Be Human Salon with Dave Gray
What does it mean to be a “connected” company? We explored this topic at the second Be Human Project Salon at the newly unveiled space of the bigwidesky office in Clayton. The event featured The...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name?
William Shakespeare said, “What’s in a name?” It’s the sweetest sound in the world when we hear it spoken aloud. When someone speaks our name, especially in a kind way, we are immediately called to...
View ArticleWhat About the Numbers?
Former Southwest Airlines founder and CEO Herbert Kelleher said, “Anyone who puts things solely in terms of factors that can be quantified is missing the heart of business: people.” Albert Einstein...
View ArticleHate Thousand Miles
In a world where companies can no longer escape the hate, where any customer can easily tell 5,000 of their closest friends your company sucks, one company is embracing it. Spirit Airlines is giving...
View ArticleHow To Appear Human Without Actually Being Human
I’m told that brevity is the soul of wit. As such, I thought about just typing the word “politicians” in this article and calling it done. My goal is to demonstrate that communicators — good people by...
View ArticlePeople Are Empowered from the Bottom Up
Hillary Clinton was on The Daily Show recently, and while there were lots of jokes about whether she is going to run for you-know-what, the conversation did turn to her new book. When it did, I thought...
View ArticleBe Human Salon
The next Be Human Salon is in the works! Watch for event details in the upcoming weeks. Please let us know if you are interested in attending future Be Human events by contacting us at...
View ArticleTell the Truth
You would be hard pressed to find someone who thinks that telling the truth is not a good thing. Our parents, their parents and generations of wise men and women, leaders, warriors, martyrs, saints,...
View ArticleOffice Politics
The most important issue you will face at work is the one thing they never teach you: office politics. It’s often the worst criticism you can level at a company, as in “there are a lot of office...
View ArticleHumanizing the Ice Bucket Challenge
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. It has taken over Facebook’s news feed, Instagram and even Twitter. Facebook officially changing name to...
View ArticleHuman-Based Leadership Rewarded: Employees Strike to Reinstate Former CEO
America’s history is marked with strikes led by under-valued workers demanding treatment as humans instead of a faceless workforce. When grocery store employees decided to strike for two months, the...
View ArticleThe Choices We Make
“Marketing used to be what you say … now, marketing is what you do. What you make. How you act. The choices you make when you are sure no one is looking.” This is a quote from author, entrepreneur,...
View ArticleBe Human Salon: Be Happy
In April, we begin our second season of Be Human salons, and we are thrilled to be featuring our friend and Be Human Salon provocateur, Chris Reimer. Chris has been a supporter and participant in the...
View ArticleTo work is human – or is it? Musings from Happywork’s Chris Reimer
We are all so different. Instead of embracing tried and true phrases like, “We’re all made from the same stuff,” and “Diversity is our strength” (both of which are true, by the way), I choose to...
View ArticleIt’s Not About the Money, It’s About Purpose
Fast Company recently asked millennials to participate in a study that focused on what they valued in an organization. The study found that millennials would rather work for an organization that has...
View ArticleBe Human Salon with Chris Reimer
What does it mean to be happy at work? What does happy look like? How do we achieve this happiness? Chris Reimer, an award-winning social media strategist, entrepreneur, marketing communications...
View ArticleLeadership That Betters Our Lives Not Just Our Work
On Thursday, May 14, the COCAbiz Session featured Bob Chapman, chairman and CEO at Barry-Wehmiller, and moderator Dr. Kathy Cramer, Ph.D. At the bizSESSION, Chapman challenged traditional thinking...
View ArticleThe Hollywood Business Model & Leadership
Leadership in the workplace is changing rapidly. Business methods and management practices of the past are quickly becoming obsolete in our hyper-connected age. Models of thinking, managing and leading...
View ArticleCardinal Rules for Leadership
While the Cardinals played the Mets in a four game series, Forbes released a brief review of Mike Matheny, his management of the St. Louis Cardinals and his bookThe Matheny Manifesto, which hit shelves...
View ArticleThe healing and human power of music in St. Louis
The “Courage Counts Showcase” concert at the Sun Theatre in St. Louis this spring was the culmination of an eight-week program called Life Compositions that matched music therapy students from...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....