Companies Can Share Their Cultural Purpose from the Start — “Organizational culture is not about ping pong tables and pizza parties,” is something I’ve said about a million times in my career. Recently I experienced one of the strongest embodiments of organizational culture at a pizzeria in Paia, Maui, which gave me renewed understanding and appreciation for the saying. While…

Make time for some cultural studies that will optimize the way you work. I learned long ago that being in the business of nurturing healthy and winning cultures requires a lot of hats. …

My obsession with Culture started in 1999, my sophomore year in high school, when Mr. Richard Parkhouse was hired to lead my school’s Associated Student Body (a.k.a. student leadership). I’ll never forget the day the door swung open, and he walked in. He marched right to the front of the…