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Custom Union Game

Aug. 6, 2026 I just had an incredible experience creating a ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง of 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 for a Labor Union.ย Because they are not a typical workplace or corporate setting, I changed nomenclature to match their needs. In the original version, all the cards (120 of them) say Hourly or Salaried on the […]

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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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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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If You Could Stop Just One Employee from Leaving…

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

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A woman holding her hands to her face and screaming in frustration.

Poor Company Culture Solutions That Improve Retention and Growth

9/12/25 Poor Company Culture Solutions That Improve Retention and Growth Letโ€™s be honest: nobody wants to work in a toxic or disengaged environment. Thatโ€™s why leaders everywhere are looking for poor company culture solutionsโ€”because unchecked negativity drains morale, damages trust, and drives employees out the door. And once people start leaving, the damage spreads fast.

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Stephanie at her desk looking into the camera.

Lack of Career Growth Is Driving Employee Turnover: Here’s How to Fix It

Lack of Career Growth Is Driving Employee Turnover: Here’s How to Fix It When employees feel like theyโ€™re going nowhere, they start looking elsewhere. The lack of career growth is one of the top reasons employees leave companies today. Itโ€™s not always about a title changeโ€”itโ€™s about feeling valued, challenged, and part of a bigger

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Organizational Culture Training: The Investment That Saves More Than Money

Organizational culture training isnโ€™t just a feel-good initiativeโ€”itโ€™s a bottom-line strategy. In fact, if the investment in organizational culture training prevents even one person from leaving, itโ€™s already proven its worth. The cost of turnover is high. Between recruitment, onboarding, lost productivity, and decreased morale, losing an employee can cost companies anywhere from 50% to

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