The Influence of Emotions in Leadership
Emotions strongly influence decision-making, creativity and interpersonal relationships. And yet many leaders are uncomfortable with the topic of emotions or are unaware of its influence and impact on leadership, organizational culture and performance. Conscious, courageous leaders are aware of the power that emotions hold. They harness it and make it work for them.
Dear CEO, We Have a Problem…(continued)
As a follow up to the “Dear CEO…” article, here are five more questions that can help you engage your CEO in the process of changing your organization’s culture.
Dear CEO, We Have a Problem…
When the chief human resources officer (CHRO) or any C-suite executive finally refuses to be a complicit bystander and commits to leading the business (like a real business leader)…here are 5 ways to start the conversation…
The Price of not Living your Organizational Values
In an ever-connected world, it’s very easy for an organization’s faux pas to be blasted all over the internet. Just look at the recent Starbucks incident…
The Easiest Way to Maximize the Return on Your Innovation Investments
Are you behind the curve in a slow growth industry or have a slow growth position in the market and you need to quickly catch up and adapt or are you in a high velocity, high growth organization, trying to maintain agility, momentum and speed with which you adapt and lead the market? In both of these situations, IF you are investing in innovation to support your mission and fulfill your “next level” business strategy, THEN you will want to protect that investment and drive a satisfactory return on innovation.
Three Key Ingredients to Transform Your Culture
There are many ways to change a culture in an organization, but the actual transformation comes from its people doing something different, adopting new behaviors, changing the way they have conversations and how they interact with each other. In order to change something, we need to understand how it’s created, shaped and influenced. There are […]
Energy Flows Where Attention Goes
Now that we have busted the belief that you need everyone on board in order to start a culture transformation process, we will add an additional layer to that belief — the belief or myth that you need to start such a process at the top, with the most senior leaders, the CEO or the […]
All Aboard? The Culture Train Doesn’t Need to be Full to Leave the Station
As we referred to in our first article, culture is everywhere, just like the air we breathe. The problem is that we forgot. The second layer to this is that we often hear that people need to “start” working on the culture. However, the culture has always been there and is continuously influenced by everyone […]
Culture Change: Make it Simpler. Make it Happen.
Understanding how culture is created and how it influences employees can become a lever as you work on culture change in your organization. The more and more we talk with people in organizations, in HR, Senior Leaders or CEOs, they all feel it’s hard to make all this change happen at the speed they expect. Many times it looks more like a burden than a great opportunity. How can we make culture change simpler? How can we make it happen?
Innovation (Change) is Easier When…Your Business is More Conscious Than William Hung
Innovation (Change) is easier when we’re able to move from unconsciously incompetent to consciously competent.