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Is Your Business Working on Purpose?
By Shawn Parr, Guvner and CEO of Bulldog Drummond When I misbehaved as a young lad, my mother was the one who almost always reprimanded me. After lecturing me on the rights and wrongs, she’d ask, “Did you do that on purpose, son?” and then hand out the punishment. My actions were almost always spontaneous episodes of teenage stupidity—not premeditated acts of dissent. While I was definitely a
The Future Of Crowdsourcing
I am a believer in the power of exploration. It is often in the seemingly random corners of life that we find opportunity, brilliance, and
The Art Of Unlearning What Works
As an organizational psychologist and a firm believer in continuous development, I have often found myself in the position of advising people on creative ways
How People Analytics Informs HR Strategy
Let’s face it- technology has our brains inundated with unprecedented amounts of information. As a result, we’ve developed countless platforms and pieces of technology infrastructure
Are Your Employees Ready For The “Superjobs” Of The Future?
I recently finished listening to the audiobook version of David Epstein’s Range, his 2019 counter punch to the drive for specialization, often represented by the
Managing Military Millennials
Let’s face it: Millennials and Generation Z are taking over. They account for more of the talent pool every year and, as every organization should
gothamCulture Welcomes Tim Bowden as Partner in Washington D.C.
October 7, 2019, Washington D.C. – gothamCulture LLC announced the addition of Tim Bowden as a Partner in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. Bowden was
Occam’s Razor or Beware of the System Complicators
I bought a disassembled propane grill one time. There were at least a thousand parts (well, maybe not that many) and the directions were about
Focusing On Customer Experience Is No Longer Optional
Ready or not, the customer experience (CX) game is on. No matter what size or industry you may play in, you are now competing based
8 Books That Will Inspire Your Workplace Culture
The team at gothamCulture recently put their heads together to curate a list of book recommendations that will inspire your workplace culture and leadership development.
Your Company Culture And The Uniqueness Paradox
Advising senior leaders on the topic of organizational culture for the last fifteen plus years has provided me with a multitude of opportunities to examine
The Unseen Backpack
I was driving down the street the other day, dutifully following the GPS instructions, which wended me through neighborhoods, built-up areas and a variety of
7 Best Practices for Delivering on Business Transformation
What does it take to deliver on the promise of transformation? In the face of high-velocity change, communication is everything. Things are moving so quickly,