


Why Being an Intentional Culture Leader Matters More Than Ever!
Let’s start with the end in mind: One day we’re all going to be dead. (How’s that for an uplifting opening?) Hopefully it’s not going to happen for a very long time, but – spoiler alert — it is going to happen. If we’re fortunate, most of us have been allotted,...
Starting Your Workday Off on the Right Foot to Build a Better Workplace Culture
When I was researching inspiring workplaces many moons ago in Copenhagen, Denmark, I had the pleasure of interviewing a “Chief Happiness Officer” and the author of Happy Hour is Nine to Five, Alexander Kjerulf. I love the concept of what Kjerulf calls a...
A Workplace Culture Checklist And 15 Culture Jump Starting Ideas to Shift Your Culture
So you want to shift your workplace culture, but you don’t know where to begin? The following is a checklist of workplace questions to help you generate some conversations at work around what you might need to do to shift your culture, weaved in with some...
Shifting Your Workplace Culture By Bringing Your Values to Life: How One Company Re-Energized Their Workplace
AFA JCDecaux is the largest outdoor advertising company in the world, with offices in more than 59 countries. A huge success by many measures, the company had nevertheless lost its mojo a few years ago. When I met with CEO Kim Axelson in his Copenhagen, Denmark...
How to Receive Workplace Feedback Like a Pro
The following is an excerpt from my best-selling, soon-to-be-made-into-a-major-motion-picture book, The Jerk-Free Workplace: How You Can Take the Lead to Create a Happier, More Inspiring Workplace. Okay, what if someone approaches you to offer up some constructive...
What AI Has To Say About Humor, Humanity and The Challenge of Creating Humor
As artificial intelligence continues to grow, and as more and more people and companies leverage the power of tools such as ChatGPT to generate content, I think it’s going to become more important than ever to embrace our humanity, creativity and yes, our humor,...
To Motivate Your Employees Do This First: STOP De-Motivating Employees
There is a mountain of research that suggests that the most important thing you can do to engage your employees is to STOP de-motivating them! In other words, it’s not so much the things you do that motivate employees (if you hired and trained them well, they...
Building a Jerk-Free Workplace: What Workplace Behaviors Drive Everyone Batty?
The goal of The Jerk-Free Workplace is to offer concrete suggestions on how anyone, regardless of their position, can be a leader. The more everyone steps up, even just a little, takes more personal responsibility and accountability for their attitude and actions, and...