When Work Becomes a Transaction, People Stop Showing Up
A transactional work culture doesn’t reward engagement, it rewards compliance, and it’s quietly costing you your best people. Hit your number, get your bonus. Miss it, get a talking…
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Leadership
Culture insights, communication strategies, and executive POVs for CEOs and managers.
How to rebuild company culture after a layoff (when you don’t have time, budget, or buy-in)
A People Ops operator’s guide to culture recovery after layoffs — what the research says, and the four patterns I’d build first. I have always had a strong desire…
7 mins
Mentorship Program Best Practices: Tips That Actually Work
Mentorship & Development What Great Mentors Actually Do (And Where Most Mentorship Programs Get It Wrong) Most workplace mentorship programs are well-intentioned but under-engineered. A mentor gets…
7 mins
The 5 Languages of Appreciation at Work (And One We Don’t Talk About Enough)
Employee appreciation sounds deceptively simple: say thank you, recognize great work, celebrate wins, don’t be a jerk. But if you’ve ever rolled out recognition and felt like it didn’t…
2 mins
Beyond the “Great Job” Email: Why Your Culture Needs Physical Artifacts of Appreciation
In the modern workplace, we are drowning in digital “pats on the back.” We have Slack emojis, LinkedIn recommendations, and the occasional “Kudos” in a Zoom meeting. But when…
Learn MoreRunning The Annual Meeting To Get Your Team FEELING Right
CEOs, Execs, Leaders, and People Ops professionals all around the world stare down the end of the year with an eye toward rallying their teams in the year ahead.
Learn MoreAmazing Core Values That Build Strong, High-Performing Cultures
Some core values just hit different. Every once in a while, you come across a set of principles so clear, so sturdy, so alive in the day-to-day of a…
Learn MoreYour EVP Might Be Outdated. Here’s How to Make It Actually Matter in 2026.
The first time I saw an Employee Value Proposition (EVP), it was stunning. Poetic even. A beautifully crafted promise of what the company offered in exchange for hard work…
Learn MoreWhat You Don’t Hear Can Hurt You: Why Anonymous Employee Feedback Strengthens Company Culture
Silence can be deceiving. A quiet workplace isn’t always a happy one. It’s often quiet because people don’t feel safe speaking up. That silence leads to low morale, poor…
Learn MoreHow to Write Meaningful Work Anniversary Messages
Let’s be honest — it’s easy to send a “Happy Work Anniversary!” Slack message with a 🎉 emoji and call it a day. But in doing so, you’re likely…
Learn MoreThe Team Behind CultureBot
Culture built our $500M+ Business. Now we're empowering your culture.
Scott Wolfe
CoFounder
Former startup founder with 20+ years building high-performance in-person, hybrid, and remote teams.…
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Jami Smith
Co-Founder
Seasoned HR leader with more than a decade of experience transforming organizations through…
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Madeline Chizmar
Co-Founder
Madeline Chizmar is Co-Founder of CultureBot and co-founder of Brightspot People. With a…
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