How Long Does Culture Change Take?

I was at an event last week for association CEOs on finding and keeping top talent. The topic of culture was raised repeatedly (yay!), but in the middle of the panel discussion, a CEO of a large and successful association dropped this bomb (not a direct quote, but my...

One of My Favorite Consulting Questions

“So how does that show up here?” I ask this one all the time. People tell me about things that are either good or bad in their workplaces in the course of my consulting, but the descriptions are fairly broad. They are at the concept level. Things like,...

New Coaching Program for Stronger Cultures

One of our biggest challenges when it comes to building a strong and powerful culture is the fact that no one has “build a strong and powerful culture” in their job description. And, frankly, if you do have something to that effect in your job description,...

Clarity. By the Minute.

I hope you’ve seen the blog post that I wrote last Friday over on the Clarity.fm website. It’s titled “Create a Culture that Drives Success, Not One that Makes You Feel Good.” The founder of Clarity asked me to do a post for them, and I was...

Reminder: What I Do

Just a quick reminder to all my blog readers that in addition to all the thinking and writing I do, a also have a consulting and speaking business! My work focuses on helping clients improve organizational performance by strengthening their culture. There are a number...

The Lighter Side

I do my fair share of serious presentations at conferences, as does my friend and colleague, Jeff De Cagna. But last week at the CalSAE annual meeting, we had the opportunity to do a five minute ignite presentation, and we decided to lighten it up a bit. Enjoy (click...
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