Who’s Really Boosting Your Bottom Line?
Pop the champagne – your company just wrapped up a killer quarter. Revenue is up nearly 25% year-over-year. That’s huge! So naturally, the credit goes to the rock stars in sales, the brilliant minds in marketing, and the visionaries in product development, right? Go ahead, call HR – ask them to plan the celebration. But […]
From Our Co-Founder’s Desk: Why Culture Still Has a Long Way to Go
A week in Belize with my wife and four other couples— a stunning five-bedroom home, the beach stretching before us, and the peaceful rhythm of a rural paradise. What a nice getaway. But vacations have a funny way of bringing unexpected insights. Between airport layovers, chatting with fellow travelers, and striking up conversations at restaurants, […]
Why Culture Starts Here: The Role of Executive Retreats in People Strategy
Join Kim Hoogeveen, founder of BetterCulture, for a webinar designed to help executive teams unlock the full potential of their organizations. Building a cohesive people and culture strategy can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to take years. In this session, you’ll discover how an executive culture retreat can serve as the catalyst for creating […]
The DNA of Elite Executive Teams: Traits of High-Performing Leadership
At the invitation of owners and CEOs, I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to work with many executive teams. In some situations, I have been asked to lead or facilitate processes. In other instances, I have simply been asked to participate and consult. Occasionally, CEOs simply want me to observe and perhaps occasionally ask a question or […]
Leadership Reflections & Resolutions: Lead Your Team to Its Healthiest Year Yet
With a new year just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to hit pause and ask yourself: Is my leadership making waves or just treading water? The new year is all about fresh starts and big goals, so why not set some leadership resolutions that will make a real difference for you and your […]
From Interviews to Impact: Enhancing Your Hiring Process
In many companies, interviews are conducted as a one-way exchange. The prospective employer uses the process to learn as much valuable information about the candidate as possible. That’s how it’s supposed to work, right? It’s as if we’re peering through a narrow window, hoping to catch a glimpse of the applicant’s potential. Employers would be […]
Integrating “Crucial Conversations” & “Radical Candor”: A Roadmap to Managing & Resolving Conflict
BetterCulture spends a good amount of training time helping our clients to recognize (a) the big-time benefits of intellectual conflict and (b) the big-time damage that can result from personal conflict. Exceptional leaders embrace the former and avoid (or quickly resolve) the latter – something easier said than done. In line with this topic, often […]
Seeing Eye to Eye: How Leaders Can Align on Employee Assessment
When assessing the quality and value of a given employee, opinions can, and often will, vary. In the day-to-day running of our operations, it probably doesn’t make much difference if one supervisor rates an employee a 6 and another would rate that same employee an 8. But when it comes to important decisions such as […]
Cultivating Appreciation: Recognizing and Retaining Your Stars
The 3 Types of Employees When it comes to the impact your current employees have on culture, you can separate them into three buckets. We spend a good amount of time at BetterCulture helping our clients to address the damage done by Vacuums, but for this blog I want to focus on your Stars. My […]
Decoding Teams: 7 Key Elements for Success
Few would disagree that outstanding teamwork can make a significant contribution to the success of any enterprise. The challenge is getting a clear vision of what we mean by “outstanding teamwork.” Andrew Carnegie defined teamwork as the ability to work together toward a common vision. He identified this as “the fuel that allows common people […]