Category: Culture

Make your mission your company’s best engagement tool. How many of your employees or co-workers would show up to work the day after winning the Powerball jackpot? If your answer is a resounding “no one,” then your company might need to rethink that mission statement hanging on the wall behind your door. Companies who fully […]

The Millennial Mindset: The day to day cross-generational experience. Today’s organizations are in the unique position of having employees who span four generations. Each with its own perspectives, qualities, and traits. Each shaped by the historical and cultural events of their generation. They are: Silent Generation: The smallest workforce subset, age 70+, were born before 1946. […]

“Great job!” When it comes to motivating team members, the simple act of offering praise and recognition for a job well done goes a long way. Why? Positive feedback triggers the release of dopamine, which serves as a neurotransmitter in the brain. Chemicals released in the brain stimulate feelings of happiness, innovative thinking, and creative […]

Strumming the modern day American Stradivarius. Company Northfield Musical Products Website www.northfieldinstruments.com Location 130 W. Michigan Avenue, Marshall, MI 49068 County Calhoun Local Footprint 3,000 square feet Employees 10, in Marshall and Qingdao, China Executive Adrian Bagale Year Founded 2008 Annual Sales $500,000 Markets Professional musicians Festivals Performances Global Reach United States China Japan … […]

From creating mindsets to sustainability…the work is never done. Every executive and business owner sets out to achieve immediate results for accelerated performance and lasting change. A few make it big, some lose what they gain, and some never even come close to achieving desired results. Culture is the key to moving an organization from […]

Belinda Tate’s passion for art led to finding home in Southwest Michigan.  Belinda Tate Executive Director Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 South Park Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 www.kiarts.org Where did you move from? Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I was Director of The Diggs Gallery of Winston-Salem State University. Before that I was a corporate banker for […]

With the war for talent raging on, employers are continually reminded about the importance of developing and keeping valuable team members. Turnover interrupts productivity, causing quality and service challenges. It’s also expensive. An independent analysis by the W.E. Upjohn Institute has determined in the cost of turnover in Southwest Michigan is approximately $3,500 per lost […]

Scott McIntyre Director of Engineering Project Management & Processes / Site Leader Bosch Automotive Aftermarket / Automotive Service Solutions 6400 Technology Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49009 us.bosch.com Where are you originally from? My wife, Madeline, and I are natives of Carpinteria, California—a beautiful beach community, very close to Santa Barbara. I had been working with a small […]

Rich Sheridan shares his perspective on the value of joy. Joy. That feeling of great pleasure and happiness resulting from success, good fortune, or a sense of well-being. What does it look like? A child with ice cream cone. A college graduate waving a diploma. A smiley face with tears melting out of the corners […]