Be Human Salon Five: Manage the System, Not the People
On July 18, we hosted our 5th Be Human Project salon featuring Jurgen Appelo as part of his Managing for Happiness North American book tour. Our offices at Bigwidesky were...
Redefining Business Category: Kevin Brennan, An Awesome Human
The Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis houses a great deal of retail entrepreneurial drive. Almost every kind of ethnic dish (from burgers to grasshopper tacos) is...
Managing For Happiness Book Review
Managing for Happiness Games, Tools and Practices to Motivate Any Team is Jurgen Appelo’s new book published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Jurgen is currently on a worldwide...
The Real Reason Why Productivity is Low
Our good friend, Dave Gray is featured in this fascinating article about company culture by Alexander Osterwalder. Oftentimes companies allow culture to "just happen" over time. This lack of...
Love in Leadership Transforms Business Culture
"You cannot simply change an organization's culture. What you can change are your own behaviors and your influence." -Jurgen Appelo At the Be Human Project we work to...
How To Create A Scalable, Human Culture For Startup Growth
Just a few weeks ago, Globoforce, a workplace recognition technology provider, hosted its second annual WorkHuman Conference in Orlando, Florida. The name of the conference pulls no punches...
The Power of Yes
Recently, a friend published a book. Although most of us will never add author to our signature block, writing a book isn’t a totally remarkable feat. Just ask...
Want Your Employees to Speak Up? Be an Inclusive Leader.
A vocal workforce fuels business. Feeling valued and sharing opinions creates a company culture that benefits shareholders, employers and employees. But how do you cultivate this type of...
Focusing on the People
The Be Human Project strives to embolden business leaders to focus not just on markets, products or margins but on the people that make an institution possible. This...
Our Work Shapes US
Practical wisdom is missing from our work life. That's what psychologist Barry Schwartz, Dorwin Cartwright Professor of social theory and social action at Swarthmore College, believes. Schwartz explains the...