Corporate Culture


Recent Corporate Culture Articles

Why You Should Never Compromise

Forget about trying to appear diplomatic. When you compromise, you willfully give in to mediocrity.  Read more

3 Keys to Business Excellence

Excelling in business isn't necessarily rocket science. In fact you just have to master these three things.  Read more

8 Rules to Make Telecommuting Work

Culture is key at Blinds.com. But letting employees work from home is a crucial part of that maintaining that culture.  Read more

On Social Media? Get Real or Die

For companies on social media, brand trust is the new economic currency. Fake it at your own peril.  Read more

How to Survive a Chinese Business Dinner

Savvy entrepreneurs know how to charm their Eastern hosts once the rice wine starts flowing--and get back to their hotel rooms in one piece afterward.  Read more

Network the Hell Out of People: 6 Expert Tips

The more smart people you know, the faster you'll be able to grow your business. But you have to go about it thoughtfully.  Read more

3 Things the 'Harlem Shake' Reveals About the Workplace

Sure, it's a ridiculous meme. But pay attention: Buried in those YouTube clips are some truths about why company culture is so important.  Read more

5 Ways to Generate Office Happiness

Is your office feeling blah? Learn five ways to perk it up that may surprise you.  Read more

Think Like a 5-Year Old (the Best Leaders Do)

Want to grow your business? Reclaim your child-like sense of wonder, that endless curiosity about the world around you.  Read more

7 Lessons From The Beatles' Biggest Failure

What the Beatles' early failures can teach you about staffing, timing, market research, and product development.  Read more

The Hiring Move You Can't Afford to Make

The candidate seems ideal in almost every way... except one. But that one factor is too toxic to ignore.  Read more

Rule for Success: Emphasize Steady Progress

Harvard Business School professor Teresa M. Amabile explains the importance of "inner work life."  Read more

3 Types of Poison Employees

Here are three types of employees that drag your company down, and how you can stop their bad behavior.  Read more

How to Banish Office Politics

No company is immune from infighting and gossip. How to keep politics from damaging relationships and impacting your bottom line.  Read more

When Good Leaders Go Bad

A Skimmer's Guide to Tipping Sacred Cows: Kick the Bad Work Habits That Masquerade as Virtues, by Jake Breeden  Read more

Core Values: 3 Ways to Cut the B.S.

Corporate America is filled with examples of companies that say one thing... and then do the opposite. Make your values mean something. Here's how.  Read more

5 Ways Getting Married Helped My Business

In writing his vows to his future wife, this CEO learned he ought to make similar promises to his employees.  Read more

10 Business Lessons From the NFL

In order to keep minds focused on work and productivity during the exciting NFL playoffs, here are 10 business tips we can all take away from football.  Read more

4 Ways to Be a Force for Good in the World

You're in a position to do more good than you think, starting right inside your own company.  Read more

You Don't Have to Be a Start-up to Be Like One: 5 Ways

You can maintain your entrepreneurial culture--long after you raise funding, and start making money. Here's how.  Read more

Entrepreneurs on Their Favorite Gifts

We asked business owners to describe their most cherished present--and one thing they're hoping for this year.  Read more

8 Signs You're a Control Freak

You might not know it, but your controlling behaviors are making your employees batty. Here are a few ways to ease up already.  Read more

The Choice You Shouldn't Force Employees to Make

You want dedicated workers--all business owners do. But workaholics? Here's why you don't want to encourage those.  Read more

6 Ways to Spread the Holiday Spirit

Aside from a holiday party, there are lots of creative, inexpensive ways to bring your "office family" together.  Read more

5 Steps to Creating a Great Company Culture

Unhappy employees? Customers not returning? You can change all of that in five simple steps.  Read more

Why You Should Schmooze Like Don Draper

Forget GChat. To really connect with customers, vendors and staff, sometimes you've gotta go old school, whether that means deep sea fishing or ordering ever...  Read more

Why You Need to Market to Your Employees

Marketing a new brand and product internally to your employees could be more important than what your customers will ultimately see.  Read more

Why Some Bureaucracy Is Good for Business

A Skimmer's Guide to The Org: The Underlying Logic of the Office, by Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan.  Read more

Keep Your Team Together Through Tough Times

Every business has setbacks. These three steps can help you create an atmosphere of trust and collaboration to navigate past the rough patches.  Read more

Why You Need to Get Your Hands Dirty

When a start-up grows to a larger company, strong leaders should stay hands on.  Read more

Face It: Your Employees Cheat (or Used to)

Here's how you can encourage your staffers to be ethical at work (even if they haven't always been).  Read more

How to Manage Millennials

The delicate art of building a culture that embraces employees of all ages, from Baby Boomers to Millennials.  Read more

10 Dumb Lies That Lousy Bosses Tell

Telling the simple truth is far more productive than trying to fool your employees.  Read more

Influence Your Company Culture (For the Better)

Benefits, perks and compensation may paint a rosy picture for recruitment, but it's these intangible elements that make for a happy and healthy company culture.  Read more

How to Master the Art of Perfect Timing

As owner, you are your business's timekeeper. Here's how to tell when you should speed things up--or slow them down.  Read more