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...
Workplace
What Chickens can Teach Us about Company Culture
The organizational patterns of a chicken coop may not be the most likely place to model company culture. But what happens when you model a chicken coop after...
Be Human Salon with Chris Reimer
What does it mean to be happy at work? What does happy look like? How do we achieve this happiness? Chris Reimer, an award-winning social media strategist, entrepreneur,...
It’s Not About the Money, It’s About Purpose
Fast Company recently asked millennials to participate in a study that focused on what they valued in an organization. The study found that millennials would rather work for an...
To work is human – or is it? Musings from Happywork’s Chris Reimer
We are all so different. Instead of embracing tried and true phrases like, “We’re all made from the same stuff,” and “Diversity is our strength” (both of which...
The Choices We Make
“Marketing used to be what you say … now, marketing is what you do. What you make. How you act. The choices you make when you are sure...
Human-Based Leadership Rewarded: Employees Strike to Reinstate Former CEO
America’s history is marked with strikes led by under-valued workers demanding treatment as humans instead of a faceless workforce. When grocery store employees decided to strike for two...
Office Politics
The most important issue you will face at work is the one thing they never teach you: office politics. It’s often the worst criticism you can level at...
What About the Numbers?
Former Southwest Airlines founder and CEO Herbert Kelleher said, “Anyone who puts things solely in terms of factors that can be quantified is missing the heart of business:...
Be Human Salon with Dave Gray
What does it mean to be a “connected” company? We explored this topic at the second Be Human Project Salon at the newly unveiled space of the bigwidesky office...