Within the past few weeks, CPR's Flipping a Toxic Work Culture series provided key nuggets for flipping a harmful or toxic work environment. CPR recommends Schein's OC model to small business owners, which provides four options for a new leader when witnessing an organizational culture. The leader can opt to: (a) destroy the existing OC, (b) fight the existing OC, (c) submit to the OC, or (d) evolve the OC. While the decision is up to the leader, CPR supports Schein's recom

Welcome back to another post of Flipping a Toxic Work Culture Series. Most Consultant Proficiency Resources postings are road maps to cultivating a healthy work environment. Whether it's through the adoption of Wellness programs, honing leadership style, promoting awareness on the various levels of motivation, or understanding the culture that drives toxicity, CPR's goals are to educate, elucidate, and explain when applicable to leaders within the small business community. T

While there are many textbook definitions of creativity, CPR proposes the following definition for creativity. CPR defines creativity as taking an existing or new idea to generate an alternate solution to a problem. Viewing creativity as a means of solving business problems is essential for 21st-century entrepreneurs. For a leader, the main reason for cultivating a positive and creative work environment is to gather the information that can be used to solve problems strateg