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Verbiage I receive when I need to fulfill a game order.

I didn’t see that coming.

Leave a Comment / College, Company Culture Highlights, Compensation, Employee Event, Engagement, Games, Leadership, Learning, Solution, Team Building, Training Tools, University / By Stephanie Angelo, AS, SPHR, SCP, CVP

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 universities purchasing 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞- 𝐀 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭 […]

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This Recruiter’s Comment Kept me up at Night

Leave a Comment / Company Culture Highlights, Employee Event, Engagement, Fun, Games, Leadership, Pay, Team Building, Training Tools / By Stephanie Angelo, AS, SPHR, SCP, CVP

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 to share. I was talking with a recruiter about his

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“𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲”

Leave a Comment / Company Culture Highlights, Compensation, Employee Event, Engagement, Leadership, Learning, Solution, Team Building, Training Tools / By Stephanie Angelo, AS, SPHR, SCP, CVP

“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 the conversation quickly moved beyond simply purchasing the game. Because

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Culture fuels EVERYTHING

Leave a Comment / Company Culture Highlights, Employee Event, Engagement / By Stephanie Angelo, AS, SPHR, SCP, CVP

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 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ: 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭

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Do You Have a Michael?

Leave a Comment / Company Culture Highlights, Employee Event, Engagement, Leadership, Learning, Solution, Team Building / By Stephanie Angelo, AS, SPHR, SCP, CVP

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A Lesson From Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Leave a Comment / Company Culture Highlights, Employee Event, Engagement, Leadership, Learning, Solution, Team Building, Training Tools, Veteran / By Stephanie Angelo, AS, SPHR, SCP, CVP

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 than a day off or a moment of remembrance. It

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How a Client Made Me Cry

Leave a Comment / Company Culture Highlights, Employee Event, Engagement, Fun, Games / By Stephanie Angelo, AS, SPHR, SCP, CVP

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 their own play session – no outside facilitator, just their

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If You Could Stop Just One Employee from Leaving…

Leave a Comment / Company Culture Highlights, Employee Event, Engagement, Fun, Games, Leadership, Solution, Team Building, Training Tools / By Stephanie Angelo, AS, SPHR, SCP, CVP

If You Could Stop Just One Employee from Leaving… Sept. 29, 25 Happy Monday! Let’s say we’re sitting down over coffee and talking about your team. You mention that turnover’s been high lately, or that morale feels off. Maybe someone really good just left and it stung more than you expected. I’d probably say something

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Work-Life Balance Strategies for Retention: Why Built to Thrive® Companies Succeed

Leave a Comment / Company Culture Highlights, Employee Event, Engagement, Fun, Games, Leadership / By Stephanie Angelo, AS, SPHR, SCP, CVP

Work-Life Balance Strategies for Retention: Why Built to Thrive® Companies Succeed The phrase work-life balance gets tossed around a lot, but without meaningful action, employees start heading for the door. The truth is, work-life balance strategies for retention remain one of the most critical factors in keeping top talent—even in today’s hybrid and remote environments.

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What’s The Point of Training if Nothing Changes? Why It’s Time to Rethink Your Strategy

Leave a Comment / Company Culture Highlights, Employee Event, Engagement, Fun, Games, Leadership / By Stephanie Angelo, AS, SPHR, SCP, CVP

What’s The Point of Training if Nothing Changes? Why It’s Time to Rethink Your Strategy The truth is, most traditional training programs don’t stick. They check boxes, look good on paper, and might even get a few head nods during the day—but then Monday rolls around and it’s business as usual. That’s where the real

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