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Creating a Culture of Sustainability
Setting the Foundation Long Term Thinking Companies can create a lasting legacy of responsibility and stewardship. This is usually only possible when sustainability is at the core of their corporate culture. Companies do not have to solely spend their time planting...
Office Environment Series: Inclusion
Creating a Culture of Inclusion In this series, we have covered how design affects a company’s image and the well being of its employees and clients. The concept of inclusion is one that is woven into a company’s day to day operations and long term planning. Inclusion...
Continuing Education: Being a Constant Learner and Reaping the Rewards
The Business Case for Continuing Education This is an easy one, since our fast paced world requires us to stay relevant. Continuing our education allows us to stay relevant. We receive an almost constant flow of information throughout our days from people, radio, TV,...
A Guide to Client Relationships
Generating Awesome Client Relationships Generating new client relationships is a major part of building a business. It is the form of marketing with the greatest return. It also takes many forms including networking, cold calls, referrals, and invitations. It’s all...
How Values Define Company Direction and Increase Success
Building a Foundation of Values Values are a large part of what makes up the culture, operations, and reputation of a company. As we know, the foundation of any good company is made up of many things including good client relations, employee treatment, quality...
Creating a High Performance Workplace: In-Person, Remote, or Hybrid
Work Models and Finding What “Works” Best This topic is a part of many of my conversations these days. I have friends and colleagues working via in-person, remote and hybrid models. There are even some that are transitioning to fully in-person from being fully remote...
Fitwel: A Building Industry Response to Viruses
The Origins of Fitwel Our local and global communities continue to battle with the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying moments of loss but also discovery. We have discovered many new ways of keeping ourselves and each other safe and healthy and certain actions that...
Tips for Business Travel: Enjoyable, Rejuvenating, Productive
Returning to Business Travel I recently made my first out-of-state business trip since 2019. The trip was to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it was great to see some new scenery and some familiar sights from my past trips to The Land of Enchantment. I have spent time...
Relating My Life Experiences to My Career
I started this blog post to describe my career experiences working for Native Nations in Indian Country. Indian Country is a term used to describe any area with land holdings, headquarters, and/or communities of Native American presence. While I was writing, I...
Morning Routines: How to Find What Works for You
Getting Started Morning routines are a big topic on social media. Famous athletes, creators, and high performers are often asked about their morning routines. Their answers are often treated as a glimpse into the tools and tricks it takes to perform at their level....
Just Program: Corporate Transparency At its Finest
An Overview of Just The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) has created a transparency and responsibility standard for corporations. It’s called the Just program. Corporations can voluntarily apply to the Just program. Once accepted, they use the Just metrics...
The Best Advice I’ve Ever Received
Intro & Confessions I tend to be a lone wolf, so reaching out to others for advice is often hard. Translation: my ego doesn’t like it when I ask for help. Thankfully, I have received unsolicited and solicited advice that has given good direction to my life and the...
Giving Back to the Next Generation
Giving Back is the New Black In the last post on The Thread, we looked into B Corps using business as a force for good. Since businesses have more resources and human power than individual people, their potential impact on the world is almost always greater. We hope...
B-Corps: Using Business as a Force for Good
A Force for Good Businesses and organizations have major influences in our lives as well as provide us products and services that keep us fed, sheltered, clothed, and entertained. Of course, businesses and organizations influence economics, politics, and a myriad of...
Is Corporate Transparency the New Norm?
Transparency in the Corporate World Have you ever wondered what goes on in the corporations providing products and services to consumers on a local and global level? Many of us haven’t, but lately, corporations have been called to practice transparency with their...
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