
There are about 200 people in the organization. But 10 of them at the top are very powerful In fact, […]
I previously wrote about company cultures having a glue, The One Global Culture does not exist. But pretending that it […]
The so-called One Global Culture is a confederation of: (a) Geographical cultures and sub-cultures (Italy, USA, France etc) (b) Functional, […]
The great Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset wrote about the early 20th Century Spanish society as being ‘led by people who […]
Continuous culture shaping within an organization equals social movement: large scale behavioural and cultural change, for a purpose, powered by […]
Some organizations that are very good at (external) marketing, are terrible at internal. Grand market(ing) plans, but can’t sell a […]
Culture is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can host the most beautiful and sophisticated developments, enhance people’s life, […]
In my dealings with organizations of many sizes and shapes, cultures and geographies, I always find very fine individuals of […]
Your linguistic and behavioural frame must be in sync. Story, values and behaviours need to be solid and well connected. […]
I sometimes think that many global ‘one company’ initiatives are missing the point. The intentions are good: ‘look, we are […]
Winston Churchill said, referring to the Houses of Parliament in the UK, ‘We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us’. […]
Here are my top five from my organizational consulting work. The paraphrasing is mine, the ownership is shared with my […]
Culture is the difference between 30 people making a decision in 30 days, and 3 people making the same decision […]
Extract taken from my new book ‘The Flipping Point‘. A flipping point in the trend for adopting absurd management ideas […]
Extracts taken from my new book ‘The Flipping Point‘. A flipping point in the trend for adopting absurd management ideas needs […]
I have always been a bit wary of people who repeatedly define themselves by what they are against. It makes […]
If you had to build an organization from scratch, or re-design one, you would have options about some models to […]
Continuing with thoughts on critical thinking…. ‘Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then […]
‘For every problem, the Victorians have a building’. For every idea that we need to carry forward, we invent an […]
Behavioural /cultural shaping in organizations does not scale up by simply the leaders having the right mindset and motivation. A […]
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Social media is a colossal echo chamber where all cognitive processes are surrendered to one single driver: confirmation bias.
Extracts taken from my new book The Flipping Point. A flipping point in the trend for adopting absurd management ideas […]