Job, Career, or Calling?

By S. Chris Edmonds / May 12, 2014 / Comments Off on Job, Career, or Calling?

How do you view your work? Is it drudgery? Is it somewhat benign, somewhat engaging, or possibly even inspiring? Most employees see work as a job, a means of funding life’s necessities. […]

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No Absolutes

By S. Chris Edmonds / March 31, 2014 / Comments Off on No Absolutes

Many of us think in terms of absolutes – despite the reality around us that demonstrates how this life is filled with nuances and subtleties. I grew up in Southern […]

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New Leadership Role? Here's your 2nd 90 day plan

By S. Chris Edmonds / January 20, 2014 / Comments Off on New Leadership Role? Here's your 2nd 90 day plan

This is my 200th blog post. Thanks for your continued interest in #WorkPlaceInspiration and #PurposefulCulture! Without you readers and listeners, this journey would have ended long ago. This is a […]

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Carry Your Fair Share

By S. Chris Edmonds / January 13, 2014 / Comments Off on Carry Your Fair Share

I worked with a client recently that has a remarkable organizational culture. The success they enjoy is based, they believe, on the concepts of what they call their “adult business […]

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Customer Service Sucks.

By S. Chris Edmonds / December 16, 2013 / 2 Comments

Many of us know from day-to-day experiences that customer service is getting worse, not better. A recent study from ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business found that the number of […]

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Want to Build Trust? Be Civil.

By S. Chris Edmonds / December 2, 2013 / 3 Comments

Two-thirds of Americans believe people can’t be trusted. So says a recent AP/GfK study. When this survey was first conducted in 1972, half of Americans felt that people were trustworthy. […]

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