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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘂𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 𝘆 𝗻𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻™

Tuesday Sept. 15th, marked the beginning of 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 and I want to take a moment to say something that goes beyond the acknowledgment. The Hispanic and Latino community represents one of the fastest growing segments of the American workforce. They are colleagues, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, and in many organizations the foundation

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘂𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 𝘆 𝗻𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻™ Read More »

Custom Union Game

Aug. 6, 2026 I just had an incredible experience creating a 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 of the 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐺𝑎𝑚𝑒® for a Labor Union. 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 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

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”

“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

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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A beautiful wooden staircase in a mansion, likely built in early 1900'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 than a day off or a moment of remembrance. It

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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 way that modern humans actually work and live.” 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁

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