Fuel for Thought
Insights, Perspectives, and Thought Leadership
Fuel for Thought
Insights, Perspectives, and Thought Leadership
The Leadership-Friendship Tightrope: Managing Relationships at Work
“We’re a family here.” It’s a phrase we often hear that defines many workplace cultures. But let me ask you this: what happens when “family” starts to overshadow leadership? In my work with many medium-sized businesses, I’ve seen how family-oriented cultures can be your greatest strength and a potential stumbling block. While fostering a sense…
The #1 Reason Your Post-Pandemic Recovery Plan Will Fail
Ah, the good old days. Pre-pandemic you had your strategic direction well defined. You had a good workplace culture. The two were entwined and in lockstep together. Then your universe was rocked. A whole new world Quickly, you went back to the drawing board. Survival meant shifting your strategic direction and priorities. From storefront to…
Why Your Employee Engagement is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
People always ask us for ways to improve employee engagement, and it’s a little bit like looking at the part of the iceberg that’s above the waterline. You could go out to the iceberg and take a photo and in reality, it’s only about 10% of the iceberg. The true majesty of the iceberg is…
How to Ensure Your Company Culture is Post Pandemic Ready
I’ve been talking to many CEOs and HR leaders, and they are struggling to maintain their company culture when their people are no longer in the office 100% of the time. How prepared is your organization to finally come out of this pandemic induced disruption? You’ve had to react and respond, and now it’s time…
The Leadership and Legacy of Tony Hsieh – Success Tips from a Culture Guru
Do you have a favorite inspirational leader? Maybe you have their book on your office shelf? Or a mug with one of their quotes? Or a framed ticket from an event they were speaking at as a reminder of their inspiration? I’m guilty of all three! Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos, is one…
How Human Resources Leaders can be Business Pioneers
Are you still trying to move the needle on ‘employee engagement’ numbers? Human resource leaders have been tasked with bumping up the approval ratings on engagement surveys for far too long… They’ve been asked to measure corporate success by the metrics of the ‘who, what, where, where, and how’ of an employee’s job. But the…
(Re)writing your company policies? Take these 3 steps
Were your company policies written for misbehaving toddlers? Believe it or not, that’s how far too many policies and procedure manuals come across to employees. Leaders often rely on policies that try to enforce compliance… But, what does it say about your company culture when your manual is full of bold, italic, underlined, and ALL…
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