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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.

Silent Loud Intention – Why do you want happy employees?

Chapter 8 called “Personal Mastery” of the well-known business book Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge is packed with powerful quotes that align perfectly with Choose People.

Here are several quotes in Senge’s book from Bill O’Brien, former president of Hanover Insurance:

“We believe there is no fundamental tradeoff between higher virtu Read more >

Kris Boesch2021-04-06T16:44:22-06:00Categories: Improving Workplace Culture, Recruitment and Retention Strategies|Tags: Employee Turnover|

Unwritten Workplace Rules – Danger Will Robinson!

Every organization has them – unwritten rules which are much more potent than written ones. These are the social cues that tell employees what is valued in a company, as well as what is dangerous. These rules tell them how to act, behave and participate in a way that will be successful in the organization.

For example Read more >

Kris Boesch2021-04-06T09:34:09-06:00Categories: Improving Workplace Culture, Organizational Development Process|Tags: Escalation Process|

Employees – What do you say when asked – "What do you do for a living?"

Common Answers:

I work at X company.
I do X task. (I fix computers. I make the burritos. I make flower arrangements. I grade papers.)
I am X. (I am a police officer. I am a teacher. I am a sales representative.)

What if you talked about your work in terms of the IMPACT you make.Read more >

Kris Boesch2021-04-06T15:48:13-06:00Categories: Employee Motivation Ideas, Organizational Culture Management|Tags: Integrating Cultures|

Just a 3 Day Weekend from Here to Launch!

Choose People officially launches on Tuesday, June 1st – just 3 short days away! I am so ridiculously excited.

So what exactly do I mean by launching? I mean, Choose People is officially “open” for business.

We are ready to certify all those fabulous companies out there who are ready to let the world know that the Read more >

Kris Boesch2021-04-06T15:52:34-06:00Categories: Organizational Culture Management, Organizational Development|Tags: Administer Culture|

Why do so Many Employees Hate Work?

I had the absolute pleasure of attending a presentation by David Firth who recently authored From Making a Living to Creating a Life. He spoke about how society teaches us that work is something to be disdained. David pointed out several examples:

What is the first question we ask when someone wins the lottery? – Will you q Read more >

Kris Boesch2021-03-31T14:50:47-06:00Categories: Employee Motivation Ideas, Team Relationship Building|Tags: Team Camaraderie|

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