Never Attend a Meeting Without a Notebook
Posted on September 15, 2015
During orientation, new staff at Matrix Group are told to ALWAYS bring a notebook to meetings. If you prefer, you can bring a laptop or tablet. Why? It’s simple, really. […]Tag: Corporate Culture
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Onboarding New Staff During a Pandemic and the Power of Company Fundamentals
During orientation, new staff at Matrix Group are told to ALWAYS bring a notebook to meetings. If you prefer, you can bring a laptop or tablet. Why? It’s simple, really. […]
Life Lessons From Tae Kwon Do
Posted on April 25, 2013
About six months ago, I signed up for Tae Kwon Do. What started out as a way to spend time with my son and get some exercise at the same […]
When It Comes to Company Culture, Sometimes CEOs Should Just Get Out of the Way
Posted on September 13, 2012
A candidate for one of our jobs recently commented that he loved the company culture at Matrix Group. To be honest, I was initially suspicious. What could he possibly glean […] JP Rule #10: Never Deliver Bad News Via E-mail or IM. Never.
Posted on June 20, 2012
Just as our moms and Miss Manners tell us to never to break up with someone via email or Facebook, I tell my Project Managers to never, ever deliver bad […] When The Going Gets Tough, We Set Up a War Room
Posted on May 2, 2012
I have a nice corner office at Matrix Group, but I haven’t seen it in a while. Why? Well, it’s been a busy couple of months at the company and […]
Your Employees as Brand Ambassadors
Posted on February 22, 2012
Last week, Matrix Group launched a new staff blog – SnackOClock.net. SnackOClock came out of an internal town hall meeting I held with staff late last year about recruiting. As […]
Why Your Receptionist Is Your Company’s Most Important Brand Ambassador
Posted on November 3, 2011
I was on the phone with a company receptionist the other day, trying desperately to reach someone in sales or customer service. Trouble is, the person I was speaking with […]
Can One Little Sticker Change the World?
Posted on August 18, 2011
Earlier this year, I was in the bathroom at my son’s elementary school when I saw the sticker you see at left on the mirror above the sink. I was […]
The Prank of the Year or Why Green is the New Purple
Posted on July 28, 2011
It’s kind of a tradition at Matrix Group that when you go on vacation, especially if you’re gone for an extended period of time, you get pranked. When Dan went […]
JP Rule #1: Do or do not. There is no try.
Posted on May 5, 2011
In honor of May 4, a sacred day among Star Wars fans (because George Lucas released all of the Star War movies on May 4th), I’m blogging about my Rule […]