Organizational Culture (OC) is born out of an organization’s values, philosophies and actions. In other words, The OC Equation™: Values + Philosophies X Actions = OC You can tell a lot about an organization by their corporate values and philosophies, in other words,...
This time of year, it’s not uncommon for leaders to be focused on setting goals and objectives and creating action plans to get results that create their organization’s competitive advantage. Budgets have been approved, capital expenditures are in process, employee...
Ok, let’s dispel the myth right here, right now – employee happiness does not equal employee engagement and without employee engagement your organization can’t be as successful as it could be. Your organization can give away a lot of “perks” to employees that make...
Horses are herd animals and thrive on their relationships within the herd. As humans, it’s important to develop and maintain relationships with our horses so they view us as part of the herd. To do that, it takes interacting with them on a recurring basis. That...
This month I invited Kelly Blazek of Gemba Communications to be a guest writer and share her insights on leadership and communication with us from the perspective of a communication executive. Thanks Kelly! We’ve all heard of leaders that people would follow into a...
Three years ago I was almost killed on a trail ride when my horse reared up and came all the way over on top of me. Although it was a harrowing experience, I was too deep in the woods to walk out. So, I had to collect myself, overcome my fears and get back on my horse...