The idea of having “company values” is nothing new. In fact, these days, it’s downright rare to come across and organization without them, even if the organization is very small. But the near-ubiquitousness of company values seems to be equally matched with the unsureness leaders have around how to actually make them useful in practice. … Read More

It’s one of the most common complaints I hear from leaders about the workplace, though it comes in a variety of forms and phrases… “People just don’t do what they’re supposed to do.” “We have an accountability problem.” “I don’t WANT to ‘manage’ people, but I feel like I HAVE to.” But these things are … Read More

Doing “purpose work” in organizations seems to be all the rage right now. And, again, for the most part, this is a great thing. But something has been bothering me about this, so today I’d like to show you exactly how “purpose work” can fail your organization. There are two primary ways this happens: It can … Read More