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

I didn’t see that coming.

I didn’t see that coming. 5-12-26 ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ showed up in my inbox recently. Game sales. Game sales, which always make me happy, were not the unexpected part. ย It was who was buying that made me stop and pay attention. For ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘ค๐‘œ colleges or universities purchasing ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž- ๐€ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ญ […]

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This Recruiter’s Comment Kept me up at Night

The other night I was at a networking event just for HR people.ย  Itโ€™s more social than the business networking I groups I belong to. I like this group a lot.ย  We โ€œgetโ€ 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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โ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€

“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 ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—–๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒยฎ to their organization. But the conversation quickly moved beyond simply purchasing the game. Because

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Culture fuels EVERYTHING

Culture Fuels Everything 2/26/26 โ€œCulture eats strategy for breakfast.โ€โ€” ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ซ Itโ€™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 isnโ€™t the side dishโ€”itโ€™s the fuel. ๐ด๐‘›๐‘‘ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’โ€™๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›โ€™๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘˜ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž: ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐Ÿ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

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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: โ€œ๐น๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›โ€™๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’.โ€ Today we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.ย  This day represents more than a day off or a moment of remembrance. It

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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 itโ€™s exactly why I created the ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ฆ ๐ถ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐ต๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐บ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’ยฎ 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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What do Savvy leaders know?

What do Savvy Leaders Know? ย  Savvy leaders know that culture isnโ€™t something you โ€œtalk about somedayโ€โ€”itโ€™s something you build with intention. Thatโ€™s why they turn to The Company Culture Board Gameยฎ, a game-changing tool that transforms team conversations into focused, actionable outcomes. ย  And when I say outcomes, I mean the kind that move

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Two cups of coffee on a table and two sets of hands near them.

Inadequate Compensation Is Only Part of the Problemโ€”Culture Is the Other

Inadequate Compensation Is Only Part of the Problemโ€”Culture Is the Other 10/8/25 Imagine weโ€™re sitting across from each other at a coffee shop, talking about the challenges youโ€™re facing with employee turnover. Chances are youโ€™ve heard people say theyโ€™re leaving for better pay. Thatโ€™s what they tell you. But often, thatโ€™s only the surface. Hereโ€™s

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