In case you didn't see it, SmartBrief has reprinted an excerpt from my new ebook, Culture That Works, over on their SmartBlog on Leadership. It's from Chapter 2, and it includes my definition of culture. My favorite quot ...
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 ...
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 ...
How often does a CEO write a public blog post admitting that he sucks? That's what Greg Hoy, CEO of Happy Cog, did over on Medium recently. More specifically, he admitted that he had been avoiding his own performance rev ...
Maddie pointed me to this great post by Stowe Boyd on the GigaOm blog, which is in reaction to this great post by Chris Heuer over on Brian Solis' blog. They are both fairly long posts, but here's the gist. Chris Heue ...
I had not intended to create a little CEO theme on the blog, but after Monday's post on the role of the CEO (still looking for CEOs to weigh in on that, by the way), I came across an interesting article in the MIT Sloan ...
I spoke at the National Association of Corporate Directors' Board Leadership Conference this week. I was given 20 minutes on their "Innovation Stage" to talk about the relationship between social media and management. My ...
