Culture
Festivals don't just fill calendars. They fill cash registers.
A plain-language look at how cultural celebrations turn a weekend of fun into a real economic engine for local shops, restaurants and workers.
Kara Williams · October 30, 2026
Culture: Arts, Media and Society
Company culture reported through people rather than value statements. Articles look at the unwritten rules of an organization, how status is distributed inside teams, which behaviors get rewarded without being named, and how culture shifts after growth, layoffs or a change of ownership. For anyone responsible for a team.
Company culture reported through people rather than value statements. Articles look at the unwritten rules of an organization, how status is distributed inside teams, which behaviors get rewarded without being named, and how culture shifts after growth, layoffs or a change of ownership. For anyone responsible for a team.
Culture
A leadership talk at DelVal is worth your attention — and a little skepticism
Andrea Lawful-Sanders told students to let their work speak for itself. The advice is sound. The evidence behind it is thinner than the applause suggests.
Kara Williams · October 30, 2026
Culture
Employees using ai at work: Employees use AI at work even where it's banned. The reason is boring.
Bans fail when the tool removes real friction and the official alternative doesn't exist. That's the governance gap, not a discipline problem.
Amara Okonkwo · October 20, 2026
Culture
Culture: Museums have bouncers, buyers and librarians with guns (the kind that measure light)
A plain-language tour of how cultural institutions actually run, from acquisitions to the staff you never see.
Kara Williams · September 28, 2026
Culture
Culture shock at work is normal — here's how to move through it
A plain-language guide for new expats: what workplace culture shock is, why it happens, and the habits that help.
Kara Williams · September 23, 2026