Is there proof that organizational culture determines performance? Look at the ground-breaking study of Professors John Kotter and James Heskett in their book Corporate Culture and Performance. They studied the corporate cultures of over 200 companies (including Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, ICI, Nissan, and First Chicago) and tracked their economic performances over…
Organizations need to become better at change, agiler, responsive to the fast pace of technology and global competition, more innovative, just, and sustainable. But they have a hard time doing so. In many organizations, people are waiting for the boss to create a vision, to solve the problems, or to…
Do you matter? Can you influence or change the organization where you work? How are you contributing to your team? Your colleagues and clients? Your suppliers? Can your smile make a difference or your positive attitude? I suspect many people have learned that they don’t matter outside their families and there’s…