Moving Past “Courteous Compliance”
April 27, 2021
“We need to focus more on profitability,” said Claire, the CFO of a family-owned design firm. “Too many of our projects take too much time in relation to…
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What Would It Take to Get These People Engaged??
January 19, 2021Last week I hosted the first session in a series I’m calling Facilitation Practice Play Space. At the beginning of the session, I asked participants to write in…
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5 More Ways to Make Your Virtual Conference Successful
October 13, 2020As I shared last time, the most important thing you can do to make your virtual conference or meeting successful is to designate a Roz: a producer who,…
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Custodial Ownership Revisited
September 16, 2020In an earlier blog, I wrote: In one sense, everyone in the organization is responsible for a healthy and productive culture…. But leaders have custodial power over organizational…
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Overcoming COVID Anxiety: 4 Do’s and 5 Don’ts
May 5, 2020Not one of us can say with any certainty how this pandemic will affect our business and our mission. For most, what little we can foresee looks pretty…
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Productivity or People? It’s a Balance Board, Not a Teeter-Totter
January 27, 2020One of the basic ways people define organizational culture rests on a dichotomy between two perceived opposites.
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The Leader Owns the Culture
January 13, 2020In one sense, everyone in the organization is responsible for a healthy and productive culture. But leaders have custodial power over organizational culture.
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What Exactly Is Organizational Culture, Anyway?
November 18, 2019I asked, “When you think about the culture of your company, what do you want?” My client said, “Well, I guess that depends on what you mean by culture.”
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Who Cares About Organizational Culture?
November 11, 2019You’re in a position of leadership. But has anyone taught you how to be a leader?
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