As a small business owner, I disregarded the importance of core values until we made our first hiring mistake. At the time, we were a close-knit team of four employees. We hired a fifth employee that ...

A CEO client mentioned to me that an employee had been disrespectful to her in an all-hands meeting. He called her out in public for being late to a meeting, and challenged her when she defended ...

Core values can play a pivotal role in shaping a company’s destiny. I have seen cases where impactful core values helped companies become wildly successful, a few where they had little or no effect, ...

Leaders must be deliberate about creating the kind of culture they want at their company. One of my favorite sayings is, “If you don’t intentionally create a core culture, others within the ...

When I ran into a former client at the grocery store, and asked him how things were going, I expected some polite small talk. Instead, what he said blew my mind. The guy (let’s call him Jim) was an ...

Ethical conduct is required in all jobs and by all organizations. It also applies to positions at all levels. Anyone can disagree with a substantive business or legal decision, but make an ethical ...

As a business coach, I spend a lot of time with company leaders planning growth and developing strategy. A key part of this process is establishing the fundamentals for why an organization exists and ...

Knowing and acting on core values is essential to being a resilient educator—and resilience is key to managing the continuous challenges that any educator faces. Before I introduce an activity to help ...