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Have you stopped to pause and appreciate everything you’ve accomplished this year?
Were you able to make some strides on improving your culture?
Did you finally get that one initiative approved that you’ve been working on for a while? Or maybe you finally finished out the initiative you spent all year implementing?
Did you obtain better people analytics so you’re…

As 2025 comes to a close, it’s hard not to look back and notice just how much the world of HR has been in motion. 
This year revealed an incredible amount of resilience, creativity, and heart across the profession. Many of you worked quietly behind the scenes, repairing cultures that were fraying at the edges and advocating for the people…

The holiday season is a time to rest, connect, and reflect. But for many employees, it can also feel overwhelming. 
Work seems to speed up instead of slow down thanks to the “vacation tax” that comes with time off. Projects pile up, deadlines tighten, and expectations become blurry as people are closing out the year in between holiday parties and…

If you’re reading this, you’re probably standing in the middle of an impossible tug-of-war.
Leadership wants data. Employees want meaning. And somehow, you’re supposed to turn feelings, trust, and respect into metrics that fit on a slide deck.
But here’s the truth: culture doesn’t “just happen.” It’s built intentionally through organizational behavior, individual behavior, and leadership team behavior. And when…

Middle market companies—typically defined as those with annual revenues between $25 million and $1 billion—face unique challenges and opportunities. These firms, often in the manufacturing and distribution sectors, operate at a revenue level where they are too small to have expertise across all business processes and will often turn to well-rounded business management consulting firms … Continue reading The Role…

Whenever we talk about culture, we often hear, “We’re too small to need culture work,” or “We’re a small company; we’ve got it covered.”
But here’s the reality: you’re too small not to focus on culture.
When you only have 20 or 50 people, for example, every interaction matters more – the impact is potentially greater. Consider the difference between…

We’ve all been there — sitting in a meeting where someone takes five minutes to explain what could’ve taken thirty seconds. Or maybe you’ve caught yourself doing it, adding just one more clarification, one more justification, one more “Does that make sense?”
Over-explaining at work isn’t just a “female thing,” nor is condescending explanation (often called mansplaining) solely a “male…