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Challenge #3: Employee unity and corporate vision create competitive clarity

Monthly Series: Executive Challenges Culture Spark founder, Sheryl Lyons recounts from her own past CEO experience, “When the wrong people were on the team, it created huge distraction and frustration throughout the organization, which was reflected in the company’s performance. When the right people were on the bus, in the right seats, inspired by a […]Read More>>

Intern Appreciation

Culture Spark Appreciates Interns The interns come and go, but some leave everlasting footprints. This post is dedicated to our appreciation for past, present, and future interns. This year, we would like to highlight Erin J. Poerschke who interned with Culture Spark in the summer of 2016 and continued working remotely as she finished her […]Read More>>

Executive Challenge #3: Unclear goals put focus on fighting fires rather than planning ahead

Executive Challenge #1: Leadership Teams Lack Cohesion and Accountability

Have you ever felt like you’re carrying the whole company on your shoulders? Have you felt in your gut that there’s someone on your team that just doesn’t belong? Jing Johnson is the owner of PRISM Renderings. She has a passion for helping commercial real estate professionals to acquire funding, entitlement, and leasing by providing […]Read More>>

Do you want to be right, or effective?

Have you heard the true story of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis? He’s the Hungarian physician who, long after his death, was credited with making the connection between cleanliness and infection control. He’s now known as the pioneer of hand-washing. Why did no one listen to him during his lifetime when he told them washing hands prevents […]Read More>>

Let’s Talk About Resolutions

Culture Spark Wishes You a Happy New Year!! Now let’s get down to business and talk about resolutions. 7 most common New Year’s Resolutions According to Google search, the 7 most common New Year’s Resolutions are: Exercise more Lose weight Get organized Learn a new skill or hobby Live life to the fullest Save money/spend […]Read More>>

6 Tips for a Smooth Transition

Like me, many parents are frantically preparing for the start of another school year. Mixed emotions of relief and frenzy swirl around us as we hustle to purchase uniforms, backpacks, lunch boxes, notebooks and the like. The once loose summer calendar suddenly stiffens, filling up with meet-the-teacher, carpools, sports practices and the rest and we […]Read More>>

How To Develop Your Corporate Vision

From your company’s perspective, imagine an ideal world in the near future. Now, describe that world in a statement, one that explains your company’s purpose while at the same time inspiring and evoking an emotional response from your stakeholders. That is a vision statement, and if your company doesn’t have one, it needs one. In […]Read More>>