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How to Build Trust in an Organization
There is an important “currency” of an organization that can be directly linked to generating its external currency of dollars. This currency is trust. According to a 2022 Edelman report, 58% of customers said they will buy from brands they trust, while 60% of people...
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Info about our Organizational Assessment Most organizational assessments offered to businesses are limited in scope - focusing on people and culture, processes, OR tools. Our assessment tool is unique because it is HOLISTIC, covering ALL of the capabilities of...
How an Organization is Like an Orchestra
Not too long ago, I met with a group of musicians to “jam,” or improvise together after a while. In our eclectic group was a guitarist, a Middle Eastern drummer, a jazz pianist, and two vocalists(one of them myself). We had all never played together before. We were...
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4 Hiring Best Practices for Startups
Small businesses are still bullish about investing in talent, even moreso given the high costs of poor hires and employee turnover. The cost of bad or wrong hiring can go up to 30% of the employee's first year earnings according to the US Dept. of Labor, and so it is...
You Can’t Address Unconscious Bias if You Don’t Address Trauma
The celebrated actor Liam Neeson became unpopular overnight. He shared a story in 2019 about one of his close friends who was raped by a Black man, and how it drove him into an irrational frenzy. He said he became so enraged hearing her experience, that for the...
Talent Acquisition Best Practices for Startups
As business starts building up again to pre-pandemic levels, companies are investing more and more in talent. According to the US Dept of Labor, the cost of bad or wrong hiring is 30% of salary, which can quickly add up with employee turnover. It is more essential...
The Modern Day HR Leader is More
"HR" today encompasses strategy, technology, operations, finance, AND the complexity of people, all in one. People and culture? Who cares? You're in the business of making money. Yeah well, so am I. I’m not some idealist with my head in the clouds. Come on man, as...
What is My Company’s Culture? A Quick Company Culture Assessment
Our team often get asked two questions: 1. How do I know what my company culture is? and 2. How do you change it? Well, you could say these are both “loaded questions"! #2 is something that if we had a formula or recipe for, we...
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