The Company Culture Blog
I didn’t see that coming.
I didn’t see that coming. 5-12-26 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 showed up in my inbox recently. Game sales. Game sales, which always make me happy, were not the unexpected part. It was who was buying that made me stop and pay attention. For 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑤𝑜 colleges or
This Recruiter’s Comment Kept me up at Night
The other night I was at a networking event just for HR people. It’s more social than the business networking I groups I belong to. I like this group a lot. We “get” each other and swap stories that we normally would not be able
“𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲”
“Your Logo Here” 4/9/26 Yesterday I had one of those conversations that makes me excited about the future of workplace culture training. I was speaking with a leader from a union who is interested in bringing the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲® to their organization. But
Culture fuels EVERYTHING
Culture Fuels Everything 2/26/26 “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”— 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 It’s one of the most quoted lines in leadership for a reason. Strategy matters. Vision matters. Planning matters. But without culture, none of it sticks. Culture isn’t the side dish—it’s the fuel. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠
A Lesson From Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A Lesson From Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1/19/26 One of my favorite Martin Luther King Jr. quotes is: “𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒.” Today we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This day represents more
Leadership evolution problem you can change in 2026
A Leadership Evolution problem you can change in 2026. 1/1/2026 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱, “Modern humans have radically changed the way they work and the way that they live. Companies need to change the way they manage and lead to match the
How a Client Made Me Cry
How a Client Made Me Cry 12/4/25 I have to share a story about something a client shared with me recently, because it’s exactly why I created the 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐺𝑎𝑚𝑒® in the first place. They bought the game, gathered their team, and held