Conventional wisdom says it is. Heck, I kind of agree. This is why we pay people the big bucks, right? They have to make the tough strategic calls that make or break an organization. While that certainly makes sense, the ...
Although I can't say that culture change is easy, there is a certain simplicity to the basic structure of the process: Figure out what your ideal culture is Honestly assess where your culture currently is. Clo ...
A lot of organizations talk about culture, but not as many actually create cultures that actually drive results. The reason for this gap frequently boils down to one word: Clarity. Because "culture" is a fairly bro ...
I am excited to announce the release of my second ebook, Culture that Works: How Getting Serious About Culture Unlocks New Performance. My intention with this book is to make culture (and culture change) somethin ...
I've recently come across another battery of articles full of fist-shaking at performance reviews. Microsoft just dumped its "forced ranking" policy, although apparently Yahoo just added it, and Adobe has gotten rid of p ...
The November/December issue of Associations Now Magazine has an awesome story about Fitness Australia and the way they have built a successful organization around an intentional culture. I was proud to be a part of that ...
We're heading into the end of the year, which is a good time to show some appreciation to staff for all their hard work. So instead of that annual chuck on the shoulder and Starbucks gift card, why not actually invest in ...
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, there was a bit of a blowup in one of the online communities to which I belong. The American Society of Association Executives has an active private online community, and the other day ...
I've been witness to a couple of interesting conversations about diversity within the association community in the last week. First, in an online community, one member shared a Huffington Post article about "angry white ...
Last week I attended the first, annual Association Chief Executives Symposium, put on by Shira Harrington and Jeff De Cagna. I really enjoyed the day-long conversation among association CEOs and senior staff (Jeff and Sh ...
