by Brandon Laws | Jan 27, 2026 | Transform Your Workplace
Perfectionism has a good reputation in the workplace. It signals high standards, discipline, and care. But in practice, it often does the opposite of what we intend. It slows momentum, traps good ideas in private drafts, and quietly drains people who are trying too...
by Brandon Laws | Jan 20, 2026 | Transform Your Workplace
When Brianne Mees started Tender Loving Empire in 2007, she spent most days behind a small retail counter, learning in real time what it meant to keep a store open. The location was modest, and the systems were improvised. The work required showing up six days a week...
by Brandon Laws | Jan 13, 2026 | Transform Your Workplace
Nae Hakala works as an HR business partner here at Xenium and consults with organizations navigating complex people challenges. Over the course of her career, she’s worked across retail, nonprofit organizations, public education, and consulting environments, often in...
by Brandon Laws | Dec 30, 2025 | Transform Your Workplace
Jacob Morgan hadn’t planned to write a new book. Instead, he’d planned an update of his 2017 book, The Employee Experience Advantage. When Wiley approached him about a second edition, the idea seemed straightforward: refresh the original frameworks for a world shaped...
by Brandon Laws | Dec 23, 2025 | Transform Your Workplace
Kate McKinnon has spent her career inside organizations where culture doesn’t get the luxury of being theoretical. These are environments where speed is constant, pressure is visible, and performance is measured in real time. When results matter this much, culture can...
