It happened at our annual holiday party. Employees and their spouses and guests from all over the country gathered to close out one year and kick off a new one. The obligatory group picture captures the easy camaraderie of colleagues who have become friends. And he fit right in. Smiled a great big smile. Shoulders…
Being a great place to work starts with us. It’s not about what the company does for us, it’s about who we are to each other. Our name, “Blue Beyond” speaks of vision, the big canvas, and vast possibilities. It’s about setting out on a journey and reaching that dot point on the horizon where…
It’s easy to lose track of being environmentally-conscious in the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, but it’s also easy to remember that anyone can do a little to change a lot! At Blue Beyond, one of our company commitments to creating the future we yearn for is to maintain our connection to nature…
Today Blue Beyond was named one of 2017’s Best Small & Medium Workplaces by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE. This achievement is especially satisfying because it is so central to what we do: we help our clients build organizations where both the business and the people thrive. And we know we can’t help our…
At Blue Beyond, we’ve built a culture around creating the future we yearn for. One of our key commitments to this culture is: “We have a deep, sustaining, and conscientious connection to nature and an enduring stewardship for our particular place on the planet” One way that we hold to this commitment is by going…
I have always enjoyed doing creative things, whether it be writing or choreographing or crafting, but I recently went through a period of feeling extremely uninspired and disheartened. I googled ways to spark creativity. I looked around my house for any sort of project to engage in, trying anything I could think of to jump-start…
“Happiness is not pleasure. It is the joy you feel when moving towards your potential.” — Shawn Achor Internationally renowned researcher, Shawn Achor, bridges the gap between happiness and success outcomes. He captivated audience members at this year’s Watermark Conference with his insights on how to bring the science of happiness to our individual lives.…
I have been lucky enough to have had primarily positive experiences at the places I’ve worked. Over the past few years, I interned with two organizations whose primary goal was to educate people about mental health and de-stigmatize mental illness. It came as no surprise to me that the workplaces themselves were empathetic and open,…
Among the seven commitments we made to ourselves and our community when we formed Blue Beyond Consulting a decade ago, the first was this: Business is a force for good. And of all the clients we have engaged, ChangeLab Solutions, an organization that helps create healthier communities using innovation in law and policy, is a…
Current events and the changing political landscape are challenging us to reflect carefully on what it means to be a citizen in today’s world. On the one hand, we are being asked to consider closing borders, retreating to our racial or national communities, and clearly delineating between “us” and “them” as a way to stay…