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Insights and Resources for Business Growth

Thoughtful articles on leadership, teams, and performance, written for people running real businesses.
Civility At Work - Coworkers Getting Along
Teams and Culture

Being Civil At Work

Civility At Work, Part I Civility seems to have gone out of style in the...
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Chuck Violand

Human Resources

Flying Dogs, Part II

It’s not uncommon for the first hire a business owner makes to be the tr...
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Chuck Violand

Human Resources

Flying Dogs, Part I

Entrepreneurs can be their own worst enemy. Despite our best intentions ...
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Chuck Violand

Human Resources

Hardball, Part II

In the current job market, highly talented job seekers can afford to be ...
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Chuck Violand

Operations and Systems

Plungers

The common household plunger is a basic, yet indispensable tool in every...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

Volunteer Leadership

If we’re learning nothing else from the current employment market, we’re...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

Will 2022 Be Your Year?

It was a sunny, autumn afternoon when I received news no business owner ...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

Seat 24-B

One of the real beauties of having earbuds or earphones on an airplane i...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

Joe Bagadonuts

My brother-in-law Larry is a college professor who teaches aspiring nurs...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

The Great Wallendas

Arguably, the most famous highwire performing family in history has been...
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Chuck Violand