Avoiding a “Base Camp” Culture
I had to know… What the heck is Base Camp? When I asked he laughed and said, “Joel, no one dies at Base Camp.”…
Tag: intentional culture
12 Years of Transformation
An update for 2025: Another year, another work anniversary! Lucky number 13. I thought, what better way to honor a marker in time than…
Lessons From a Gen-Z Facilitator
It is consistently jarring when, at some point during a training, one of our clients asks, “What do you recommend?” The question could be…
Cultures are not simple: Why work cultures cannot be ‘fixed’
Leaders today are hearing more and more that toxic and ineffective work cultures are top contributors to employee churn and lackluster talent acquisition. In…
Leadership development shouldn’t just focus on leaders
More than 30 years ago, Edwards Deming said, “A bad system will beat a good person every time.” He was emphasizing the heavy influence…
Effectiveness is a discipline
“Effectiveness is a discipline, which means it can’t be taught, but it can be learned.” This paradox, and its potential applications, has captivated my…
Understanding and interrupting the Quiet Quit
The Quiet Quit has hit a nerve with many of my peers. Suddenly, employees who have average annual reviews and are doing the job…
ADVISA’s recommended booklist for 2023
Every year, the A-Team shares the books they read which made the most impact on them, either personally or professionally, including fiction and nonfiction.…
Collective trauma: Healing the workplace
This past week I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts when the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill came up as a discussion…
Improving Employee Retention Starts with Data
Employee retention is about keeping your people in the organization as long as possible. Organizations aren’t focused on retention just because they want their…
Stop Self-Diagnosing Organizational Dysfunction
Recently, I felt a twinge of pain on the inside of my ankle after a short jog. I felt around my foot and calf…
Surviving a Toxic Work Environment Should Never Be Your Goal
Recently, I was invited to a webinar on “Surviving a Toxic Work Environment”. At first glance, I shrugged it off. My mouse hovered above…