by Jamie Notter | May 2, 2013 | Announcements, Culture
Please help me out with a very small research project. I’m curious how people would describe their organizational culture–not in terms of what drives the culture, but simply in terms of whether it is good or bad. I’m embedding the survey here, so...
by Jamie Notter | Feb 18, 2013 | Culture, Humanize, Social Media, Truth
I am growing weary of the multitude of posts out there talking about humanizing your brand, but it’s not because they’re using the word humanize (Maddie and I don’t claim to own that term in any way). There are two main reasons these posts are...
by Jamie Notter | Feb 7, 2013 | Change, Consulting, Culture
I like this brief report from some McKinsey consultants (who have written a pretty good book too). The first conclusion in the study is one that is not new, but still bears repeating: culture matters. I love this selection of quotes they choose: “Fixing culture is the...
by Jamie Notter | Jan 29, 2013 | Culture, Humanize, Leadership, Learning
Edelman’s annual Trust survey is out. Some of the numbers actually went up this year, but as in previous years, they are basically describing a trust “crisis.” The numbers vary by country and by industry, but there’s enough consistent bad news...
by Jamie Notter | Dec 14, 2012 | Culture, Humanize
I read in Forbes about a new list out of the best places to work, and this one is from Glassdoor. Unlike some of the other lists, where the companies actually apply to be on the list, this one is a big survey of employees across lots of companies (500,000 people...
by Jamie Notter | Nov 29, 2012 | Culture, Humanize
Maddie and I did a webinar yesterday along with Amy Sample Ward from NTEN. We love using NTEN as a case study of a human organization, and during the conversation, Amy was talking about NTEN’s values, including their “we walk the talk” value, which...
