Values
Core Values
It's Better Stick to Your Values Than be a Slave to the Numbers
If you reach a sales goal by compromising your values, it that real success?
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An Idaho banker reflects on the values that have passed, along with the bank, from parent to child for more than a century.
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Consider how to truly listen to another colleague. You'll arrive at better discussions, decisions and results.
Hiring
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Give the proper scrutiny to job candidates early in the hiring process to determine cultural fit.
Company Cultures
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Hiring employees who understand and exemplify corporate values serves to reinforce the organization's mission and vision and create a tighter team.
Values
Think You Know Your Company's Core Values? Think Again.
With passing years, it's easy for businesses to lose sight of their founding principles. Here's how to regroup as your company evolves.
Personal Branding
Don't Let These 5 Excuses Become Your Brand
Every project, meeting and appointment is an opportunity to show results and reliability. Don't be known as the person with an excuse instead.
Safety
The Vital Safety Lesson for Employers in Tracy Morgan's Crash
Since every business faces risks, companies could do more to promote a culture of prevention, suggests a management advisor.
Workplace Safety
6 Ways to Improve Workplace Safety Without Going Broke
Adopt a proactive approach to save your small business from physical danger and financial peril.
Workplace Diversity
What Leaders Can Learn From the NFL's Draft of the First Openly Gay Player
This moment can provide lessons and insight for businesses about how they should address matters of workplace diversity.
Company values
The North Star to Guide Your Startup: Core Values
A set of beliefs can guide a young company as it chooses new staff and lays a strong foundation for the future.
