Organizational Culture

The problem with culture change Why has culture change been so hard to master thus far? Everybody has heard the phrase, “culture beats strategy.” It…

What is culture? Of all corporate initiatives, culture change is commonly cited as one of the hardest to visualize, quantify, and track. Is culture change synonymous…

What gives rise to our behavior…the actions we engage in day in and day out? It’s easy to say that people in an organization act to…

During a global recession, a multinational food company needed to transform the organization from losing money back to profitability and growth. As a means of…

A large aerospace company was facing an extremely challenging market with meager sales. In order to achieve a competitive advantage, the company had a corporate…

We often talk about corporate culture as a competitive advantage that’s more impactful than strategy. It’s a valid assertion; and yet, it’s not the whole…

Does high performance justify allowing bad behavior? A resounding “NO” just came out of Uber’s Board of Directors who finally began to address the reported…

Maintaining Your Culture – What does it look like in practice?  Mission accomplished! You completed the hard work of transforming your culture. You crafted a…

In recent years, young talent (Gen Y/Millennials and Gen Z) has begun to demand big changes from their work life and employers. The world of…

We hear all the time about how important it is to have diverse and inclusive working environments, which has given way to more and more…

Do you know that trick where the magician saws a woman in half? Well, we recently worked with a medical devices company—one that makes really…

Are you really using the budget conversations to create new value? As a former finance executive, I have been through numerous rounds of budget conversations and often…