Culture
Meet Director of Corporate Sales, Courtney Vann
Courtney is from Bay Springs, a small town in south Mississippi with a population of less than 2,500. She flew the nest in 2001 and hasn’t slowed down since! Courtney graduated from the University of Mississippi (Hotty Toddy!) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hospitality Management. While in college, she also spent some time in Vail,…
Read MoreMeet Community Manager, Mary London Goshert
Born and raised in the poultry capital of the world, Gainesville, Georgia, Mary London (yep, a double first name) grew up in a big family and shares a spot with her twin brother. She moved to Birmingham, Alabama to study Journalism at Samford University. After four quick years, Mary London moved to Kenya, East Africa where…
Read MoreMeet General Manager, Chad Turner
Chad Turner is a husband, father, son, brother and friend who is passionate about overcoming challenges and inspiring others. While in college, Chad honed his leadership skills both on the baseball field and in his study of business management. Upon graduation, he began a career in leadership development with college students at The University of…
Read MoreFeed-forward: A new approach to feedback
Employee engagement and retention is a hot topic in Corporate America and because of that, it’s time we approach feedback differently. As leaders, we must redefine the word ‘feedback’ and view it as a positive, constructive concept that can boost innovation, solve problems and build empowerment in organizations. Within the next 10 years, Millennials are…
Read MoreDoes Your Culture Reflect Your Values and Honor Your Employees?
Many businesses cite their employees as one of their most valuable competitive advantages. As an employee, you’ll see soon enough if your employer is really walking the walk. Your company’s benefits package is one place where you can reflect your values and do right by the people who keep your business humming along like a…
Read MoreManifest Your WHY
There is a lot of talk these days about your WHY. As a case in point, Simon Sinek’s now infamous TED Talk about how great leaders inspire action, which popularized the notion of “starting with why” and cemented it within modern management lexicon, has over 32 million views on TED.com. There is good reason for…
Read More8 Ways to Bond with Your Remote Workforce
Despite companies like Yahoo and Aetna that recently eliminated telework options, the number of remote workers in the US is growing. Gallup’s 2016 report showed that 43% of US employees work remotely at least some of the time. And why not? The benefits can be huge: increased productivity and efficiency for disciplined employees, lower real-estate…
Read MoreA Better Business Begins with a Better Culture
Company culture is a hot topic these days; but as much as everyone’s talking about it, very few people are bothering to define it. I can’t claim to have the single, correct definition of company culture, but I can tell you what it means to me. To me, culture is the force which rallies ordinary…
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