Shawn Murphy, Author at TalentCulture
About Shawn Murphy
Shawn Murphy is a thought leader, inspirational speaker, and CEO/Founder of Switch & Shift. Switch & Shift is a popular site advancing leaders’ understanding of human-centered leadership and business practices and a consultancy helping organizations transform to be more human. He has a weekly column at Inc.com. His debut book, The Optimistic Workplace (AMACOM) is available 10/28/15.
Articles by Shawn Murphy
September 12, 2017 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
Technology influences everything today that might lead to happiness. Find out how.
July 25, 2017 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
“Loyalty means leaving when you are no longer motivated,” writes Lee Caraher in her new book The Boomerang Principle. At the heart of Caraher’s quote is the new meaning of […]
June 23, 2017 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
Working in the modern world can be hectic. The pace is unrelenting. The expectations are high. The hours are long. And for many, the pay is underwhelming. So, when I hear […]
June 1, 2017 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
You and your team deserve to enjoy work. The workplace should be a positive influence on people and their lives. Yet for too many it’s just not the case. In […]
May 24, 2017 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
John is an average person of the workforce. A 4-year veteran, he has worked at the same company since he moved on from the military and graduated with a bachelor’s […]
April 14, 2017 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
We’ve got a crisis of competitiveness right under our noses, and heaven knows we’re not making enough progress to solve it. Period. I’m talking about our inability as a collective […]
April 4, 2017 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
Business has been and always will be built on the back of relationships. It’s the water that gives life to an eco system. Without relationships, business becomes a solo endeavor. […]
February 10, 2017 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
We all want to feel good and true happiness is the answer, right? Well, according to Harvard Medical School psychologist, Dr. Susan David, it’s more nuanced than “happiness equals goodness.” […]
January 11, 2017 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
Accountability is one of those buzzwords that was quickly recognized in management and leadership circles as an important concept. The unfortunate outcome of a buzzword is it minimizes the importance of […]
In the digital age, it’s easy to present a persona online that follows a carefully crafted narrative. That story line may be true or have elements of truth. We can […]
May 19, 2016 /1 Comment/in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
Leadership is no longer about command-and-control. Barking expectations don’t motivate people. It irritates and diminishes a leader’s effectiveness. After all, leadership is learning how to motivate people to want to […]
It turns out that our brains haven’t evolved enough to keep up with our 24/7, always connected society. According to Bob Nease, former Chief Scientist at Express Scripts, our brains […]
February 8, 2016 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
A problem has been percolating in organizations for some time. Its adverse affects have become common place and too little is being done about it: The problem is destructive management. […]
18 Ways to Wow Employees and Create a Workplace They’ll Love	
October 28, 2015 in Archives /by Shawn Murphy
In the basement without windows of a fairly non-descript building in Ann Arbor is a mighty software development company—Menlo Innovations. When I visited Menlo I expected a gloomy environment. Instead […]