Transforming Culture Transforms Results
The traditional “inside-out” and “outside-in” approaches to organizational change are still relevant, but connecting them is the key that unlocks true transformation, writes Dave Hanna
Life Cycles of Organizations
The bottom line of leadership is that leaders have followers, not just subordinates. However, a leader’s ultimate success is tied to his/her ability to deliver results.
Five Ways to Kill an Innovative Culture
“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things,—
Is Your Purpose Dead or Alive?
Many corporations have taken to producing a purpose statement to summarize what they stand for as an enterprise. That being said, “Is your purpose alive or on life support?”
Times of Change Require Timeless Principles
As Dr. W. Edwards Deming used to say, “Improving your organization is totally voluntary. It’s only a matter of survival.”
Choosing Strategy Over Culture
Fulfilling your strategic targets is literally in the hands of your associates. How they work every day determines what results your company gets. If the present organizational culture is not tightly aligned with strategy, it is usually the strategy that loses out.
Being Centered
If we become what we think about, then the personal mission has the power to help us handle any situation in life consistent with our values.
Distributing Leadership
While distributed leadership is possible and often necessary for success, the irony is how infrequently it occurs in even the most sophisticated organizations.
How To Delight Customers
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF STEPS COMPANIES NEED TO TAKE IN CREATING AND SUSTAINING A TRUE CULTURE OF CUSTOMER DELIGHT, WRITES DAVE HANNA
Why Culture Matters To Business
PAYING ATTENTION TO CULTURE DOES MATTER TO THE BUSINESS, BECAUSE IT IS A COMPANY’S CULTURE THAT FUELS THE DOMINANT DRIVERS OF SHARE PRICE TODAY, WRITES DAVE HANNA