It’s 2020, and we have made progress so photographs look much more diverse than the 1950's. However, we have a long way to go.

Hot Topic Friday: Sept. 18

Could you imagine having an ex-employee roster in your organization? And what makes Zoom’s culture so incredibly celebrated?

The Employee Employer Teeter Totter

What is the employee employer teeter totter? Now that you mention it, what’s a teeter totter anyways?

Hot Topic Friday: Sept. 11

What will you be like a decade or two from now? We’re betting you’ll change. And how expensive is it to be yourself?

The Tyranny of Sameness

I like to challenge what I call the tyranny of sameness in organizations. Why? Too often, organizations copy each other, and then compete by trying to be somewhat better on the same “stuff.”

Hot Topic Friday: Sept. 4

What? Knowledge workers are more productive from home. And here’s why Google has universities puckering up.

Are Your Core Values Like Your Grandma’s Ornaments?

Values too often are like your grandma’s outdated porcelain ornaments. They sit in the corner, we walk by them every day, and no one even notices anymore. Is it time to refresh your company core values?

Hot Topic Friday: August 28

Happy Friday! Here are my August 28 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. This week we’re talking about steps leaders need to consider when interested in diversity and inclusion, and you’ll learn what MGCs are.

Why Did We Start Belongify?

We believe belonging is at the very core of thriving, high performing work cultures. People fully contribute when they feel and act like they belong.

Hot Topic Friday: August 21

Happy Friday! Here are my August 21 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. This week we’re talking about the outdated significance of punching the time clock, and play at work.

Secret... Shhhh: Everyone’s Story is the Way

If you want to have a positive cultural impact in your organization and/or team, with minimum operating expenses and/or the need for fancy consulting expertise, DO THIS ONE THING!

Hot Topic Friday: July 31

Happy Friday! Here are my July 31 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. This week we’re talking about an awesome reinforcement of the importance of belonging, and the disconnect between HR and employees.

So You Think You Can Lead Remote Workers?

I want to call out all the total command and control freaks who are in leadership positions out there, and ask them to quit

Hot Topic Friday: July 24

Happy Friday! Here are my July 24 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. This week we’re talking about how to manage loneliness after way too much time by ourselves lately, and also, let’s not forget to have some more compassion for the parents working from home out there.

The Mouse and My Cheezie Bag

It’s important to escape sometimes. To lose oneself into something like a great book, a long bike ride, or that drift into social media posts. However, sometimes that escape, if it’s overplayed, can blind us from being present and aware of our surroundings.

Hot Topic Friday: July 17

Happy Friday! Here are my July 17 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. This week we’re talking about a culture that encourages hope, and the game of poker shows its cards from a different perspective.

WTF? You Invite Me to Belong Then Ask Me to Leave?

Organizations and teams that are leading the way in terms of performance and engagement, are investing in belonging and psychological safety. At the same time, these groups are rapidly changing membership.

Hot Topic Friday: July 10

Happy Friday! Here are my July 10 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. This week we’re talking about accepting anxiety, and how BELONGING helps business boom.

What the Hell Are You Thinking?

To navigate this situation as best as we might requires us to become better learners AND unlearners.

Hot Topic Friday: July 3

Happy Friday! Here are my July 3 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. This week we’re talking about the growing importance of positive culture in all workplaces.