Do you want a "bruising" workplace?

By S. Chris Edmonds / August 24, 2015 / Comments Off on Do you want a "bruising" workplace?

Last week’s New York Times article, “Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace,” caused quite a stir. The article describes a corporate culture that apparently tolerates – and […]

Customer Service Polarities

By S. Chris Edmonds / August 10, 2015 / Comments Off on Customer Service Polarities

How often are you positively WOW’ed by the customer service you experience? According to Tempkin’s new customer service ratings, the best service providers include USAA in banking, credit cards, and […]

Everyone Has Values

By S. Chris Edmonds / July 20, 2015 / Comments Off on Everyone Has Values

I had a wonderful conversation online recently with a leader who disagreed with me. I love to engage people with different points of view in a respectful manner (from both […]

Surround Yourself with Values-Aligned Compadres

By S. Chris Edmonds / July 13, 2015 / Comments Off on Surround Yourself with Values-Aligned Compadres

Who you hang out with has a great influence on you. If you hang out with bigoted people, you will likely embrace bigoted ideals. If you hang out with dishonest […]

What's Your Story?

By S. Chris Edmonds / July 6, 2015 / Comments Off on What's Your Story?

In the midst of our hectic lives, who are we being? It is easy to get caught up in the frantic pace we see around us or that our work […]

Your Character is Showing

By S. Chris Edmonds / June 22, 2015 / Comments Off on Your Character is Showing

The 2016 US presidential race is heating up, which means the time is ripe for truth-stretching, name calling, and worse. This week’s “I’m running for president” announcement by one candidate […]

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