𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭. Everyone must feel free to express their ideas, concerns and failures. Open, constructive and respectful conversations need to happen regardless of position or level in the organization. You must never hesitate to provide feedback, ask a question, suggest a way to make things better or tell your manager something isn’t going well. It’s […]

𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 (𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞). The workplace is made up of people with diverse backgrounds, interests, personalities and philosophical bents. It is a key element of the strength of any company. However, to achieve the benefits of a heterogenous workforce, we must be able to work effectively together. Respect for

𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚…..𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. In that order. The people we work with and their families must take precedence. It is only with healthy and engaged employees that we can relentlessly focus on serving our customers.

Welcome to my initial foray into the sparkly maelstrom of content generation. The first posts are about the 15 cultural elements I believe help make organizations great. Amusingly, I resisted codifying a company’s culture or values throughout my career. Values, to me, come more from leadership’s actions than a sterile list. Why the change? The