The Inside Blog

Thought leadership for culture, teams, and leaders.

There's a million reasons why you should read this blog.  Culture, teams, and leadership is just one of them.  You'll start to discover why building Culture by Intention™ matters, understanding your Organizational DNA™ is crucial, and why everything you do, say, promote, and allow defines your culture.    Sure, we'll give you some news and trends on popular topics in the people and culture space, but our bread and butter is talking all about how to radically define, cultivate, and reinforce the culture you want. Your way.

6 Steps to Remove Toxicity from Your Organization

By Mark Weaver | May 18, 2015

I love chocolate.  Really love chocolate.  I can do without other sweets, but there’s just something about chocolate that screams to me.  Layla would eat chocolate if I let her. …

Celebrating Your Organizational Quirkiness

By Mark Weaver | May 11, 2015

Ask anyone around you to name their favorite Opera star.  Other than the occasional Opera fan, few can.  Ask anyone around you to name their top five favorite Rock stars,…

Retaining Your Culture As Your Company Grows

By Mark Weaver | May 4, 2015

Many companies start up with a sense of adventure, passion, and comradery.  Vision, Mission, and Values get articulated and everyone part of the new company lives them and believes the…

The Number One Ingredient for Culture Change

By Mark Weaver | April 20, 2015

In a time and a society where so many people are change resistant, it’s funny that people think organizational culture change is easy.  Or quick.  It takes a while to…

7 Steps to Cultivate the Organizational Culture You Will Love

By Mark Weaver | April 13, 2015

The word “culture” is currently the #1 most popular word searched on Mirriam-Webster.com.  Google “how to change your culture” and you’ll find a myriad of responses that say a lot…

10 Ways to Build a Winning Culture

By Mark Weaver | April 13, 2015

“The mission of Philip Crosby Associates is to provide lives for our associates, and to improve the quality of goods and services around the world.”  I suspect all 300 or…

7 Antidotes for Dysfunctional Teams

By Mark Weaver | April 6, 2015

No one sets out to have a dysfunctional team in their workplace.  The drama, the hassle, and the headache of a dysfunctional team can suck the energy right out of…

5 Ways to Create a Culture That Doesn’t Need Incognito Complaints

By Mark Weaver | March 23, 2015

Passive aggressive behaviors seem to be the vogue in society and it’s spilling over into the workplace.  Current employees, former employees, and applicants can all provide totally anonymous feedback about…

5 Steps Beyond Employee Surveys

By Mark Weaver | March 17, 2015

I’ll be honest here.  I don’t like incognito methods of providing criticism.  Hidden behind the veil of anonymity, many people will say things that they do not have the guts…

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

By Mark Weaver | March 9, 2015

5 Questions to Help You Make Up Your Mind to Terminate It can be a bittersweet thing to terminate an employee.  It shouldn’t be easy to turn off your emotions…

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