by Jamie Notter | Nov 29, 2019 | Change, Transparency, Truth
I was listening to a podcast the other day with Esther Duflo, a recent winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, who was talking about the importance of empirical evidence when you’re trying to change things (in her context, reducing global poverty). A lot of economists...
by Jamie Notter | Mar 25, 2019 | Agility, Culture, Transparency
This post is part of a new series investigating workplace culture at a more advanced level (hence the “401” moniker, like you only get access to this course your senior year…), digging into what we see emerging as the “essentials” of culture in the 21st century....
by Jamie Notter | Mar 15, 2019 | Consulting, Culture, Transparency
In my keynotes, I frequently poke fun at Core Values. I ask everyone in the audience who has “integrity” or “honesty” in their company core values to raise their hand, and then I congratulate them on effectively distinguishing themselves from all those companies out...
by Jamie Notter | Oct 8, 2018 | Agility, Conflict, Culture, Managing People, Transparency
So I gave myself the rare gift of time last week and read two business books: Ray Dalio’s Principles and Patty McCord’s Powerful. Dalio’s book is a #1 bestseller, and in full disclosure I didn’t read the whole thing (it’s pretty big)—I skipped the “life principles”...
by Jamie Notter | Aug 9, 2018 | Collaboration, Culture, Leadership, Transparency
Nearly every organization we work with confronts an important question at some point in their culture journey: Should they strive for one, uniform culture? Or should they let multiple cultures develop inside the organization? The answer (as frustrating as this can be)...
by Jamie Notter | Jun 22, 2018 | Change, Collaboration, Culture, Transparency
At the end of one of the phases of our culture consulting, we help clients create a “Culture Playbook.” It’s basically a list of things they will do inside their organization to either change or protect specific aspects of their culture, in order to ensure ongoing...
