Here’s Why You Need to Hire for Culture Growth, Not Just Culture Fit
Hiring for culture fit can sometimes backfire! As I write about in the my book, Hire, Inspire and Fuel Their Fire: How to Recruit, Onboard, and Train New Employees to Live Your Culture Out Loud, although great companies hire relentlessly with their culture in mind,...
A Great Workplace Culture Insight Question: What are the Unwritten Rules in Your Workplace?
Is it time to unearth YOUR unwritten rules at work? If you want to assess the current state of your culture, or understand what employees really think about your culture, then you need to do more than just surveying your employees once a year. You need to have real...
Workplace Culture Building Tip: Keep the Culture Message Front and Center
You need to keep the culture message alive! Your workplace culture is your #1 competitive advantage, so you need to keep that central, critical message front and center in your workplace. Make it highly visible – post your culture message everywhere and...
Don’t Be a Work Jerk! Creating Better Neighbors at Work to Build a Better Workplace Culture
Stop Being a Work Jerk! Often it’s the little things… The minor annoyances… The irritants… …the seemingly small things our work neighbors do that drive us batty. Here’s a simple way to help everyone be a better neighbor...
Top-10 Perks For a Happier, Less Stressful Office – Does Your Office Need an Office Dog?
10 Perks for a Happier Office I stumbled upon a survey listing what office workers said would make them happier and less stressed out at work. The survey focused on tangible things – perks if you will, as opposed to more intangible factors, such as...Engage Employees In Your Business With an Inspiration Hunt
International Hall of Fame business speaker Michael Kerr talks about how you can engage your employees with an Inspiration Hunt in your community – a creative way to look for best practices and opportunities in your community. Plus Mike’s fun at work tip...
A Fun, Creative Way to Provide a Safe Space for Difficult, Challenging Conversations at Work
Creating a safe space for difficult conversations What happens in Vegas… No one likes to have difficult conversations. When faced with a challenging, uncomfortable, awkward conversation most of us would probably rather have a molar extracted by a nervous...
Capping Off a Brilliant Idea: Simple, Seemingly Laughable Ideas Are Often the Best Ideas
Does your workplace culture encourage creativity and allow ideas space to breathe? I love, love, love these kind of stories – stories about positive change based on simple ideas. Stories that remind us all to never discount ideas that at first seem overly...


