Organizational Culture Ryan Smith Organizational Culture Ryan Smith

Why Most Workplace Meetings Suck

So if I say the word meeting, what comes to mind? Chances are if you are like most people, whatever you imagined probably had a negative connotation. In fact, there is such a stigma around the modern-day workplace meetings that they have become an endless supply of material for memes, TV shows, and comedians.

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Do Organizational Values Matter?

It's September 2015, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just discovered that many Volkswagen cars being sold in America have been installed with a "defeat device." This was actually software in diesel engines that could detect when an engine was being tested versus actual driving, and change its performance significantly to improve its testing results.

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Organizational Culture Ryan Smith Organizational Culture Ryan Smith

Work-Life Integration: Why it’s Better than Balance

One of the great benefits of entrepreneurship, and working in the coaching industry, is the flexibility it allows me to plan my day. If I have a dentist appointment or need to run errands, I can plan my day around the different appointments I have. Then if I need to catch up on work, I get a little done after dinner, or start work earlier the next day.

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