Culture

NCAA Tournament Lessons: How to Ruin Your Team

A quick look at USA TODAY Sports’ 2015-16 Preseason College Basketball All-American Team shows that every player from first team through third team will be competing in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Well, that is everyone except Louisiana State University star, Ben Simmons. Embed from Getty Images It seems like common sense that the very best players in the nation would all be competing in the game’s...

How Corporate Culture Prevents Turnover

Turnover: An issue every company faces. For some businesses it is an inevitable part of their operations because of seasonal peaks and valleys. For other businesses, turnover can be a costly expense that hurts their ability to turn a profit. The direct cost of an employee leaving isn’t what is costly. It’s the cost incurred to replace them as well as the value of the loss...

What’s Your Work Environment Like?

A work environment is as important as the role itself these days. Whether it’s the attitude, the common goal, or the sensory aspect, the “Princess and the Pea” effect can play havoc on your production. As athletes in the height of competition, the ability to block out the crowd was necessary to focus on execution.  Now in a work environment, have you been able to translate...