Bleeding Orange

Why do some people stay with their organizations for years, and others seem to bounce from place to place? Do some companies have a secret

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Tomb With A View

I spent many years as a traditional guy in conservative corporate environments. I thought that was supposed to be my path. It did allow me

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Retention Is A Leadership Problem

I’ve heard the excuses for years…literally. Leaders complaining about everything under the sun that is negatively impacting their departments. It is rarely their inaction or

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You Can’t Ignore the Warning Signs

“You have to understand, we’re special here.”“Our culture is different than other organizations.”“Our values drive 100% of our decisions.”“Innovation is one of our core strategies.”“Our

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Find the Good

Life is hard. Work is hard. Competing is hard. Winning is really hard.So why in the world do we spend so much time focusing on

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Be Positive Everyday? What?

Leaders…um, I mean people… are negative, and cynical, and snarky…and apparently that seems to be an appropriate excuse for behavior that never seems to change.Our

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Body Count

The talk about corporate culture is at an all time high. Just about every CEO lies…ahem…claims their people are their most important asset.Really? I’m calling

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You Can Be A Powerhouse

…you can feel the energy in the room change when they come in…they bring something special that is hard to describe; yet, every one on

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Dead World Assembly

I hear a lot of leaders talking about culture, teamwork, and how they have a “vision” for how work should be done.Ha!Sadly, many of these

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There Are No Rules

“The future of work will not include the archaic rules we cling to today.”– MeProtocolHow many times do you consider protocol before making a decision? When you

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