Backsliding is Normal
If you are out there actually changing your culture, then I need to prepare you for the inevitable. Well, maybe "inevitable" is too strong a word. But after you make progress moving in the direction of the desired cultur ...
Monthly Archives: June 2014
You Don’t Copy a Culture
Strategic moves can be copied, or at least emulated. We can study what other companies do strategically, and then copy, to some extent, their approach within our context. Strategies and the organizations they are attache ...
Millennial Research Opportunity
In case you hadn't heard yet, Maddie and I are doing some research for our next book, and we are looking specifically for the perspectives of Millennial employees in the workforce (even more specifically, ages 25 to 30, ...
Starting the Conversation About Culture
Most organizations don't talk about their culture too much. We're too busy doing the work, and the culture sits in the background mostly. It's how we do things here, but that doesn't mean we need to talk about it. It is ...
Knowing When to Turn the Auto-Pilot Off
One of the reasons I think so many organizations are stuck is that they have too much of management set on auto-pilot. There are too many things that we do in managing our organizations that are done automatically, witho ...
Taking Generations to the Next Level
I speak on the topic of Generational Diversity frequently. In fact, I'm talking to a group of HR folks in Lancaster, PA on Tuesday on the topic. And I enjoy it. I know I'm a bit of a geek about it, but I like talking abo ...
Does Your Culture Attract?
I saw on the HBR blog that Zappos no longer does job postings. They had 30,000 applications for only 300 positions, and it was becoming cumbersome. Instead, they have created a Zappos Insider program where people can sim ...