Team Culture

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The Silence of the New Hire: Solving the Remote Onboarding Connection Gap

Explore the challenges of remote onboarding and the connection gap. Learn how to fix isolation with Welcome Loops and build trust in high-stakes business environments.

7 min Jul 30, 2025

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What is The 'Nice' Trap?

An exploration of why prioritizing being liked over being effective harms teams, with practical insights on shifting from nice to kind leadership.

4 min Jul 28, 2025

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The Dangerous Comfort of Calling Your Business a Family

Explore the psychological pitfalls of the family metaphor in business and learn why adopting a high-performance sports team mindset creates healthier, more successful organizations.

Ben Schmidt 8 min Jul 12, 2025

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What is The Empty Chair Paradox?

An exploration of why leaving a role open often protects a business more than filling it with the wrong person, despite the immediate stress it causes.

5 min Jul 2, 2025

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The Resume is a Fiction: reading the invisible script in interviews

Learn to spot the subtle red and green flags in job interviews. A guide for managers on reading body language, pronoun usage, and emotional cues to hire the right person.

Ben Schmidt 8 min Jun 25, 2025

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The Autopsy of a Disaster: how to turn expensive failures into assets

Learn how to conduct a blameless post-mortem meeting. A guide for managers on turning business mistakes into systemic improvements without destroying team morale.

Ben Schmidt 8 min May 21, 2025

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What is the Best Platform for Multi-Language Workforce Safety?

A guide for construction managers on selecting safety platforms that bridge language gaps, ensuring compliance and preventing injury in diverse, high-risk environments.

7 min May 6, 2025

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What is the Remote Isolation Effect on Learning?

Explore how remote work creates a knowledge gap by removing casual mentorship and how a Digital Neighbor approach restores team confidence and accuracy.

8 min Apr 26, 2025

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What is the Best Alternative to Lunch and Learns for Remote Teams?

Discover why pizza doesn't travel well for remote teams and explore practical alternatives to Lunch and Learns that actually improve retention and team culture.

7 min Mar 22, 2025

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What is the Best Compliance Training Tool That Employees Won't Hate?

A guide for business owners on transforming compliance training from a dreaded chore into a tool for culture building and risk reduction through iterative learning.

7 min Feb 23, 2025

The SOP they learned six months ago is already fading.

Death of the Binder