Insights, Perspectives, and Thought Leadership
Insights, Perspectives, and Thought Leadership
As much as we all want to work in an environment that is safe, many of us don’t get that opportunity. Twelve people die every day in their places of work in the U.S. When it comes to workplace injuries, 3 out of every 100 employees will suffer a work related injury. In Canada, in 2012,…
If you want to drive your culture towards success then be careful about the words you choose. The language used in your organization will shape the behaviors of the people. If the talk is all about customers first, employees will place emphasis on serving the customer. If the conversation is about cost reduction, the actions…
This fall is full of election frenzy, whether you’re in Canada or the United States. In both countries, the federal government is the largest employer. In Canada there are over 250,000 people working for the national employer. The next largest Canadian employers are George Weston (owners of Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart) at just over…
Tiger Woods came back to golf in January. After a long layoff due to health reasons, he felt he was ready to carry on. Unfortunately, his golf game was far from its previous level. It wasn’t fabulous, it wasn’t even average, it sucked. He finished dead last. But you can bet that he blasted off…
Book ‘em Danno! Who can ever forget this iconic line from the famous TV police series Hawaii Five-O? It’s a popular show at our house. After all, there’s lots of drama and action plus the beautiful Hawaiian landscapes. But almost every time I watch the show I just end up feeling cheated, confused and frustrated….
It’s hard to believe that the term “corporate culture” didn’t appear on the business landscape in a meaningful way until the early 1980’s. By contrast, another business term, “money”, developed almost 5,000 years ago! While corporate culture may seem like a newborn to the business world, important trends are emerging. CEO’s are starting to get…
Every day when you arrive at work do you sigh as you go through the door? Do you think “Just once I’d like to be a cast member at Disney, rather than a middle manager where I am today”? If only this place was as exciting and fun to work at as Zappo’s or Google!…
The conversation about the cost of an organization’s culture is a tough one to have. After all, if culture is just a nebulous, intangible concept how can we apply a financial analysis to it? Good news! By using some tried and true costing practices, along with new assessment tools, you can measure the ROI of…
The Gold Medal – the highest award in Olympic competition. Who doesn’t want to be a gold medal winner? Every time I tune into the Olympics I am inspired by the stories. The passion and dedication of each athlete as they strive for excellence is almost unbelievable. They do it for their country, their sport…
If you’re like me you’re sick to death from hearing about the great culture at Zappo’s and Google. After all, if we had a gazillion dollars in cash flow we’d all build gyms and onsite daycares for our employees, wouldn’t we? So, when it comes to culture do we all need to be a Zappo’s…
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