There is always a challenge for leaders to learn the specific management techniques and behaviors they can adopt in order to build the culture they want. You’ve defined your target culture, innovation is one of your top priorities, now what do you actually have to DO as a leader?
I found a good video made by [...]
In my many years of consulting to organizations who are actively managing their culture I discovered an unexpected fact. The organizations who were doing it best were doing it with only limited external help, or none at all. This was an uncomfortable truth, in the days where I worked for companies which made their money [...]
A recent study cited in the New York Times has shown that school children, if left without influence, tend towards bullying and other selfish behavior. And conversely, that it is quite possible to instil in a school values of teamwork, tolerance and support for each other. This study concluded that values have to be, and [...]
We use a great exercise in one our training programs in which participants select and then rank their own values. The ranking process is the part I like the most. I have found that it is the HIERARCHY of values which is the strongest determinant of an individual’s behavior, and that of an organization. Most [...]
I could really not let this whole month go by without a reference to the World Cup. My sister-in-law tells me that what you need as a woman in business is to develop two very good sentences on every sporting topic. To introduce this blog I offer you mine on soccer.
As I watch different teams [...]
Today we launched our company in Brazil. In celebration, I offer a blog in Portuguese for the many people who are showing interest.
Escrevi um blog no início do ano e volto a publicar uma versão atualizada, pois hoje vi um artigo publicado na “Fast Company” , que enfatiza pontos valiosos. Quando escrevi eu estava visualizando [...]
I wrote a blog at the beginning of the year and I want to re-post an updated version today having seen an article in Fast Company which made some valuable points. When I wrote I was visioning the future. Since we launched our new products into the market, which train HR professionals how to lead, [...]
How much more comfortable do most leaders feel doing the task side of their role, in preference to the human and cultural one? So often I watch leaders spending a huge amount of time focussed on the slides they are going to present in a meeting, rather then reflecting on the key personal message they [...]
Are you a leader determined to change some elements of the culture of your business or team?
Or an HR professional who has been given the job of ‘making culture happen’?
Or a consultant wanting to give good advice to your client on getting traction on culture?
Here are some tips on how to get people’s attention and [...]
I became engaged in a valuable conversation this week with a wise consultant during an accreditation I was running with a group who want to become partners of Walking the Talk. She pointed out that I often used the word ‘good’ to describe a certain type of culture, and suggested that ‘effective’ might be better. [...]
I am a specialist in corporate culture change and personal leadership who has worked in hundreds of organizations all over the world.
