The Lowest-Cost Employee Engagement Program

Employee recognition lets workers know that their contributions are appreciated and valued, and they are because after all, great employees could be working for someone else. Think about the last time you praised an employee. Can you remember? Lack of recognition remains one of the top reasons employees quit. Praising and thanking employees for a… Read More

How to Inspire a High-Performance Work Culture: An Interview with Chuck Runyon, Anytime Fitness Co-Founder and CEO

Chuck Runyon and his business partner founded Anytime Fitness in 2002 and since then the franchise has grown to over 3000 locations in over 30 countries. Anytime Fitness is one of the largest and fastest growing franchises in history and Chuck shares the secret to their success: it’s all about the people. In this episode of The… Read More

What’s Your Go-To Karaoke Song? An Interview with Autumn Berrang, President and Co-Founder of Adjective & Co.

Recently named one of the Top 50 Best Workplaces in America by Inc. Magazine, Adjective & Co. is a boutique branding agency that has one major guiding principle: we don’t work with people who suck -and that goes for employees and clients. Autumn Berrang is at the helm as President and Co-Founder and she shares the story… Read More

Becoming the Best Small Business to Work For: An Interview with Alyse Makarewicz, President and Co-Founder of AMB Architects

Alyse Makarewicz, AIA, is President of AMB Architects, a bootstrapped Commercial Interior Architecture consulting and design firm with nine employees. She is also a contributing author to the book Phenomenal Success Stories, released earlier this year. Alyse’s company has been named the Best Small Business to Work for in Houston, Texas, for the last four… Read More

Teach your Core Values During New Employee Onboarding

The creation and documentation of company core values is a prerequisite to building a strong workplace culture. Core values are the rule book, the set of standards by which an organization makes its decisions.  Without core values, the culture is rudderless.  It’s how companies end up with “culture by default” instead of a “culture by… Read More