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The Busy Myth: Cultivate a Culture of Achievement, Not Activity
When you ask many working people how they are, their standard answer is, “Busy!” And a common reply is, “Well, busy is good!” But what does busyness...
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Using Workplace Culture to Forge Win/Win Business Solutions
Your employees are clamoring for fewer days working in the office. Suppliers are pushing back on delivery schedules. Customers are resisting the...
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The X Factor: How Gen X Leaders Will Impact Workplace Culture
We hear lots of fanfare about how the influx of Millennials and now Gen Zers are influencing the workplace. And news about working Baby Boomers, the...
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The Role of Organizational Culture in The Evolving Work Environment
Thanks to the pandemic and a roller coaster economy, adapting to the latest new normal is all in a day’s work for today’s business leaders. Along...
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Establishing a Culture of Respect in the Workplace
In the classic song “Respect,” Aretha Franklin tells listeners to “find out what it means to me.” She nails an often-missed point: people have...
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Special Delivery: When in Doubt, Communicate Personally at Work
Recently, several large companies grabbed headlines when internal communications from senior leaders went viral. The CEOs were telling employees they...
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Improve Workplace Culture by Building Emotional Intelligence
Remember when organizational culture crept into boardroom conversations decades ago? What began as a peripheral topic blossomed into a top priority...
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It’s All in the Details: Making Accuracy Part of Your Company Culture
Think about a time you saw glaring typos in a resume you received. Did you hire that person? Odds are you didn't, despite the person's background. An...
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Actions Speak Louder than Words: Make DEI Part of your Company Culture
After decades on the back burner, a focus on diversity, equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is finally on the rise in the workplace. Troubling headlines and...
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Handing over the keys: Helping Employees Take Ownership of their Work
Managers were challenged when self-directed work teams became popular in the late 70s. Previously, they micromanaged and supervised everything their...