I’m happy to announce a special guest feature for this week’s blog post. Dr. Keith McNally is a leadership coach and published author who has experienced significant personal transformation in his life, which he documents as a narrative in his book, Walking the Path – A Leader’s Journey.

In my over four decades of leadership, I have found that if you are willing to share your knowledge there is someone willing to learn.

During my time in the Philippines, I met the Queen of Chocolate, Raquel T. Choa. She shared with me the long, rich history of her family’s love of chocolate and how a business was built from the seed of a cacao tree. I learned a very important lesson about how cacao trees are shaped for growth.

Strengthening the success of a corporate culture is as easy as being honest, modeling exceptional behavior, and a full outright integration of “say and do.” YET, even in its simplest form, building a corporate culture that excels in upstanding moral and ethical values takes work. What I call the “Culture Cyclone” begins when leaders do what they say. Effective leaders of cohesion have a mindset that puts others before self and builds an environment where belonging, value, and commitment are constantly in motion. 

Right from the start, my writing on this topic is not about whether a company should or should not offer a remote work option. I have “no dog in the fight.” However, I do care how company’s title the program and how they speak about it, as our words shape our world and give meaning to what we think, say, feel, and do. So, stop calling it work from home.

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