Chief Culture Officer: Lasting Impact or Passing Fad?
Every company with more than 75 employees needs to have a Chief Culture Officer (CCO). Yes, that’s what I said, and I mean exactly that. Before you tune me out as a culture zealot who doesn’t understand the realities of running a …
How You Can Overcome Catastrophizing
One of the reasons people fail to take actions that would be to their benefit is the paralyzation that results from fear – fear that can cascade into what we call catastrophizing. So you don’t ask that girl for a date. You …
Followship: The Secret to Leadership Success
MindSet has long stressed the importance – and even the obligation – of leaders making a genuine commitment to the success of their employees, and we often challenge our clients to embrace the audacious goal of seeing to it that every employee …
Converting Cosmos: Creating Prideful Employees
MindSet teaches the importance of assessing where your colleagues fall on the Cosmo versus Local continuum. A Cosmo is someone who ties their ego to their title or their profession. A Local, in contrast, ties their ego to the success of the …
Company Culture Insights that Really Matter
If you asked someone on the street, “Show me a great company culture,” many would point to companies like Google and highlight the free beer, hoodies, nap pods, and other lifestyle perks. While certainly buzzworthy, these trendy perks are no more important …
Seeing Opportunity by Evaluating Culture Health
Few would dispute that time is valuable – far too valuable to squander. And most would agree that the enjoyment of time is to a considerable degree influenced (and often completely determined) by the quality of the humans with whom we surround …
Consistent Leadership – The Foundation of a Successful Culture
Most large organizations have some terrific leaders within their ranks of executives, some mediocre leaders working right next to them, and often an abysmal leader or two thrown into the mix. The result is that a given employee’s likelihood of working for …
How to Build a Phenomenal Mentorship Program [Video]
Mentorship is vital for helping any talented employee grow into a true star. However, without a well structured mentorship program the odds of that mentorship being impactful for the company are low. Today we tap into MindSet’s experience building successful programs to …
What HR Leadership Should Look Like
It’s good advice for parents (and supervisors as well) to never discipline in anger. I suspect it’s equally good advice for bloggers to not post in frustration. I am breaking that rule just this one time. 🙂 We have long had a …
Best Predictor of Getting a Great Supervisor [Video]
What’s the best predictor of getting a great supervisor? Unfortunately it’s not as scientific as you would hope. Watch to see Dr. Hoogeveen explain what the best predictor is, and importantly, how you can prevent this unfortunate pattern in your company. If …
