Making Meaning is a pretty powerful employee retention strategy

I think everyone has a sweet spot where their particular mix of strengths just makes sense, although sometimes it takes a minute to...

When we become intentional about functioning as a healthy integrated team, work becomes something we look forward to.

Over the years, we have had so many conversations that basically go something like this. Owner: I think I just need you to show me how to...

I have spent most of my life thinking about how to create synchronous organizational movement. Whether trying to round up enough kids for...

Over at Integrated Teams, we’ve been having much conversation around the effectiveness of the traditional performance review process,...

I was recently on a plane, explaining the concept of Integrated Teams to someone sitting next to me, who had worked in sales for Dell for...

First impressions matter. Our family moved a lot when I was a kid. Most of my academic years started at a new school. I became an expert...

I have long been fascinated with organizational culture, long before I went back to college as an adult to study organizational...

Language matters. It truly does. As you visualize leading your team into 2023, what are some of the dreams for your company that have...

Non-profit organizations have much to teach for-profits about leadership development. The very success of nonprofits is heavily...

As Director of the Finance Office at a mid-size church for many years, not once was I asked to produce a Profit & Loss statement. Isn’t...

I’ve been in the non-profit space for most of my life and I know first-hand how dependent these organizations are on the financial grace...

The concept of curiosity has been cropping up a lot lately. For good reason. When I think of curiosity, my mind immediately goes to a...

Numbers Matter. There is this misconception out there that accounting is only for the elite few, for those who have attained a Ph.D in...

There is this idea out there that there is a single best way forward if you can just fit within the parameters of a template, if you can...

You’ve no doubt heard the saying “When we don’t know what to do, we do more of what we know”. A lot of us saw this play out during the...

What is the one part of your business that robs you of your joy and time? With today’s remote outsourcing options, why are you still...

Building a business from the ground up is no small feat. To get a dream off the ground, you have to wear all the hats; from President to...

Maybe it's time to do something about that dream that keeps rising to the surface. You have identified a need in the world around you and...