What is the truest, most accurate test of culture change in a company? Meetings. It’s like we need a killer app for meetings – you know, what PDA did for email. What will save us from the painful stream of meetings that lack focus, drag on with meaningless debates, and end with no decision or… [Continue Reading]
Are You Leading a Leadership Culture?
July 29, 2010 • Leave a Comment
Leadership is a contact sport. (Too many leaders treat it like a spectator sport.) When you’re the coach you might think your job is on the sidelines – after all, the team puts the points on the scoreboard.
Culture Change Case Study: How A Denver Company Uses Culture to Drive Productivity
July 29, 2010 • Leave a Comment
As a busy executive with results to deliver … actively working on your corporate culture may seem like fluffy soft stuff or too big and mysterious.
Read about how one company has turned their corporate culture into a powerful driver of company performance.
Culture Change in Mergers (is it Mayhem?) What Happens After the Ink Is Dry
March 22, 2010 • Leave a Comment
If you’ve been through a merger, have been acquired, are about to acquire, or leading a deal…this perspective on the role corporate culture in its success is for you.
Aligning Corporate Culture to Lead in a New Era
February 19, 2010 • Leave a Comment
Ah, the 2000′s. The era of hope built on a house of cards. The promise of unending growth and prosperity. Where optimism was a drunken elixir for modern risk-takers: Creative financiers. Serial entrepreneurs. Corporate refugees. Global markets. Followed by a rude awakening in 2008 – and a long, cold shower since. All of which has… [Continue Reading]
Simpler Ways to Lead Corporate Change
July 29, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Whether small or big — a new team member, a restructuring, or a major technology upgrade — resistance to change often derails business improvement efforts before they even get started.
Surprising Truths About Cultural Change Management
July 26, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Corporate Culture Change and the Surprise Party? The last five minutes was the longest, waiting for her to walk through the door. We were sweating in the dark with the lights out, while those next to us stifled a few giggles and an occasional sneeze. The adrenaline was flowing fast as everyone anticipated the magic… [Continue Reading]
Corporate Culture Perspective: The Constant in Change
May 20, 2009 • Leave a Comment
In these chaotic times filled with constant change, does it ever feel as if you are being pulled between worlds? Today’s company cultures are struggling to keep up with the pace of global change. For an interesting parallel to how this impacts leaders, we turn to a popular culture example.
Leadership and Culture: Helping People Get Un-Stuck
April 3, 2009 • 1 Comment
I have been thinking lately about how to simplify change for people, and how leadership and culture interact to accomplish this. Organizations don’t change – people do. And leaders must go first. What helps? An awareness of the patterns that keep people stuck – which are both the simplest and most challenging aspects of change.… [Continue Reading]
Corporate Culture Perspective: How Great Leadership and Great Parenting Are Alike
February 20, 2009 • Leave a Comment
I play two main roles in life: Corporate culture consultant to leaders and a parent of two teenagers. I am often struck by the similarities between these two “jobs.” As I see it, many leaders spend their day trying to “make up” for parenting that didn’t happen. And, if you happen to be doing both jobs… [Continue Reading]