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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.

Help! I Hired the Wrong Person

By Mark Weaver | June 11, 2020

Help! I Hired the Wrong Person! Unemployment is very high, but not as high as it was a month ago. The employment market is picking up. Still, there are people…

See the Future

By Mark Weaver | May 29, 2020

You’re a leader. You’re expected to be visionary. So what happens when you constantly look at the future through the lens of what was? When we screen everything that’s happening…

Is Your Culture Cultivated?

By Mark Weaver | May 19, 2020

I live on an almost 20 acre greenbelt that I lovingly call a brownbelt. That’s because the only time it’s green is this time of year. It’s not cultivated; no…

3 Leadership Resolutions for the New Year

By Mark Weaver | January 2, 2017

Lose weight. Get in shape. Stop smoking. Get out of debt. It’s just so human to want new beginnings, fresh starts, and do-overs. So we come up with resolutions –…

Office Politics 2016 v 2.0

By Mark Weaver | October 10, 2016

Office Politics 2016 v 2.0 Less than a month to go and mudslinging is taking a new slog this election. I suspect it will get worse. A quick rundown of…

7 Reasons for Workplace Drama and What to Do About it

By Mark Weaver | September 13, 2016

What’s worse than workplace drama? It’s right up there with election year political attack ads. Pretty much everyone hates both, wishes they would go away, puts up with it thinking…

Creating a Culture of Appreciation

By Mark Weaver | August 1, 2016

There are thousands of books with thousands of ideas about how to appreciate, recognize, or honor people in your organization. So many good ideas. The problem with them is that…

Team Work for Your Work Team

By Mark Weaver | July 18, 2016

“Teamwork: Cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause.” That’s what Dictionary.com says.…

Do It Right the First Time

By Mark Weaver | July 5, 2016

Do It Right the First Time. Sounds good. Why do rework when it saves time and money to do things right the first time? Why spend money on warranty work,…

Who Benefits From Your Benefits

By Mark Weaver | June 27, 2016

Who Benefits From Your Benefits? Back before World War II, few Americans had health insurance. Fewer still received it as an employee benefit. Of course, life was simpler then. Healthcare…

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