If you happen to follow our Facebook page, then you know we absolutely love to spend time together! We love events, potlucks, birthday parties, staff meetings, rallies and all the above. We start getting questions in the office about upcoming events months and sometimes even a year in advance because our people are already excited about…
By Mary Flom A Choice Everyday we have a choice to make. It’s not whether or not you have something to bring to the table, but whether or not you choose to bring it. Are you going to bring something you are proud of? Are you going to bring a message of courage, hope, truth,…
By Mary Flom Expression of our Core Freedom and Generosity are an expression of our CORE (Faith and Honor). Because our core is grounded in deep conviction and integrity of character, we naturally want to give to others and make space for people to be themselves wholly and freely. In the everyday, freedom typically…
*This is the first of four posts that will be coming out that are all about our company values! I am always impressed that so many of you have all 7 values memorized (Faith, Honor, Freedom, Generosity, Excellence, Trustworthiness, and Community). We wanted to take the time to expand on our values and show how…
By Sadie Hess Confronting Positivity Someone recently confronted me for my positivity. Actually, this isn’t the first time. People often tell me our newsletters are too cheerful or our Facebook page is fake because it only shows people smiling. Speaking of Facebook, have you heard about the experiment where Facebook messed with our heads? For…
By Sadie Hess How full is your bucket? I understand that is not your average question, but I hope it is one that we will be asking clients, staff and families as we finish this year. It all started with a book with this very title: “How Full is your Bucket?” by author Tom Rath. Our…
I’m very excited to share a project that has been on my heart and mind for a couple of years. We want to continue to provide innovative support to staff and feel it is important that we have good communication and excellent training materials available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In mid-March, we are launching a new…
By Sadie Hess What Did You Learn Well, here we go! Communicating more. I was recently in an interview and the individual said she read my blog. What?! People actually read what I write? Huh. Interesting. She went on to ask a great question. (Yep! She asked a question. Who’s interview was this?! She asked…
By Eric Hess One of the missions my wife and I pursue in our leadership of Compass is to not create a company, a business, or a social service agency, but to create a family. You may be thinking, “I’ve heard that before”, or “How nice, but, whatever,” but Sadie and I really feel this…