Who would have ever thought that something so philosophical could be so consequential? I thought creating a mission statement and vision statement for my business would be easy enough: a little ...
Crafting effective vision and mission statements is one of an organization's most important undertakings. These statements provide brand identity for internal audiences, external stakeholders and ...
The response to a global pandemic has elevated awareness of culture's vital role in an organization's success. Emerging generations were already challenging the outdated top-down, command-and-control ...
After I made some key leadership hires, we met together as a group and did a lot of brainstorming. We thought about everything we wanted to be and what we didn’t want to be. We looked at our staff and ...
In 2008, Kevin Body was lost. After several years serving in various fire departments in Washington and Colorado, he received a promotion to the training division. There was only one problem: He had ...
Let’s call it what it is: organizational theater. Enormous time and energy go into crafting the perfect string of aspirational words, but rarely are those words embedded into actual behaviors, ...
A letter written by our CEO.About six months ago, I received a letter from our CEO, Kei Tamura.Not an email, not a Slack ...
A vision only works when your team feels equipped to execute it. Empowerment happens through trust, autonomy and permission to lead confidently. Mistakes are growth moments; support your team through ...