by Caroline | Nov 28, 2018 | Company Building, Culture, Holiday Party, Leadership, Management
This is not a “do’s and don’ts” holiday party lecturing kind of a blog. This is more like a “yeah, we are all adults, but sometimes some of us forget that” kind of a blog. “Tonight the decisions you make will have consequences that will haunt you for the rest of your...
by Caroline | Nov 14, 2018 | Company Culture, Culture, HRSafety, Planning, Teamwork
No, not the upcoming holiday “party-ed too hard” a la Office Christmas Party movie issues. I am referring to the multitude of literal natural disasters we have experienced on a national level this year including floods, hurricanes, wildfires and ice storms. Here...
by Caroline | Oct 31, 2018 | Accountability, Compliance, Culture, Ethics, Vision
So here’s a scary statistic: For small businesses and non-profits with fewer than 100 employees, the average damage from employee fraud tallies up to $200,000. The numbers are actually lower for large businesses…Why? Probably because larger organizations find the time...
by Caroline | Feb 28, 2018 | Culture, Networking, SXSW
In reverse order… 7. You don’t need to follow up with a quiz: There’s this hope you can send employees to SXSW and they’ll come back with incredible insights and a slew of genius prospects for employment – instead of a hangover and social disease. Lines...
by Caroline | Nov 16, 2017 | Business Plan, Communication, Culture, Internal Communication, Leadership, Management
Few leaders would dispute the importance of communicating effectively with customers. After all, the last thing you need is a kerfuffle that makes them take their business and money elsewhere. But for some reason, employers don’t always have the same standards when it...
by Caroline | Nov 1, 2017 | Bullying, Culture, Drama-Free Workplace, Management, Training, Values
You’ve got this employee who’s amazing. They can solve any technical problem without breaking a sweat, or maybe they could sell a burger franchise to a vegetarian commune. The only problem is, no one can stand working with them because they’re a bully. They know...
