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People want to believe the American dream invites everyone to aim high, but the reality is that the mob awaited African Americans who dreamed too big. … Many of these instances of violence flared up against people like my great-great-grandfather, who committed no crime other than being industrious.
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Many books and research studies that are ostensibly about power are fundamentally ambivalent about embracing techniques to make people more powerful. Many commentaries on power, while optimistic and uplifting and often quite popular, are, in their Panglossian views of human behavior and the social world, remarkably untethered from the empirical realities of social life.
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Many new businesses and startups find themselves in a tricky position—trying to move forward without having the ability to pay someone for the help they so desperately need. And today more than ever, the need for specialty labor may mean the difference between success and failure. So what is any enterprise—big or small—to do?
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Because it has a positive effect on common business challenges, like recruiting and
retention; because it leads to happier, less stressed, and more engaged employees;
because of these things and more, flexible work, when done right, quite simply drives
better business results.
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No culture is perfect. And if you don’t evolve with emerging business conditions, your company and its culture will be left behind. The best senior leaders define the culture in their organization thoughtfully.
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