Have You Got Soul? The Essence of a Company is its Culture
Culture is to a business as the soul is to a body. In the time of Saint Augustine (354-430 C.E.), philosophy schools were deeply interested in...
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In Our Hands: Corporate Social Responsibility
You want to develop a corporate social responsibility program? That’s fantastic! That’s what I’m doing at Avista, and while I realize we’re not going to save...
Read MoreGood for Business: Employee Volunteer Programs
“It’s you! You’re back!” The child’s face lit up with glee as I walked through the classroom door with our team. “We are!” I smiled. “You...
Read MoreExceptional Customer Experience IS Avista’s Culture
We all know what company culture is, right? Sure. But can we articulate it? At Avista, we have got our corporate programming manager, Amy Ariel to...
Read MoreLight the Lamp: 7 Traits of Truly Great Leadership
First rule of writing: write what you know. I know leadership. I also know hockey. “Light the lamp” is a hockey term. When a goal is...
Read MoreThe Extreme Sport of Technology Solutions
I have lived in Minnesota all my life, and I will be the first to admit that sometimes we go to the extreme. Just the way...
Read More2016: Visioning. Planning. Bringing It.
2016 is going to be big in our industry. How big? Very big. I can feel it coming. I’m a HUGE Steelers fan. And just like...
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