Learning How To Learn. Again.

The value of Learning is common to almost all organizations. It’s one of the 17 Common Values. The more...

Disgruntled Employees? Try Putting Them First

A few years ago I read the book Employees First, Customers Second.The author, Vineet Nayar, writes about his...

Can’t Agree on Values? Follow the Process

What leader wouldn’t want to be surrounded by people with passion? It’s an invisible fire that inspires...

9 Reasons Purpose Trumps Profit

We live in an interesting time, where some view purpose and profit as being quite congruent while others...

Do You Budget For Your Values?

Miles AG is a different kind of company. Based outside Atlanta, GA, this is a company that works with...

How LOVE In Business Can Provide Competitive Advantage

While many people are talking about Valentine’s Day (or at least the marketers), it seems appropriate to...

Is Your Company Story Fiction or Non-Fiction?

What kind of story does your company tell? Is there significant tension in it? Is it clear what’s causing...

Is Your Name Aligned With Your Values?

Think about the name of your organization. Is there anything offensive about it? What about your company...

10 Warning Signs of a Weak Culture of Quality

“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” – Henry Ford...

7 Reasons Your Organization Needs To Embrace Values

Is your organization on track to achieve expected results and fulfill its mission? Or does it feel like...

When Values and Marketing Are Not Aligned

I like Wells Fargo. I bank with them, and most of my encounters with their staff have been very positive....

How Values Guide You In Achieving Your Goals

It’s a new year, and you’re starting with a clean slate. You’ve set your sights on achieving certain goals....

How to Cultivate a Culture of Gratitude

In the book The Happiness Advantage, author Shawn Acher highlights that happy employees “…have higher levels...

The Secret Power Of Grace

In my research of the values across all Fortune 500 companies, I did not find a single reference to the...

How To Know When To Fight For Freedom

It’s been almost 70 years since the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the...