Corporate Culture


Recent Corporate Culture Articles

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

Do One Thing & Do It Better Than Anyone Else

Become the best darn whatever-you-are that you can be. Set aside your other good ideas. The rest will follow.  Read more

Going to Prison Made Me a Better CEO

No, I didn't go as a criminal; I went to teach the inmates about leadership. But they wound up teaching me.  Read more

7 Ways to Earn Respect as a Leader

Are you feeling disrespected by your employees? It may be that you're failing in one of these seven areas.  Read more

When a Client Relationship May Be at Risk: 3 Red Flags

Here's how to be vigilant and make sure your customers stay your customers--for good.  Read more

5 Reasons to Ditch Your Dress Code

Talented people are as diverse as the clothes they wear. You may be stifling your employees with your dress policy.  Read more

Don't Become One of the Worst Places to Work

Stay off any lists of the worst companies to work for. Here's how.  Read more

Why Office Hierarchies Are Good for Business

New research suggests that hierarchies make companies more productive. (But too much testosterone does not.)  Read more

4 Ways to Eliminate Office Politics

Backstabbing employees, turf wars, closed-door meetings. Don't let petty politics infect your business.  Read more

One Thing Every Great Entrepreneur Does

Visions, strategies, decisions--those are all important. But not as important as this.  Read more

Make Money & Make the World Better (& What It Has to Do With Your Brain)

When you do something altruistic, your brain releases a squirt of the neurotransmitter Dopamine, and you feel good.  Read more

10 Business Clichés That Prove You're Lazy

Recognize any of the platitudes on this list? Here's why you should stop using them--now.  Read more

Win Customers: 7 Small Gestures That Go Far

The features of your product are important. But it's the little things that leave a lasting impression and encourage people to buy.  Read more

12 Business Leaders Who Create Great Company Culture

Who's your inspiration? For these 12 young entrepreneurs, the answers include Mark Zuckerberg, Tony Hsieh, and a couple lesser-known founders you'll want to ...  Read more

My Secret Company Growth Strategy: Encourage Conflict

You'll be surprised at how quickly conflict--if you handle it right--can propel breakout company growth.  Read more

Best Way to Make Employees Better at Their Jobs

Forget trying to come up with motivational tools and "tricks." There's a better--and simpler--way to get more out of your staff.  Read more

"Aha" Moments of 4 Small Business Owners

At a recent conference, entrepreneurs identified the most important takeaways they were bringing back to work with them.  Read more

3 Ways to Keep Your Office Competitive

Keep enthusiasm high among employees and get them personally invested in the company with these three tactics.  Read more

5 Keys to a Killer Company Culture

It takes more than just a paycheck to keep your employees happy and engaged. Try these five techniques for building a great company culture.  Read more

Shake Shack CEO: 'We Want to Be the Anti-Chain Chain'

Can the company achieve global burger domination without becoming a soulless corporation? CEO Randy Garutti explains how he plans to do it.  Read more

One Thing Employees Need (But Rarely Get)

Pay, benefits, training, opportunities: All important. But this is more important.  Read more

Business Values Lead to Profits? Let's Prove It

I believe it pays to lead with a company purpose and values. Next month I'm working with some others to launch a study to corroborate this.  Read more

Bob Diamond Didn't Know What Was Going on at Barclays?

Former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond says he didn't know what was going on inside his company. Do you know what's happening at yours?  Read more

'Why' Is the Magic Word

To solve your biggest business problems use The Lean Startup philosophy of asking five "whys" to reveal the root cause.  Read more

How to Get People to Do What They Say

Four ways to create a culture of accountability. Go ahead and add your recommendations to the list.  Read more

Strong Leaders Establish Trust

You can earn the trust of your employees, suppliers, and customers. First, ask yourself if you deserve it.  Read more

Power of Consistency: 5 Rules

Are you stopping short of the finish line? Consistency is the difference between failure and success. Here's why.  Read more

Do You Have a 'Museum of Good Ideas'? That's Too Bad

Don't let great ideas fade into the archives. Here's how to make sure the most creative ideas see daylight before the competition.  Read more

Kindness Works in Business. Just Ask Colin Powell

You might be surprised what drove the four-star general to succeed.  Read more

Is This Your Employees' Idea of Service?

When an employee flipped off a key customer, this CEO realized his company had a culture problem. Here's how he fixed it.  Read more

Are You Using Social Media as a Management Crutch?

A new study reveals that managers think connecting online is a great way to build company culture. Employees aren't so sure.  Read more

3 Overlooked Areas Ripe for Innovation

Innovation isn't just for your products. Missed opportunities for innovation could be hidden throughout an organization and staunching potential growth.  Read more