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Ten Ways To Fix a Nasty Culture by Communicating

About ten years ago there was an upscale eat-in Chinese restaurant in the Danbury Square Mall with a huge marquee sign proclaiming in neon that it was the home of “DYNASTY RESTAURANT.” Of course, one cardinal rule of communication is to always be aware of the message you are sending. For some reason, the owners of this restaurant chose to ignore the maintenance on their sign even after there were several months of nightly blaring… Read More »Ten Ways To Fix a Nasty Culture by Communicating

Creating and Maintaining a Culture of Diversity

The human resources professional is in the cross-hairs of Neutrality. Everything that is balance in the universe seems to fall apart at our doors. When we take sides on issues because of personal preferences rather than professional objectivity, then Neutrality pulls the trigger and we fail. If we are a value-added resource to our organizations, then our failure has far reaching consequences. We seem to live in a judgmental culture that is constantly bombarded with… Read More »Creating and Maintaining a Culture of Diversity

Lead, Follow, or Get Out Of The Way

When we talk about company culture, we usually believe that there are stark differences between military and civilian life. There are actually more similarities than may be seen at first glance. Examples of leadership transcend traditional boundaries and give testimony to basic facts about human nature that defines our true corporate cultures. Hint: This is also one reason that former military personnel are excellent choices for hire in almost any environment. They not only are… Read More »Lead, Follow, or Get Out Of The Way

Defining Company Culture and Making It Happen

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One of the cleverest employee pranks I have seen was a man who showed up on Halloween in a gorilla suit along with a doctored ID badge showing the picture of a gorilla and the name “King Kong.” He was waved through the front door by security, wandered about the building acting monkey-like, and nobody knew who he was until around Noon when he unmasked in the cafeteria to eat. Does anybody else see something… Read More »Defining Company Culture and Making It Happen

The Culture of Taylor, Today, and Tomorrow (Reprise)

Proposed: That Dr. Seuss’ children’s books be banned from further publication and sale. This is based on the fact that his ridiculous rhyming patterns have been challenged as grammatically incorrect, the improper use of syntax sets a bad example, characters created by him have the possibility of seriously traumatizing children… oh yes, and he is dead. Ridiculous logic? Of course, but that doesn’t stop us from discounting the work of people of historical importance that… Read More »The Culture of Taylor, Today, and Tomorrow (Reprise)