There is so much written on company and corporate culture that it would be impossible to read it all in a life time. Most of what is written can be classified as “pop culture”. We often get clever sayings like, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. But does it really? To start with what is culture when it comes to a …
How to Start Fixing Your Culture – Culture Fix – Colin Ellis
It has been said that “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” well if that is so true why do people spend more money on “strategy” than “culture”? Think about this way…you can have what is considered to be a great strategy, but if your people will not implement it…it really doesn’t matter. The reality is if you have a great culture …
Fix Your Culture and Increase Profit and Productivity – Culture Fix – Colin D Ellis
In a survey of 1400 American business it was cited that 92% of executives said that cultural change was critical and a driver to increase their company’s values. Yet only 16% said their culture is where it needs to be. It is not surprising. When it comes to business culture we talk a good talk, but we do little to …
Creating Positive Change – Start with Your People – Brian Dixon
We can look in our business, our relationships, our careers, our lives in general and say, “things need to change”. None of us want that change to be for the worse, so we try to take control. We decide quite often that if we have the power to change things we will. So we start handing out orders, making edicts, …
Courage Goes to Work – Bill Treasurer
How are you about doing something new in your job or your life? Little scary? Do you focus on the consequences or the possibilities? How about the issue of trust? Do you really have the courage that it takes to trust others in your life or your business? Of do you distrust and control? And how about really telling the …
Spark Your Business to Peak Performance – Louis Carter – In Great Company
Feeling like your business is not where you want it to be? Is your business a bit disjointed? People not getting along? Maybe it is just missing something but you are not sure what it is? Well perhaps you are not “In Great Company” and you need a SPARK to get your business on track. In this episode of A …
Change Your Culture into Cultural Brilliance
Culture change is difficult. Especially when you have been living in a dysfunctional culture for a long time. This is when you need to get some helpful advice to help you change. Help you change from a toxic culture to Cultural Brilliance. Enter Claudette Rowley, Change management consultant, cultural designer, executive coach. CEO of Cultural Brilliance,and Best Selling Author of …
Creating a Business Culture You can Measure – The Critical Few – Gretchen Anderson
Today we devote a great amount of time talking about “business culture”. You may have recognized you need to change in your culture…but how? On this episode of A New Direction culture change, real culture change requires a long term approach. Gretchen Anderson @gbrooksanderson is a Director at the Katzenbach Center at PwC’s Strategy& and co-author with Jon Katzenbach of …