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Not only is change in business inevitable, it’s also unavoidable. Even a company that brags about still producing their products “just like the old days” has many different processes and procedures that surround that product’s creation and distribution. But with [...]

For my inaugural Friday Tribe Blog, I wanted to put into perspective my first week here. I wanted to really capture the essence of what was happening as I met everyone and was introduced to this whole world so I [...]

What if you measured the happiness of your internal brand? Now that economists and psychologists have been using metrics to compare average happiness between countries, it would follow that we could use those same metrics to measure the happiness inside companies. [...]

Summertime is quickly approaching and that means one thing for businesses: the office is looking less and less appealing. Let’s be honest, who among us would rather be spending time at their desk than enjoying a beautiful day at the [...]

In the history books, Sitting Bull is depicted as a violent warrior, but to his descendants in the Lakota tribe, he’s known as a spiritual leader of compassion, generosity, humility and fortitude. His great grandson, Ernie LaPointe, recently spoke with [...]

What’s the biggest mistake you could possibly make in managing change at your company?  The absolute worst mistake you could make would be to tell the employees something that would make them feel better, but might not be true. For [...]

Do special benefits hook employees? As the employment market shifts back to companies having to compete for top talent, many will incorporate extra perks to attract and keep employees. At Evernote, all employees get free professional housecleaning twice a month. [...]

Are creative people motivated by different things than other people?  A recent post on 99%, one of my favorite blogs, reminded me of Daniel Pink’s take on motivating thinkers in his latest book “Drive.” But it also reminded me of [...]

Any major organizational change in the workplace brings up two big fears for employees. The very first is “I might lose my job.” If that fear seems unlikely to become a reality, then the second concern is usually, “This change [...]

When some new small task presents itself, do you add it to your To Do list? I enjoy crossing things off the list so much, I’ve even added something to my list after I’ve already done it and immediately checked [...]