Jamie Notter Blog
Hiring for Culture Fit is on the next #CultureChat
This month's culture chat is going to focus on hiring for culture fit (Thursday, 1pm eastern, on twitter; use hashtag #culturechat). In the research Maddie and I did for When Millennials Take Over, we found some pretty amazing companies. They were all doing great by...
Proceed Until Apprehended
This is the title of the last chapter in When Millennials Take Over, and it is a quote that has been attributed to Florence Nightingale. We concluded the book with this title (they are actually the very last words in the book, too) because things are moving more...
Please Give to Support My Ride
Many of you know that I am an avid cyclist. I've been riding for years, and some of you will remember that for about 10 years I would do an annual ride in the fall, which included a fundraising component, geared towards supporting wounded soldiers. This spring, I am...
Stop Forcing People to Sit at Their Desks
I was talking to a friend yesterday who got into trouble at work because when one of his superiors needed him for something, he wasn't at his desk. Apparently the organization is "cracking down" and making sure people are at their desks, working, during business...
Culture Diagnostic and Coaching Programs
Maddie and I are introducing two new products to help you create stronger cultures and get better employee engagement: Culture Diagnostic + Workshop Culture and Engagement Coaching for Senior Executives In the Culture Diagnostic + Workshop, we will give you just...
Optimization versus Learning
I'm reading The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries, and I can't believe I haven't read it until now. It's the best business book I've read in a long time. I promise a full review once I'm done, but I couldn't wait to point out one really important point that connects to...
#CultureChat This Thursday on Culture Assessments
This Thursday at 1pm ET we will host another #CultureChat on twitter, and the topic will be assessments. CultureChat is a (now) monthly chat on twitter for anyone interested in the topic of organizational culture, and particularly those who want to create strong ones...
Still Trying to Figure Out Performance Reviews
There is an article in the April Harvard Business Review by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall about how they have transformed the Performance management system at Deloitte. This is a large organization (more than 60,000 employees), and they discovered that their...
Guess What’s Most Important to Business Leaders?
Culture and engagement. According to Deloitte's most recent Human Capital survey, leaders from both within AND outside of HR in companies around the globe have put culture and engagement ahead of "leadership" as the single most urgent issue they're facing. 87% of the...