David Burkus is an organizational psychologist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of five books on leadership and teamwork.
The world runs on teams. The invention of the organization—getting different humans together to collaborate on a project—is probably the greatest invention in the history of mankind. Through organizations, we’ve been able to build […]
Purpose statements, mission statements, vision statements. It can get really cluttered really fast. It seems like every organization has a different method when it comes to declaring their purpose. Some just have a mission statement. […]
By most accounts, Paul O’Neill’s first speech as the new CEO of Alcoa was a complete failure. The speech was given in a hotel ballroom not far from Wall Street, and it was meant for […]
The idea of purpose in organizations has been around for a while now. But the number of folks who believe they truly work for a purpose-driven organization hasn’t increased all that much. One of the […]
I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city known throughout the world for two things: Throwing snowballs at Santa Claus, and Its embrace of underdogs. The Ultimate Underdog Story When you think about Philadelphians, you […]
What gets you out of bed in the morning? Do you wake up when the sun rises? Or Is it because you already know your kids are awake? I don’t know what got you out […]