Kris Boesch

About Kris Boesch

Kris Boesch is the CEO and Founder of Choose People, a company that transforms company cultures, increases employee happiness and boosts the bottom-line. The Choose People 360° Culture Audit is based on over 1000 hours of research Boesch conducted with the Industrial Organizational Psychology Department at Colorado State University. She is also the author of Culture Works: How to Create Happiness in the Workplace. Prior to Choose People, Boesch was the CEO of Exodus Moving & Storage. Under her leadership Exodus became the largest mover in Northern Colorado with a turnover rate nearly 40% less than the industry average and a bottom line twice that same average. Kris is also a proud mother, dancing diva and dog lover.

Better Communication: Just Three

When in doubt of how many, lean on three.  Why?  Simple–three is doable, memorable and meaningful.  More than three and overwhelm and numbing follow.  Three is thoughtful.  You have to evaluate and select what’s most important to communicate or take action on.   Less than three and you underestimate potential and capacity.

Don’t Talk to Your Team

About other team members.

Unfortunately this happens all the time.  You lead a team and you have a concern about one of your team members.  You seek the input of others on your team – do they see what you see?  Do they experience what you experience, or is it just you?  Your intentions are good.  You’re seeking to understand and gain clarity.

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When Play Informs How We Work

Play is one of the first arenas in which we learn how to work with others.   Share, take turns and don’t pinch.  (It took me a while to get that last one.)

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a PlayWorks event.  PlayWorks exists to create safe, happy and healthy play at elementary school recess.

As I was listening, I was thinking about Read more >

Ignite Your Female Talent – One Micro-Learning Minute at a Time

I want to call out a key culture success factor that’s often a blind spot for many organizations – the men and women in your organization need to work well together.

Here’s two keys to the kingdom:

  1. Creating and leveraging real deal alignment requires having women at the leadership and management table. If you find that table to be o Read more >
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