Commitment vs Compliance

Commitment vs Compliance

My grandfather was an entrepreneur, and I grew up working in our family businesses. When I was young, we had a heavy equipment repair shop, and a family farm, and a sawmill. When the repair shop burned down and the sawmill went bankrupt, my grandfather started an...
Intentions and Relationships at Work

Intentions and Relationships at Work

If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no  matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.   ...
The Foundation of Strong Corporate Reputations: Gratitude

The Foundation of Strong Corporate Reputations: Gratitude

Just before stepping down as chief corporate affairs officer for Walmart, veteran strategist Leslie Dach wrote an article for the Harvard Business Review, titled, “Don’t spin a better story, be a better company.” In the piece, he explored the many ways Walmart showed...
Cultivating Accountability in the Workplace

Cultivating Accountability in the Workplace

Accountability. It’s a word that gets bandied about often. We hear that accountability is one of most important elements fueling truly successful organizations. And it’s easy to talk about how we need to be more accountable, but accountability can be like rain. We all...
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