lives.

As the world experiments, innovates, and legislates around AI, we have gathered a reading list from the last month, part of a new series.

The Agile Manifesto prioritizes individuals, collaboration, & flexibility in software development: how can we intentionally foster that?

In the face of uncertainty, the question of how to maintain resilience is more relevant than ever for scholarly publishing professionals. 

In our 2023 retrospective, we highlight key stats and details about what Silverchair and our community achieved last year.

2023 was a watershed year in many ways. Over the course of that year, AI has begun to transform every area of our lives, and the change doesn’t seem to...

Earlier this year, recognizing the accelerating need for learning and applying artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs), Silverchair f…

Embracing AI means not only implementing technologies, but also bringing our people along the change curve.

For 30+ years, Silverchair’s products and services have evolved in concert with the needs of our clients and the markets they serve.

Learn about where we've been and where we're going with fostering a people-centered agile work environment.

This blog shares insights and recommendations around the specific challenges & benefits of being an introvert when in leadership positions.

Silverchair is committed to creating a thriving workplace, which means intentionally developing the unique potential of each person.

As you know by now, Silverchair recently selected Thompson Street Capital Partners to help accelerate our company’s plans for greater growth and impa…

The research supports what all great leaders understand: there is no leverage in weakness. This is why Silverchair adopted a strengths-based approach to pe…

Several years ago, after-work gatherings of several Silverchair women started to morph into standing get-togethers prompting insightful discussions, shared…

DevOps (short for “Developer Operations”) is at its essence about empowering developers and development teams. At Silverchair, we feel that everyone should…

Silverchair is proud to offer absolute flexibility to our people – fully embracing remote work while also offering a comfortable and beautiful cowork…

Silverchair’s mission is to change the world for the better by empowering creators and users of scholarly and professional knowledge to maximize their posi…

Since the start of the pandemic, when our office-centered workforce went fully remote overnight, Silverchair has been continuously engaged in learning, lis…

Over the last two years, we have developed work norms to maintain health and balance as we continue to evolve our hybrid workplace.

Beyond our incredible culture, there are many very tangible "extra" benefits to being a Silvercharian, some of which we've outlined here.

Since our founding in 1993, Silverchair has been headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. Over the years, we expanded to include several remote employee…

In honor of National Intern Day (July 29th) Silverchair’s Forge Summer Intern, Mary Larkin Douthitt, joined Director of Marketing Stephanie Lovegrove Hanse…

Silverchair recently captured the ways our people are thinking about re-engaging with our headquarters and face-to-face with one another. What we learned a…

Silverchair is proud to be hosting local artist Barbara MacCallum as part of Persephone Ascending, a multi-site show of Virginia women artists. Persephone…

Since ubiquitous video meetings are here to stay, how can we bring a measure of sensibility and humanity to these interactions?

In honor of Employee Appreciation Day, Silverchair’s executive team shared the messages below with our team.  (Tim Barton, President) The idea of ‘Em…

We recently surveyed Silverchairians to find out how we were feeling about our current & future working arrangements. Here’s what we learned.

The success of Silverchair has always been based on the relationships we build, and for all the turmoil that 2020 brought, it also provided opportunities f…

2020 has thrown into the spotlight the many individuals and organizations committed to helping others. Read more about those efforts.

Read a sampling of Silverchair employee “Fun Facts” to learn more about the diverse interests and background of our multi-talented workforce.

Summer is here and despite the fact that most of our “vacations” are taking us no further than our guest bedrooms, we’re making time to step away from work…

When asked what people like most about working at Silverchair, the top two responses are the culture and the people. Our culture isn’t something that…

The office that I care for is now almost 100% remote. As Silverchair has settled into tele-working, perhaps a few folks are undergoing mild withdraw sympto…

Silverchair's Recruiter offers a high-level overview of what it means to be a developer and resources for your journey to software development.

Like many of the other big forces in life, the workplace is a powerful feedback loop that has a profound impact on our rate of growth and fulfillment.

In approaching performance management and career goals, we must understand the role our agency plays in our orientation to growth and development.

Learn more about our new president Tim Barton's background, his experience at Silverchair thus far, and his vision for the future.

In 2018 Silverchair has introduced Program Increments into our sprint (3-week) cadence to align teams' capacity, business scope, and delivery value.

Silverchair has prioritized accessibility internally for years, and aims for AA WCAG compliance in all of our online products. Read more about our process.

Last night at the AMA’s Central VA Excellence in Marketing Awards, Silverchair won awards for Broadcast Marketing and Print Collateral design.

Silverchair looks at the concept of "toil" as an idea to use while we reflect on how we're spending our time and consider where and how we can improve.

The results of a recent survey confirm that Silverchair has the commitment, understanding, and discipline required for Agile Software Development.

Silverchair has recently improved and strengthened our Incident Management Processes, which now include a root cause analysis.

Delivering value to our clients is a top priority, and asking why and knowing when it's appropriate to say no are pieces of the value puzzle.

A community of practice provides an organized way for people who are in the same role or who want to learn together to form around their shared goals.

Silverchair is honored to have been named "Business of the Year" at the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) Awards Gala last night.

There is a big difference between being a “provider” and a “partner”. It’s what differentiates Silverchair from our competitors.

With 2017 almost 1/3 of the way done, now is a good time to take stock of the professional goals laid out as the year began.

At any company where small scrum teams operate, the typical buzzwords are teamwork and collaboration. But what about tension, disagreement, and debate?