Share In a past blog post “Too Many Core Values”, I wrote about one of the biggest issues that I see when companies (or individuals) create their core values – they have too many. Too many core values mean they aren’t core. Sure, they may be values, but they aren’t CORE to your business. That’s why I [...]

Share OK. It is easy for someone to fake that they “love” your core values during the hiring process. If you are a company that is passionate about your values, a good interviewer will figure this out pretty quickly and reciprocate that “passion” during the interview. So how do you really know? Design questions to figure [...]

Share   My utopia is a company without policies. If you saw my post “Do You Have A Policy About Working Naked?”  you will know my stance on polices. I don’t like them. Policies are created for the few that break the rules, so why should we penalize the many who do not? As entrepreneurs, [...]

Share I often get asked “how should I write my core values?”  My answer? Make them unique and original. Try not to sound like everyone else. Make them memorable so that your employees remember them. Make them jump out so they are impactful. I know that is a tall measure, but putting some work into [...]