There’s no “one size fits all” organizational culture. Corporate culture needs to be cultivated from the inside out. No organization can replicate the success of Google, Amazon and Facebook by aping the cultures that made them successful. Culture comes from within each company.
As seen in Fast Company Whether apocryphal or not, the purported last words of bon vivant, tastemaker and wit Oscar Wilde were, “This wallpaper is dreadful, one of us will have to go.” But what is taste and how does one overcome the pernicious dynamic that when people lack taste they are unlikely to have […]
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As seen in Dig-in.com. Insurance companies are often on the losing end of climate change, paying out increasingly exorbitant sums as extreme weather such as tornadoes, floods and fires damage property, agriculture and businesses. But flipping the perspective for a moment, can insurance companies take active measures to mitigate the risks of climate change? Insurance […]
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(As featured in Fast Company) Think of the last time you sang a song. It might have been around a campfire with family and friends, or at a church, synagogue or mosque with your faith community. Wherever it was, in the moment of raising your voices together, you probably felt connected on a deeper level […]
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An unfortunate number of Americans will remember the Great Travel Debacle of the 2022 Christmas travel season. A once-in-a-century storm swept the nation coast-to-coast causing untold misery for thousands of travelers and effectively canceled the holidays for many. While most airlines were able to manage their delays and cancellations despite the disruptions and return to […]
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It’s no secret that the changing climate is one of the most pressing issues facing the rising generations. In a planet already experiencing the consequences of global warming, including increased damage from storms and typhoons, rising water levels, and increased instances of infectious diseases that some experts speculate will bring on the age of pandemics, […]
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The research is clear—employees are more productive and happier in workplace environments that have been intentionally designed to motivate them around a common purpose. From the days of the cubicle to the era of the open plan office, employers have endeavored to develop working environments that help workers engage more productively and find increased fulfillment […]
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Let’s face it—recruiting new workers isn’t the only problem companies face in a post-lockdown environment. While past generations were content to spend their careers with one company, a new generation of quickly rising employees of the Millennial and Gen Z generations are increasingly motivated to prioritize challenges over comfort, moving onto the next big thing […]
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Any brand worth its salt knows that vendors are essential to your company’s success. Over and over again, we see how relying on a vendor who doesn’t take your business as seriously as you do can put you in a vulnerable position with customers. In one infamous example, Virgin Airlines left 50,000 passengers stranded due […]
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Anyone attuned to trends in the workplace lately have noticed a proliferation of novel, often-alliterative or assonate terms to describe shifts in how employees and employers relate to each other and the work places around them. These phenomena, ranging from “quiet quitting” to “the great resignation” to “quiet firing” or “managing out” may not be […]
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It’s all too easy to focus on keeping up rather than standing out. Like CFOs who don’t know how to dress, you risk you blending in with the herd. We all know the downsides of focusing on securing a reservation at the hottest restaurant, wearing the right clothes and surrounding yourself with the kind of […]
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