Tag: Culture
Curious in the Crunchy
We live in a “crunchy” world right now, and it is easy to be swept up in disagreement and discourse with colleagues, friends and family. Crunchy are those moments of disconnect that normally leave us grumpy, uncomfortable, annoyed and impatient. As a seven (7) on the Enneagram® (Enneagram is a system of personality typing that describes patterns in how people
Culture Change: The Messy Process of Measuring the Unmeasurable
Your corporate culture is the collective pattern of values, behaviours, and the unwritten rules of your organization. It is how your organization truly operates and it is critical to your success. There has been a lot of literature over the years focused on helping companies define or harness their corporate culture but have we determined how to truly measure, and
Is Putting People First Really Important?
‘Jim Hamerling said in his Ted Talk “5 Ways to Lead in an Era of Constant Change” that this was the era of ‘always-on transformation’. We continue to hear organizations talk about ‘too many initiatives’, ‘change fatigue’, ‘the Head Office is not listening’, and ‘this is just a downsizing being called a transformation’. As Jim observes ‘always-on transformation’ sounds exhausting. How
It’s Time to Change the Conversation on Equality and Diversity
While in recent decades there have been huge strides towards creating gender equality in terms of education, health and workforce participation, the gap in annual earnings between men and women has barely budged over the last two decades. For too long the discussion on the role of women in business was seen as a philanthropic issue often with leadership development
What is Your “Go-To” Conflict Mode?
I recently worked with a leadership team who was striving to improve their collaboration. They had a consistent pattern of decision-making that did not encourage or even allow for collaboration on crucial business imperatives. Many thought that this pattern was a result of the work/pressure/stress they were under. This was only partially true. There are some key ingredients required to
Being, Belonging and Becoming
A friend just shared with me a recent Sinek ‘IQ Millennials Question’ youtube clip that was very thought provoking. As I thought about Sinek’s call to action, for individuals and corporations to better understand an often-misunderstood generation, I reflected upon my personal culture/leadership philosophy. One which I believe within companies should be modelled by senior leaders and can be initiated
The Recognition, Engagement and Culture Connection
We’ve long known that the way to impact or change culture is to change those actions and behaviours that will result in a more favourable culture. Many leadership teams have, in earnest, focused on culture change versus focusing on critical components of the work environment that will result in the desired culture. While there are many elements that contribute to
What Marathons Have to do with Managing Change?
Imagine yourself sitting around the leadership table, discussing why such a small change (insert any change here) feels like such a huge change to your team. Why are they not seeing the benefits that are so apparent to you? Why are they not just accepting and moving forward the way you are? Leaders are often flabbergasted at the reaction they