Corporate Culture Matters – 10 Fatal Flaws That Undermine Your Ability to Change By now, every smart leader knows that corporate culture is an essential element of business performance. In an era of increasing uncertainty and speed of change, your organization’s culture is either a source of strength and advantage that flies faster than your [...]
Corporate Cultures that Enable FLCs (Frequently Lamented Concerns)
June 15, 2012 • Leave a Comment
Today at the grocery store, I waited 15 minutes to buy turkey at the deli. When it became abundantly clear that I wouldn’t be seeing any turkey, I finally gave up and went about my business. The reason I was turkey-less? There were 5 high school kids buying made-to-order sandwiches in line in front of [...]
The Greatest Hindrance to Innovation: Head Trash
May 30, 2012 • Leave a Comment
“We need more innovation to grow – operational efficiency isn’t enough to succeed into the future.” Most efforts to grow your business aren’t stopped by ideas, technology, or strategy. Growth is killed in execution.
Corporate Culture Change: Cornerstone of Engagement
April 11, 2012 • 1 Comment
Seeking Culture Change and Employee Engagement? Achieving growth and innovation is on everyone’s minds these days. Increasingly leaders are seeking culture change and employee engagement as the answer. In this era, being in the driver’s seat requires extreme leadership. It’s hard to navigate the whitewater of global competition, workers who don’t like to be [...]
Culture Change 101: Building Trust
November 29, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Engaged People are the Result of a Culture of Trust This is part Two of Two on driving culture change through an organization. Review Part One Most leaders today are looking for growth through innovation from an engaged workplace culture. And yet, most companies are struggling with the level of engagement and creativity that is [...]
Why Innovation is a Culture Thing
October 13, 2011 • Leave a Comment
New Ideas + Effective Implementation + Positive Impact on Business = Innovation
Corporate Culture Lessons à la Twitter
September 6, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Corporate culture lessons can be gained from many sources, including Twitter. Seems the whole world is a-Twitter about a micro-blogging communication medium that some still think is a “peek into the windows” of stars. While it’s true that I don’t care what Kim Kardashian thinks about her sister’s weight, I do care about the latest [...]
Corporate Culture and Innovation: 10 Reasons Why Yours Can’t Drive Innovation
July 12, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Corporate culture can cultivate innovation. Why can’t your company innovate? Review our 10 reasons why your culture may block innovation. Innovation is not an accident. Corporate cultures with high innovation incidence happen because innovation is a desired outcome and all supportive processes are aligned to promote it. #10 – You (the leader) expect everyone [...]
Culture Change Branding: Secrets to Gaining Traction
July 7, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Can your culture change gain traction? It might … if you follow the simple rules of branding. Building a company culture that supports your vision and goals can be likened to branding a product – requiring steady, consistent communications with your target audience over time to shape and influence their behavior. Nowhere is that more [...]
Corporate Culture in Action – How Facebook Does It
June 30, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Today’s example of corporate culture in action? A great story about how Facebook innovates company culture To learn what other companies are doing, is also a good way to align your own company’s culture with its purpose, strategies, and goals. Facebook’s story (see link to full story below) illustrates 3 important principles of a great [...]