culture

Top 10 blog posts for 2011, 5 to 1

Top blog posts from 2011, from number 5 to number 1, a follow-up from Top 10 blog posts for 2011, 10 to 6 5.  The cost of culture, a 50% turnover of the Fortune 500 — This blog came about to reiterate that change is constant and the things that may have gotten a company [...]

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Top 10 blog posts for 2011, 10 to 6

Closing out 2011 I look back at the year’s most viewed posts as a chance to reflect on differences of what I topics I blog about and what people view most.  Why were some viewed over others:  topic, time-of-year, day-of-week? In descending order: 10. Competing values drives your organization out of business — A 2009 [...]

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Your company social media strategy reflects organization culture, part 1

If you want an idea of your organization’s culture there is no simpler place for this insight than your organization’s social media strategy.  Companies who view social media only as a marketing vehicle miss far more than an opportunity to engage.  It is as likely these companies have lost their employee’s motivation in similar fashion [...]

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The bureaucracy option to manage risk

Does organization culture benefit with bureaucracy?  Bureacracy may, indeed, provide organizations a strong case to manage risk. Policy, procedure, and bureaucracy tend to creep as an organization grows in size:  revenues, market share, employees. While a small organization may have flexibility and ad hoc procedures based on 1-on-1 interactions, as an organization adds people the [...]

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The communication obstacle course

A successful message retains the oomph of intent.  For this to happen communication must travel an obstacle course to reach each person.  Some of the bulwarks against communication’s smooth path to understanding include:  values, bias, mood, culture, agenda, and emotion.  These force communication through filters that affect both the intent and the impact of the [...]

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Organization change, the frame retains the name

The success, or failure, of organization change may have more to do with the frame of change you and your leadership view your organization culture through than any other challenge to change.  Adopting and sustaining organization change rarely succeeds if you can not frame communication to emotionally and rationally resonate throughout the organization. For change [...]

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Business strategy failures are project management failures

The essence of strategic change is not a new direction, but a series of directives on what to start, what to stop, and what to continue. After all, a strategic plan really acts as a roadmap or charter for change.  A plan not carried out is a project failure. The difficulty of strategy implementation is a [...]

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Fistful of beans 01/26/2011

5 things I’ve seen, read, or thought might seed results: 1. Capabilities-Driven Mergers & Acquisitions — Booz & Company A video conversation on the role that capabilities can have to drive successful, strategic mergers.  This 18-minute, question and answer, interview-style video is broken down in 5 chapters:  The New Meaning of Scale; The Path to Coherence; Capabilities Roadmapping; Integrating [...]

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Fistful of beans 01/12/2011

5 things I’ve seen, read, or thought might seed results: 1. New Year, New Measurement Challenges — Talent Management Magazine Measuring talent management effectiveness requires knowing the answer to questions such as “Is the organization attracting better quality applicants?” or “Is the organization retaining its most productive employees?” While relatively few organizations measure the effectiveness of [...]

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