Transform Culture

It is a struggle with which many of us are sadly too familiar: No matter how cutting-edge our vision, how transformative our beliefs or how ambitious our foresight, it is difficult to implement these bold new insights. Especially in a context where people’s minds are preoccupied with current problems or committed to traditional behavior, it […]

How do we develop, foster and leverage future-focused leadership? How do we encourage our committees, volunteers, staff and customers to laser focus on what’s next, what’s coming and co-creating a future together? It’s so hard to look ahead when we are often struggling with the past. Leaders need to look farther out than anyone else. […]

Knowledge is a specific and unique resource in that it can be shared without depleting and increase in value the more widely it is distributed. I introduced a book club to our office when I was CEO of Aptify, compiling a bookshelf of books aimed specifically at professional development within the world of business and […]

If you’ve been in the association world for any length of time, you’ve probably experienced the silo mentality that exists in many organizations. Although some associations have found ways to succeed despite a siloed structure, the vast majority are limiting their true potential and impact by continuing to rest in the status quo. What if […]

Disruption is a scary word. And the landscape of the new Talent Economy is definitely a disruptive one: As a culture into which the newest – and largest – generation in the workforce has been born and raised, however, it is equally as dangerous to ignore it. Sarah Sladek argues that the refusal of some organizations […]

Have you heard about Day 1 and Day 2? I had not until JP Guilbault CEO of YourMembership mentioned it at the company’s recent conference. A few days later, my dad mailed me the first pages of Amazon’s 2016 year-end annual report, which is a letter from the company’s CEO to shareholders. I find the letter […]

We’re lazy narcissists. We destroy everything. We gave up home ownership in favor of avocado toast. Love us or hate us, we’re the largest generation to date, and we are job hunting. If you are unlike the many who are working to attract us as employees, here are five ways to craft the work environment that will lead us […]

The year was 2000. The startup that launched in 1998 had outgrown the garage, relocating to a nondescript building in an office park a couple of miles off the highway. Outside that building, on an asphalt parking lot, yellow police tape marked off an area where employees played roller hockey. The games were full contact. […]

How many times have you presented what you thought was a great idea to your manager and been dismissed? It’s a little frustrating, isn’t it? Makes you wonder if all the effort you’re putting into your job is worth it. Should you start looking for the next job opportunity or stay the course to learn […]

As I sat in my first business communication class in college, my instructor told us the No. 1 requested skill for developers is better communication. Ha! There was a group of us sitting together in the back row. We looked at each other, giggled, and continued playing a video game. We were there to become […]