December 29, 2021 - Cultural Strategies

Thoughts on Imposter Syndrome

I love Adam Grant‘s tiny, but powerful post here that flips our thoughts on Impostor Syndrome around. “If you doubt yourself, shouldn’t you also doubt your judgment of yourself?” I have labored long and hard…

Culture: Setting the Tone

Gallup’s article on Setting the Tone for Workplace Culture reminded me of three great things that happened at one of my former employers, HGA Architects and Engineers. Accessible and Respectful Leadership.The leadership team was always accessible to every…

Yes! There is an Assessment for Business Owners!

If you’ve taken the Gallup StrengthsFinder or CliftonStrengths Assessment, you probably felt pretty good after you saw your Assessment results. Why? Because it helped you see yourself at a very core level, explaining things about…

Gallup’s New BP10 Assessment and Results – Can They Help Our Nation’s National Debt Problem?

I have wondered it myself…is the U.S. destined to relive the same tragic ends as the Roman or Soviet Empires? With the growth of other countries’ GDPs potentially overtaking that of the U.S., does…

Psychological Safety’s Time is Here!

One of my favorite topics to teach is psychological safety. And yet, it is one of the least favorite things I have experienced in my business career – or rather I’ve experienced the absence…

Keeping a Great Culture Alive in the Midst of the Storm

We’re at a difficult place when it comes to employee retention right now. At the COO Forum, we’ve been tracking the problems COOs are having in this area. More than any other topic, the two…

Business World Change

I’m a firm believer that we can change the world wherever we’re at in it. So it seemed fitting to honor my first meeting as a Fellow of the 250-year old UK-based Royal Society…

Valuing All The Desirees

I once worked at a company that had many tiers of employees. There were people who were C-Suite executives, principals, SVPs, VPs, senior associates, and lots of us worker-bees. But there was one person…

Flying-Part 2: Choosing a Seat

Stepping back from the last “flying” post, I see I need to set the scene for this one. When buying my airline tickets, I pay a little extra to pick where I want to…

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