Building a Business
Scale Your Values to Scale Your Business
Can you grow without losing touch with your core principles?
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Thought Leaders
Hurricanes Irma & Harvey: Leading Your Business In the Aftermath Of Disaster
Treating employees as family and your community as home is the fastest way to recover from catastrophe.
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Here’s the Secret to Improving Employee Engagement That Every Company Can Afford
Everyone benefits from a values-based culture.
Business Ideas
The Good Thing About an Antiquated Industry? Lots of Room to Innovate.
Fresh thinking is never more needed than when your business has existed for generations.
Thought Leaders
Forget The Smoke, Look in the Mirror: The Post-Truth PR Playbook
In an increasingly transparent, connected world, artifice and deception fool no one. In the end, your company's only defense against PR disaster is stakeholders' forthright adherence to your highest values, from top to bottom.
Human Resources
A CEO’s Main Focus Should Be Improving Company Culture
Your product or service should never come first.
By Nadya Khoja
Human Resources
Why a ‘Living and Breathing’ Company Culture Isn’t Always a Good Thing
It all stems from our arguably temporary obsession with the importance of company culture.
Business News
What Does Uber Need to Do to Fix Its Battered Reputation?
The ride-hailing company appears to be saying the right things, but only time will tell if it can walk the walk, too.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
How to Engage Employees Through Your Company Vision Statement
The better employees understand and align with the vision statement, the higher the chances of their staying on board and being happier to contribute.
By Andre Lavoie
Building a Business
How You Can Identify and Optimize Nonprofit Partnerships
When companies and philanthropic organizations join forces, business and community benefit together.
By Nithya Das
Thought Leaders
How Establishing Core Values Drives Success
The values upon which your company is built tell the world what you believe is important and what to expect from you.
Business News
The Solution to Uber’s Culture Crisis Could be Hiring Veterans
Military service imbues values that every employer hopes new hires have.
Human Resources
Leverage Company Culture to Build a Top-Tier Startup Team
The culture you establish should be different from the perks and benefits you offer as part of compensation.
By Nathan Chan
Thought Leaders
How Being Transparent Helps Scale Your Company
A culture of trust is the bedrock for success. It starts living your core values every day.
By David Stack
Entrepreneurs
Holding True to Your Values Is an Essential Decision-Making Metric
Being clear about your fundamental values helps you navigate a true course.
Human Resources
4 Ways to Bring Your Organizational Values to Life
These beliefs help build a strong team foundation and an even stronger company culture. Why not show them off?
By Andre Lavoie
Building a Business
5 Ingredients to Develop Culture in Growing Companies
When the culture is strong the team is enthusiastic every day.
By Gene Hammett
Building a Business
How to Create a Cohesive Company Culture
It should start even before the company does and, done right, it creates something that survives even the departure of the founders.
By Ryan Howard
Marketing
Transform Your Company’s ‘About Page’ From Jargon-Filled to Genuine
Show your company's true colors with a thoughtful and heartfelt introduction.
By Aaron Agius
Business News
Target vs. Facebook: 2 Paths to Handling Politically Charged Situations
Politics can muddy the water in the business world. If you find yourself in the middle of a debate, find a neutral position, know the consequences of your actions and keep open lines of communication.
By Ahmad Raza
Building a Business
3 Ways to Close the Cultural Sales Gap
Changing your culture with these steps will change your business.
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This Is What Happens When Employees Find Meaning at Work
Meaningful work is the spark that ignites intrinsic motivation: It leads employees to work hard because they want to, not because they have to.
By Matt Straz
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How to Build a Brand That Stands the Test of Time
Branding can serve as an incredible asset for customer retention, which should inform the foundation of your philosophy.
By Jana Barrett
Thought Leaders
Values Are Learned In the Halls, Not Off the Walls.
Entrepreneurs can't afford to let their mission, values and vision slip into banality.
By Phil La Duke
Thought Leaders
7 Easy Ways You Can Increase Safety On a Budget
WIth so much to do and so few resources, bootstrapping entrepreneurs often ignore workplace safety until it's too late. Don't risk it.
By Phil La Duke
Building a Business
3 Ways to Simplify Your Company Culture and Build Trust
Resolving to simplify your company culture is a great first step toward meeting your 2016 goals.
Thought Leaders
Stand for Something: How to Establish Authentic Core Values
Words like 'integrity' and 'kindness' are great core values. But how do you exemplify them? Does the name 'Apple' come to mind?