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Many business leaders have declared their organizations values. Their hope is that by publishing those values, people will treat each other better at work.The reality is that a purposeful, positive, productive work culture won’t happen by simply “announcing" your...

I was not long out of college and I thought what I had learned in the classroom and my first few years in the working world would be enough. In school, my professors tried to teach me as much as they could about business and leadership, and in turn, I tried to absorb...

One of the first things I learned as an FBI agent was that the public had expectations when I walked through the door. They expected a confident, polished, and competent agent to listen to their concerns. Their first impression was the critical metric by which they...

With the current surge in workplace immigration raids and I-9 audits, many employers may be tempted to be overly aggressive in the screening of job applicants, particularly as it relates to immigrant and Latino workers. While failure to properly complete I-9s and...

Even though Construction Safety Week is in our rearview, developing safer processes for the jobsite should be something your team continues to focus on throughout the year. While your company likely already has safety rules and processes in place, there's always room...

You know your company’s culture is toxic, but where is it coming from? Is it a systemic issue? Point-source pollution from a handful of bad eggs? Both? It’s not always easy to tell. Because toxic leaders and employees are typically confident people, they’re often able...

  One of my friends just took over a new team and found… far more of a situation than she was expecting. She faced a choice: commit to the turnaround, or switch to something that seems like a better bet. Of course, I advocated for the turnaround. Struggling teams...