Culture Shaping and Storytelling: They Go Hand in Hand
We are a storytelling culture. You and your people tell stories all day long. You tell a story by the way you dress. You tell a story by the way…
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How Authenticity Breeds Success
PayPal, one of the world’s largest online payment companies, was one of a handful of companies in 2015 to rank 100 percent on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national…
Howard Behar on Starbucks, Culture & Hope for the Future
Longtime Starbucks President Howard Behar will headline the second annual Thermostat Cultures Live one-day retreat on Nov. 9 in Columbus, Ohio. Here, the executive-turned-author, speaker and consultant talks about culture,…
Why Participation is Popular
Stop for a second and think about what is popular in the world today. What are the popular restaurants? Experiences? Trends? How are most people moving through the world today?…
Taking Time to Step Back: My July Reading List
In this fast & ever-changing world, we need time and space to Step Back. Time to think, reflect, dream, connect. These moments are when breakthroughs and progress happen. Each year,…
To Align Your Team, Set Standards Together
Recently, I was honored to speak in Las Vegas at the largest HR Conference in the world, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference. My topic was Growing…
What the Bleep Do We Want?
My kids love going to Dave & Buster’s—the giant arcade with life-size video games and blinking lights everywhere you turn. Even as they get older, they run from game to…
‘Opt in’ with Intention
With the proliferation of spam emails and junk solicitations in the world today, the word “unsubscribe” unfortunately has become quite common. Because we are enrolled so often in things we…
Yanny or Laurel? The Leadership Lesson
Do you hear Yanny or Laurel? These questions have captivated our minds. People pick sides and arguments ensue. After hundreds of thousands of people weighed in online as to whether…
Global Author, Speaker and Leadership Coach Hosting Culture Event in Columbus
Globally celebrated author, speaker and leadership coach Jason Barger is hosting the second annual Thermostat Cultures Live event in Columbus this fall featuring longtime Starbucks President Howard Behar and other…