Articles by Thane Bellomo

Nothing erodes an organization like lies. Added up, they can cause irrevocable damage.

In the rush to implement DEI into corporate culture, there are a bunch of questions I don't often hear anyone ask. And yet, because DEI can represent a fundamental sea-change in corporate culture, in the way we are expected to work, act and comport ourselves, and, indeed, in the way we should even think, difficult questions and conversations are more important than ever.

Our attention widgets are valuable. They are the currency we use to accomplish our organization’s goals. Leaders must be mindful of how many attention widgets they have at their disposal and carefully prioritize the many activities they ask their organization to engage in.

Teaming, when done well, is a much bigger deal than simply giving a group a task. Teaming is creating the circumstances for innovation, ideas and solutions. There is magic in this.

If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten. In culture change efforts, leaders need to direct that adage inward more often than they direct it toward those who work within the organization. People generally act exactly in response to what they are rewarded and punished for. Change that, and you may have a chance at changing your company culture.

Every person, at heart, just wants to be a valuable member of a winning team. Your fundamental role as a leader is to make that happen.

D&I initiatives that aim to add more diversity to leadership risk disengagement among some candidates unless efforts are made to ensure all employees maintain trust in the underlying fairness of promotion decisions. This is why timely and accurate feedback to employees on their development gaps and shortcomings is critical.

An emotional connection is lacking in the vast majority of visions and mission statements, and having that connection is more important than ever before.

Keeping employees engaged can cost you absolutely nothing at all.

The way you lead through this crisis matters.

The success of your business and the success of your people are inextricably linked. One cannot succeed without the other.