by Carla Johnson | Oct 12, 2021 | Corporate Culture, Leadership
October 12, 2021 So much of business is focused on investors and profits. What’s forgotten is the heart of the equation – customers and the employees who serve them. When a business sets its sights on how to give back to the world through their people, they’re able to...
by Carla Johnson | Sep 14, 2021 | Business, C-Suite, Corporate Culture, Employee Engagement, Innovation
September 14, 2021 Picture yourself in a parking lot packed full of cars in a downpour. You’re hauling five overstuffed bags in each hand, and you can feel the handles start to give from the dampness. You’re in a sea of bobbing umbrellas and rain jackets, but you...
by Carla Johnson | Jun 7, 2021 | Change Management, Corporate Culture, Innovation
June 8, 2021 One of the stereotypes of innovation is that of disruption. Massive disruption. Companies like Uber, Netflix and Tesla are all icons of how quickly an industry can be turned up-side-down by the new kid on the block. One that does everything contrary to...
by Carla Johnson | Jun 1, 2021 | Change Management, Corporate Culture, Innovation
June 1, 2021 Last October, I signed up for a 30 kilometer (18 mile) trail run that hugs the perimeter of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. I haven’t run a race of that distance in four years. During that time, I’d begun to travel quite a bit more for work. My family...
by Carla Johnson | May 6, 2021 | Change Management, Corporate Culture, Innovation, Performance
May 6, 2021 It’s happened to all of us. We’ve missed the window to feed the meter and ended up with an annoying parking ticket. A sudden storm hit, and we got drenched in the rain between the garage and the concert venue. Or we’ve been late to an important interview...
by Carla Johnson | Mar 11, 2021 | Business, C-Suite, Corporate Culture, Marketing
March 11, 2021 Has any role in business morphed more than that of the CMO? It’s a position rife with constantly changing expectations yet most often lacks the necessary support to ensure its success. If you’ve worked in marketing long, this isn’t...
