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Tag Archives: business management
11 words of gratitude for 2011
It’s been a large year around here. There have been tears and laughter, good decisions and bad, celebrations and disappointments, dreams and fears. While there’s much we could say, we’re going to practice what we preach and get straight to … Continue reading
Inviting inspiration to the party
Our sixth, and perhaps most important business value, is Inspiration. In the simplest terms, our marching orders are: seek it out, love it up, don’t go a day without it, and share as much of it as you can with … Continue reading
We’re huggers
If you’re not familiar with the Free Hugs campaign, you MUST watch this video before you read the rest of this post. And, even if you have already seen the video, it’s well worth watching again. Guaranteed you’ll feel great. Hugging … Continue reading
Celebrating the good, the bad and the ugly
It’s not uncommon to hear “celebrate our successes” as a fundamental principle of any organization. It seems like celebration is something we all aspire to do, promise that we will, but often run out of time or move onto the … Continue reading
Don’t ask us to climb a mountain
As a continuation of our current series of posts on business values, up next is: “Be Sherpas.” Confession: We do not guide people through mountaineering expeditions in the Himalayas, but we do fancy ourselves as Sherpas anyway. Why? Because we … Continue reading
A family affair
People before profit. Compassion before ego. Understanding before judgment. A few of the beliefs that guide the way we each interact with the world. And to be frank, they double as three big reasons why we’re here, doin’ our own thing. As … Continue reading
Building on Values
Every business has values. Or at least they should. They’re likely hung on a wall somewhere or are locked and loaded as the background on employees’ computers. Usually the business is created first, and then the values are articulated. Employees, … Continue reading
Long-Term Guesswork
I’m not sure this is the forum to admit to this, but I’m not big on reading business books. I routinely find them dry, boring and unnecessarily verbose. So when a dear friend and fellow communicator handed over Rework I … Continue reading
Small business, big culture
At Red Balloon, we spend a lot of time working on us. Our processes, our collaboration, our communication, and maybe most importantly, our culture. This investment of time, effort and conversation is one of my favourite things about our team. … Continue reading