Category Archives: Jamie Naughton

Fun and Recognition on a dime…

In 2008, when the economy fell out from underneath us, I was faced with a challenge that many of you were faced with, too. We had to cut back on what we were spending.  Part of my job was to … Continue reading

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Culture Myth: Friends at Work Equals More Liability

I’m a firm believer that policies that prohibit people from socializing with coworkers and/or supervisors outside of work do more harm than good. To me it seems ridiculous to attempt to control something like this for a few reasons: 1) … Continue reading

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Hire For Fit

I recently had the opportunity to talk to Paul Herbert over at Incentive Intelligence about the foundations of a strong corporate culture. I was pleased to see that the first in a series of three blogs based on that conversation … Continue reading

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Workplace Culture: You have one, but what is it?

Culture is a hot topic, and many times is talked about in correlation with the Googles and Southwest Airlines of the world. Every company has a culture, some are empowering, some are destructive, and still others may fall somewhere inbetween. … Continue reading

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Core Values

Once again, Jamie Naughton is on a roll as she talks about how Zappo’s uses their culture to retain employees. My favorite point from this post is when she talks about how their culture is defined by their 10 core … Continue reading

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