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This is the third in a series of articles that looks at what organizational culture is, why it’s important, and how to change it.

Members of the BYU Marriott community share ideas on how to overcome adversity

Step up in these six ways to help level the career field for minorities.

I once knew a man who worked for a major oil company. He managed a large wholesale territory that sold fuel and oil products to airlines and other big accounts. Some years ago, the company decided to pull out of his territory. They offered him the opportunity to buy the wholesale business “for a song,” which he readily accepted. He worked diligently and set specific financial goals for his company. He committed these goals to writing on 3x5 cards and kept them in his shirt pocket so he could frequently review them. Everything he did with that business was aimed at fulfilling these goals.

Not too long ago, artificial intelligence was completely science fiction. Machines that talk to you in conversational tones? Devices that understand commands? The future was going to be weird.

How online reviews came to rule commerce, and where they might be headed next

This is the second in a series of articles that looks at what organizational culture is, why it’s important, and how to change it.

Exploring the Seen and Unseen Forces That Determine Corporate Culture

When Les Misérables opened in London’s West End in 1985, many critics gave it an unfavorable review, declaring it bloated, dreadful, and “witless.”1 Despite the negativity, performances sold out quickly, and the original run lasted more than thirty years. Les Misérables remains one of the most popular musicals of all time.

When Mark Roberts began working at the FBI in 2002, its cyber program was small. “Almost nonexistent,” he says. “And the cases were mostly child pornography.”

Stephanie Janczak felt nervous when she walked into professor Ramon Zabriskie’s classroom for the first time. A BYU Marriott therapeutic recreation and management (TRM) major, Janczak knew that she would be working alongside the other TRM students in the class for the next two years as the cohort progressed toward graduation.

Reading books is almost a daily occurrence in the world of higher education. Writing books, however, is not nearly as common. Yet many of BYU Marriott’s faculty members have managed to pen chapters full of wisdom.

You walk into the office on Monday, breakfast in hand. Then your coworker leans over and asks how your weekend was, and your mind goes blank. What did you do this weekend? We’ve all been there. Your weekends often fill up with late nights, late mornings, chores, TV, and trips to the grocery store. But there’s more at stake in weekend planning than reporting adventures to friends and coworkers. Sleeping through weekends—literally or figuratively—can cost you health improvement, mental rejuvenation, and the chance to explore and define who you are outside of your office persona.