A few weeks ago, my company faced a minor crisis. I'll spare you the details, but the short story is a bad actor was doing his damnedest to damage our reputation on social media. The attack occurred ...

Core values are the equivalent of the rules of a sport: It would not be a sport if there were no rules. Atlassian has had the same five core values since Scott Farquhar discovered them three years ...

Why Psychologists Haven’t Agreed on the Basic Human Values—Until Now Personality traits are stable patterns in the way we think, feel, and behave (Johnson, 1997, p. 74). In a previous PT post, I ...

When I ran into a former client at the grocery store, and asked him how things were going, I expected some polite small talk. Instead, what he said blew my mind. The guy (let’s call him Jim) was an ...

Most companies’ values are forgotten or disconnected from daily operations. By rethinking and co-creating values with your team, you can transform them into actionable tools that align behavior, build ...

If inclusion is likely already in your organization's core values, how do you map inclusion to your values? Most organizations have three to five core values. Review your core values and see where ...

Consistency, not constant reinvention, is the secret to lasting success. Here’s how five enduring values have fueled my company’s growth for nearly 20 years. Personal connection and being present in ...