If you’re embracing spring and cleaning out your office, don’t toss those old files into the recycling bin until you offer them to your company’s archives. If your company doesn’t have archives, or if you can’t recall the last time you updated them, read on. Our LifeStories work at Lilja revolves around helping clients share their stories. Individual LifeStories clients always have a plethora of photos, documents and keepsakes to help tell their stories, but sadly, business c

The current administration’s decision to leave the landmark Paris Climate Agreement has grabbed headlines across the globe, eliciting strong reactions from leaders at every level. As the White House takes a step back from climate action, states, cities and businesses across the country are stepping in to fill the vacuum. Large companies like Apple, Target and Mars, Incorporated are pledging to nonetheless abide by the Paris Agreement rules, which were created to curb carbon e

Mission to Mission Statement Part I: Revive Your Mission Statement with these Three Questions This is part of a short series on mission and vision statements. I have a vivid childhood memory of being in a car with my dad, driving down a highway in Texas. We drove past a restaurant chain well known for its breakfast offering – so well known for breakfast that the name of a breakfast food is in its name. There was a huge sign in the window advertising their newest menu item: t-

A POWERFUL TOOL FOR ENGAGING EMPLOYEES One of the most powerful ways for a business to engage current and new customers is to share its story. It’s more and more common for businesses to infuse their history and culture into their public relations, marketing and online presence. But others go a step further and share the story of their business in book form. Our client, Park Dental, did just that. The pioneering dental group practice recently celebrated 45 years of service in

I recently finished a timeline installation for one of our clients at Lilja and we’re in the final stages of production on a business history book for another. While both projects have resulted in beautiful presentations of the clients’ histories, I came away with a message for businesses everywhere: Please take time to chronicle your journey! Our LifeStories work at Lilja revolves around helping clients share their histories. Individual clients always have a plethora of phot