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Category: Announcements
New Must-Read White Paper on Lean Startup for Associations
Elizabeth Engel from Spark Consulting LLC has a great new white paper out on applying the Lean Startup methodology in the association environment. I only discovered Lean Startup when I heard Eric Ries (author of the book ...
Next #CultureChat: Culture and Technology
Okay, I apologize for being one week late with Culture Chat--Maddie and I were with a client last Thursday so we couldn't pull it off. But we think this topic is worth waiting for, Culture and Technology: Technology doe ...
Tomorrow’s #CultureChat: The Role of Core Values in Culture
My post last week about Core Values got quite a bit of attention (thank you for the mention, SmartBrief!), so we decided to do this month's #CultureChat on that topic: the role of core values in culture. Clearly developi ...
The Link Between Culture and Strategy on #CultureChat
We've all heard the mantra, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast," but is it true? What exactly is the relationship between culture and strategy? I have argued that they are two sides of the same coin and that culture sh ...
Changing an Existing Culture on #CultureChat This Week
This Thursday we'll be hosting another #CultureChat on twitter, and our topic will focus in on the what, when, and how of changing an existing culture. I find that a lot of the organizations with really amazing cultures ...
Hierarchy, Holacracy, and Zappos on next #CultureChat
This Thursday, May 28th, at 1pm ET we will convene the next #CultureChat session, and this month's focus will be on hierarchy. Specifically, we'll be digging into something that has emerged as a bit of a hot topic these ...
Hiring for Culture Fit is on the next #CultureChat
This month's culture chat is going to focus on hiring for culture fit (Thursday, 1pm eastern, on twitter; use hashtag #culturechat). In the research Maddie and I did for When Millennials Take Over, we found some prett ...
Please Give to Support My Ride
Many of you know that I am an avid cyclist. I've been riding for years, and some of you will remember that for about 10 years I would do an annual ride in the fall, which included a fundraising component, geared towards ...
Culture Diagnostic and Coaching Programs
Maddie and I are introducing two new products to help you create stronger cultures and get better employee engagement: Culture Diagnostic + Workshop Culture and Engagement Coaching for Senior Executives In the ...