Over the last several weeks we have been reviewing and expanding on the elements of a great team in our Thursday blog. At the same time, our Monday blog has…
Over the last several weeks we have been reviewing and expanding on the elements of a great team in our Thursday blog. At the same time, our Monday blog has…
Consistency The last quadrant of the Denison Culture survey is Consistency, “Does your system create leverage?” We first introduced the mechanical image of leverage when we introduced the “fulcrum” of…
We’ve looked at Mission and Adaptability. Individually they’re each required to create a great culture. But, we also looked at them as a pair. The top of the chart says…
I read a recent blog by Christie Lindor. The title of that post was “People do not quit companies, managers, or leaders – they quit organizational cultures. Here’s why.” In…
It’s easy to see but often challenging to implement an adaptable organization. It takes Learning Listening Changing Humility Respect Humility is required because it forces you to suspend your belief…
One of the more impactful aspects of this Creating Change sections is summed up in the statement: “We respond well to competitors and other changes in the business environment.” One…
Customer focus is an interesting topic to me. Henry Ford is quoted as saying “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” He was…
Organizational learning requires much more than a procedure, a checklist, or even a department. Organizational learning needs to be deeply embedded in the organization. It must be a deeply held…
The next quadrant of the Denison Culture Survey we’re going to explore is Adaptability. This quadrant is divided into the three sections of: Organizational Learning Customer Focus Creating Change You…
We just finished the three segments of the Mission portion of the Denison Culture Survey. As a quick recap of each section: Vision Is the direction and future image of…
Strategic Direction and Intent is the last element of the Mission quadrant of great cultures. The Strategy is different than the Vision. Strategy is a plan Tactics are how the…
As we continue our look at great cultures, we’ve seen the four quadrants of Mission, Adaptability, Involvement, and Consistency. We’re now looking at each quadrant in more detail. In our…
Looking at the Mission quadrant of great cultures in more detail brings us to the Goals and Objectives element. Tied to the Vision Before anything else, goals and objectives must…
Ron’s Short Review: One of my clients used to say “Things are never as bad as they seem and never as good as they seem.” He was right. This book…