Author Jackie DrydenCategories Culture/Employee Engagement, PurposeLeave a comment on Two Generations Push for Meaning and Purpose in the Workplace Two Generations Push for Meaning and Purpose in the Workplace
What is it with these Millennials? Well maybe we aren’t all so different after all. While much is written about the “Millennial effect” on the workplace, when it comes to the shared mindset of purpose in the business environment, this is driven not by one, but by two generations at opposite ends of the career spectrum—Millennials and Baby Boomers.
Author Savage BrandsCategories Conscious Capitalism, Innovation, PurposeLeave a comment on Savage Brands—Playing On Purpose Savage Brands—Playing On Purpose
Savage introduces an experience designed to help you tap into the positive powers of play—and to reconnect with your true purpose.
Author Bethany AndellCategories Organizational Change/Alignment, Purpose, Savage ThinkingLeave a comment on Is Your Mission Statement Dying on Your Wall? Is Your Mission Statement Dying on Your Wall?
Having a mission statement is more than a declaration of a company’s intent. A mission statement should be memorable, invoke inspiration, and call the audience to action. But having a mission statement and living it are entirely separate things.
Author Jackie DrydenCategories Culture/Employee Engagement, Purpose, Savage ThinkingLeave a comment on Are Today’s Business Leaders Losing Their Vision? Are Today’s Business Leaders Losing Their Vision?
One of my favorite ad headlines states, “You don’t open a Bike Shop to Run a Balance Sheet.” You open a bike shop because you love bicycles. You are passionate about riding them, talking about them and sharing them with others. This is how most great businesses are started. Someone with a personal passion recognizes a need in the marketplace, takes a risk and starts a company to share their vision with the world.
Author Bethany AndellCategories Brandonomics, Core Values, Purpose, Savage ThinkingLeave a comment on Using a company “manifesto” to share how you visibly display purpose and culture to your customers Using a company “manifesto” to share how you visibly display purpose and culture to your customers
What happens when you have mad scientists on staff? Just check the manifesto. (The magic is not only in the ink.) Savage’s Bethany Andell continues her visit with Patricia Quinlan, chairman and owner of InkJet Inc.
Author Bethany AndellCategories Brandonomics, Core Values, Purpose, Savage ThinkingLeave a comment on Want your employees to be brand advocates? Help them see and recognize behaviors that matter. Want your employees to be brand advocates? Help them see and recognize behaviors that matter.
Purpose and behavior can bring a company’s values to life. Are your employees advocates for your brand? Savage’s Bethany Andell continues her visit with Patricia Quinlan, a maverick spirit who is also chairman and owner of InkJet Inc.
Author Bethany AndellCategories Brandonomics, Core Values, Purpose, Savage ThinkingLeave a comment on How purpose and values create a common language for all stakeholders How purpose and values create a common language for all stakeholders
There are many ways to make a company successful. At InkJet, mission, vision and values are purposeful to the tribe and critical to the individual. But what is the benefit of doing this? As it turns out, every company has many different stakeholders, and the common ground for all starts with connecting around purpose. Savage’s Bethany Andell interviews Patricia Quinlan, a maverick spirit who is also chairman and owner of InkJet, Inc.
Author Savage BrandsCategories Savage ThinkingLeave a comment on Better Understand Consciousness Better Understand Consciousness
A few weeks ago I got to attend my first Conscious Capitalism Conference in Philadelphia, PA. As a designer and an introvert, I wasn’t sure how much I would get out of it personally, but I was so excited for the opportunity to promote the Savage way and support fellow Savages.
Author Sarah HaasisCategories Savage ThinkingLeave a comment on Unlocking the Power of Play Unlocking the Power of Play
In preparation for Conscious Capitalism 2017 in Philadelphia, Savages attending the conference had the opportunity to define what “play” personally meant in a workshop with Corey Blake at Round Table Companies.
Author Jackie DrydenCategories Savage ThinkingLeave a comment on Does your seven-year-old self want to play today? Does your seven-year-old self want to play today?
This was not a question most people expected to be asked at the 2017 Conscious Capitalism Conference in Philadelphia. But from the moment people sat down in the big comfy armchair to get their caricatures drawn, they knew something was different.