Company Culture

There is more to work than merely completing tasks and meeting KPIs. In our fast-paced, achievement-driven society, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters: fulfilling our unique purpose.

In early childhood, we experience what are called “collision moments,” which are moments in time that push against our perception of safety and the belief that “all is right in the world.” Usually, this moment removes what we most stand for, above all else, and replaces it with what we most want to avoid.

There’s no denying your purpose and its magnetic pull over your identity. And yet, once you’ve excavated such a powerful purpose for your life and work, what do you do with it?

What is the single most important thing you can do for your brand? Build a strong company culture, of course!

Leaders who adopt a love-first leadership style experience more emotional engagement and connection with their teams and employees. Here, we offer five techniques to help you lead with love.

Empathy. It starts with truly listening and then grows from there.

Are you negotiating from destructive tension or dynamic creative tension? Winning stakeholder models don’t focus on a bigger piece of the pie; they create a bigger pie.

Few people have shepherded more than 1,000 CEOs through leadership development. Rand Stagen has an opinion about conscious leadership and what it requires. Careful though. If you choose to read what he has to say, you won’t be able to unread it.

In Miki Agrawal’s eyes, for-profit means for the greater good, and fun becomes an important goal for a conscious company culture.

If you’re aiming for different outcomes or stronger team connections, it’s time to intentionally revise your narrative.

Genevieve Georget, executive editor at Round Table Companies, challenged leaders on the difference between sharing opinions and sharing stories in Real Leaders. Business leaders who share their values through storytelling can elevate their impact on key stakeholders while embracing the very aspects that make us all human.