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Is your company culture a strategic asset that differentiates you from the competition?
At Culture Spark, we understand the power of building a strong and resonant culture for organizational success. That's why we're excited to introduce you to Ignite—a...
Executive Series: When Company Vision Translates into Employee Action
What if your 10-year vision was understood company-wide? Jake Davis, a successful serial entrepreneur, started Lance Rental Company because he saw an opportunity to fill a huge...
Ignite: Culture Spark’s Methodology
Corporate culture is an essential element of any successful organization. It is the shared values, beliefs, and behaviors that drive the way things are done within a company. A...
Executive Series: Company Culture Impacts Performance
A company’s culture can be challenging to define and is often a product of the personality traits and professional experiences of its leaders. We help leaders separate culture into different components, allowing business owners to assess and intentionally develop each element. The result? A comprehensive company culture that resonates with all employees, ultimately impacting company performance.
Intention: Creating Specific and Measurable Actions
Happy New Year! In December, I shared part one of the two-part Reflection – Intention Cycle series. If you missed it during the hustle and bustle of the holidays and year-end activities, first read “Reflection.” This month we’re featuring “Intention,” which focuses on creating specific and measurable actions that demonstrate lessons learned in “Reflection” to further success.
Culture Spark 2022 Year in Review: Reflection
In conducting strategic planning for companies and coaching individuals, acknowledging progress and setting new goals has become part of my personal brand. I call this the Reflection – Intention cycle. This month, I am sharing my reflection, Part One: Culture Spark 2022 Year in Review.
Executive Series #3: Creating Competitive Clarity
One of Culture Spark’s early prospective clients was Aldridge. The timing was not right then, but 6 years later, the timing was perfect and Sheryl was equipped to make a big impact. Aldridge is widely known as a managed IT services partner with offices in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Seattle. Its mission is to maximize the impact of technology on people, enabling them to work smarter so their organizations can accomplish more. Aldridge serves companies across a wide variety of industries including, but not limited to accounting firms, marketing organizations, medical practices, construction companies, and engineering firms.
Intern Appreciation
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 senior year at the University of Arkansas. Erin graduated in May 2017 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a minor in Marketing and started to work in Austin for Advantage Solutions as a Leadership Development Associate.
Unclear goals put focus on fighting fires rather than planning ahead
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...