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Worthless Culture Values #2

May 17, 2013 | Brent Daily

We've fallen so far as a business community that we now need to remind everyone that simple, common sense fundamentals of business are a focus of how we operate.
Counterpoint: Working with Millenials

May 17, 2013 | Blake Redson

Intelligent minds coming out of college will have the option to make 10% more to work for an established company with horrible glass door reviews, or take the negligible pay cut to work for a company that values their employees and sets them up for success. 10% in extra in pay will never be worth happiness to these recent grads.
Culture Through the Ages Part 1

May 10, 2013 | Elise Mackay

Tracking the expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and motivations (Culture!) of each of the four clearly defined generations is a pretty simple task, but coming up with a strategy to “bridge the gap” in order to work with (or even for) each generation? That's the tricky part.
Avoid Zombie Hires. RoundPegg is The Wooden Stake.

May 06, 2013 | Mark Lucier

No matter what your turnover cost is, no one wants to hire a Zombie or deal with high turnover rates. So pay more attention to culture fit and make sure the right types of people are joining your team.
Worthless Culture Values #1

May 03, 2013 | Brent Daily

The prevalence of this value throughout corporate America is disappointing. 27 of the Fortune50 claim integrity as a core value.
Stop Using NPS to Measure Satisfaction, Happiness or Culture

May 02, 2013 | Brent Daily

NPS in the form of employment is typically done in the form of, 'would you recommend a friend to work here?' Simple, but very misguided.
Tech Cocktail Session with Dr. Natalie Baumgartner

Mar 05, 2013 | Derek Balmer

Our own Dr. Natalie Baumgartner shares her insight on company culture from her unique perspective as a psychologist on Tech Cocktail
Redefining Culture Alignment - Why It Fails

Nov 14, 2012 | Brent Daily

The change management industry has long defined culture alignment as aligning your culture with your mission, strategy and goals (MSGs).
Your Company Values Are (Likely) Meaningless

Nov 11, 2012 | Brent Daily

A lot of money, effort and nice wine have gone into the values on your lobby wall.
The Cover Letter: Setting Yourself Apart

Jul 08, 2012 | Brent Daily

An amazing cover letter. Self-awareness + skills + focus on the hiring company. (All bizarre spaces and omissions are mine in an effort not to divulge the identifies of either the candidate or the hiring company.)