People
November 18, 2019
Culture is the shared values, attitudes, behaviours, assumptions, norms, and expectations of the organization. It is the way the organization operates and has a huge impact on its success, influencing the ability to attract and retain great employe...
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November 8, 2019
It is tempting to focus exclusively on the sales team when trying to identify the sales culture of a business. However, since that team operates within the larger organizational context it is important to examine the sales culture of the entire busin...
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November 4, 2019
We hear a lot about culture: hiring for culture fit; how culture can help accommodate five generations in the workplace; or the five types of corporate culture….in fact, when I Googled “corporate culture” I got almost 1.5 billion links!
That...
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October 10, 2019
Imagine you are the leader of an organization facing change. Are you excited about the opportunities that change provides? Or, are you in fear and filled with uncertainty about the future?
If you are excited, you probably have some sense of your f...
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October 4, 2019
What benefits are you missing when you make decisions completely on your own? It can be natural to want to make decisions in isolation. It might feel faster, easier, and more effective; but have you considered the results you could achieve if you i...
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October 1, 2019
A colleague once asked if I considered myself a creative person. My immediate response: “Absolutely not!” I thought about the wildly imaginative individuals in my workplace, many of whom annoyed me with their half-baked ideas, and concluded that ...
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September 13, 2019
Employee engagement surveys are useful tools to measure the health of an organization. They gather candid, unfiltered feedback from the people who work hard to deliver the organization’s strategic priorities to its stakeholders and customers. One...
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September 3, 2019
A key part of a leader’s job is to develop the leadership talent that exists within the people working in the organization. As Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook describes it, “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence a...
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August 26, 2019
Who has the right personality to take over from you? As you plan your succession, it would be wise to give some thought to the type of person who can continue to build what you’ve created. On one level you might want to try to clone yourself. After...
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August 16, 2019
Diverse leadership styles at the table is a valuable approach when you are developing your organizational strategy.
There are risks: conflicts can arise due to personality styles; if one style dominates it may affect the successful completion of t...
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