Sedona, for those of you who do not yet know, is a town in central Arizona surrounded by startling formations of stone: jagged, colorfully layered walls, smooth cliffs carved from light and shadow; deep, mysterious valleys with towering sandstone pillars that seem to call, “Come closer.” As both an extension of the natural beauty and… Continue reading Bell Rock
Response of the Chief Culture Officer
Yesterday, I wrote a post titled, “Letter to the Chief Culture Officer.” It was mostly a poem written by an imaginary person voicing the pain of the below-the-water-line organization, an organization that has just hired someone into the new role of CCO. Please take a look if you haven’t read yesterday’s post. Today, I want… Continue reading Response of the Chief Culture Officer
Letter to the Chief Culture Officer
An emerging trend seems to be hiring someone to operate as a company’s “Chief Culture Officer.” You can find out a bit more about the concept of a CCO here, here, and here. As I thought about this new role, I imagined a member of a company, part of some division, writing to a new… Continue reading Letter to the Chief Culture Officer
On Leaving Things Out
Some years ago as my Friday ended, I walked into a VP’s office intending to simply wish him a good weekend. After a few pleasantries, we fell into a more serious conversation about one of his direct reports, who I’ll call Ted. Ted had was perhaps the most technically knowledgeable about certain aspects of the… Continue reading On Leaving Things Out