<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[TheBasaltMethod]]></title><description><![CDATA[TheBasaltMethod]]></description><link>https://www.thebasaltmethod.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:32:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thebasaltmethod.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate Culture is Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time of Death: Shareholder Primacy. Corporate culture is dead. Not dying. Not “evolving.” Not confused about its values. Dead. And it didn’t happen by accident. There was  a time when working for a company meant entering into a long-term agreement. You gave your labor, skill, loyalty; and in return, the company gave you stability. Pensions. Employer-sponsored healthcare. Training. A real path to promotion. With the assumption that if you stayed, the company would stay with you. This wasn’t...]]></description><link>https://www.thebasaltmethod.com/post/corporate-culture-is-dead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c92a794b5dfe0bfdb2354d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:38:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_c99b36a281104167a233fb5f1ae06f2f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Krista Smith </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Empath's Guide to Surviving Big Corporate ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protect your energy, reclaim your power, and stop letting work run your nervous system. Growing up, you were probably taught that being sensitive was a liability, and that landing a “real” corporate job meant you finally made it. But Monday through Friday tells a different story. Your days are riddled with anxiety, low energy, and a constant state of hypervigilance. The alarm goes off, and you’re already bracing for impact. You haven’t even wiped the sleep from your eyes, yet the weight of...]]></description><link>https://www.thebasaltmethod.com/post/the-empath-s-guide-to-surviving-big-corporate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c929bf495b61304353a46c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_dfe19a54e4bb43b28bb787a690675688~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Krista Smith </dc:creator></item></channel></rss>