Category: Culture

  • Company Culture

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    Hi Everyone, Over the next couple of months, we are going to need to hire a lot of people into Tahzoo. A few things to remember when you’re recommending someone to Tahzoo or when you’re part of the interview loop for a prospective candidate. You’ll notice that none of these questions are related to someone’s…

  • Agents of Change

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    “The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese.” – Spencer Johnson Hi Everyone, Make your clients heroes during changing times. We’ve been successful as a company because we do a good job of integrating into the culture of our clients. Every company has its own “style” of communication, internal…

  • A Sense of Urgency

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    “There are three groups of people with respect to empowerment: Those who get it. Those who really want to get it. Those who probably will never get it.” – Robert Spector, The Nordstrom Way to Customer Service Excellence Hi Everyone, During my time at Nordstrom, there were slow days and busy days, or seasons like…

  • Thanksgiving

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    “We can always find something to be thankful for, no matter what may be the burden of our wants, or the special subject of our petitions.” – Albert Barnes Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! I hope that all of you will enjoy your time with family and friends. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday – even more than…

  • Leading with Optimism

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    “Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” – Jim Thompson Hi Everyone, I read a quote this week that really stuck with me by Ralph Marston, “Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It’s leadership”. I am generally an optimistic person; I believe everything happens for a reason. Although I may not…

  • Voting

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    “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedome to make mistakes.” – Mahatma Gandhi Hi Everyone, The advent of the printing press in 1439 created tremendous social/cultural and economic changes. By the early 1500s, every major city in Europe had at least one printer’s workshop, this new business created an economic…

  • The One Thing That Matters

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    “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey Hi Everyone, Another busy week at the Zoo! There is a lot going on right now… projects wrapping up, new projects starting, new client opportunities, and we need to hire some folks. I’ve been reading the same…

  • Remote Working Culture

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    “Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.” -Samuel Richardson Hi Everyone, There have been a lot of opinions about the return to the office post COVID. There are countless articles, opinions from informed research scientists, social media posts, and of course, conversations with friends, family, and colleagues. The prognostications roll out in…

  • Giving Feedback

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    “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game”  -Randy Pausch Hi Everyone, Giving people feedback is one of the most important things we can do in our lives. One of my favorite books is called The Last Lecture, written by Randy Pausch. As always I am happy to send you a…

  • Baby Shower

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    ” Balance activity with serenity, wealth and simplicity, persistence with innovation, community with solitude, familiarity with adventure, constancy with change, leading with following.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie Hi Everyone, Happy Friday! I sure enjoyed my first Baby Shower this week, the games were fun and how wonderful to see Ira, Shravani’s baby! Congratulations to Heather as well, we…