Corporate America is obsessed with meetings. They drag on endlessly, accomplish very little, and people seem to show up just to grab a free lunch, avoid getting in trouble, or for personal, political reasons. At my previous position, there were days where I had to attend over seven and a half hours of meetings in […]
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I recently came across an article on Life Edited that discussed a study of how families utilize the space in their homes. The study tracked the movement of 32 families in the Los Angeles area over two days. Each dot on the diagram below represents the location of one family member during a 10-minute interval.
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In our daily lives and our daily work, we are undoubtedly impacted by subconscious messages that we have been socialized to accept. Often these are reflected in the choice of leaders that our society venerates. Other times, these messages enter our lives via quotes, mottos or aphorisms, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix
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Click this link for an updated list of our most popular organizational culture and leadership articles from 2016. Our team of organizational culture consultants at gothamCulture love helping our clients reach their goals. But, we also know that not everyone understands where culture and leadership development fit into their current strategy. Through our blog, we aim
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Have you ever wondered how someone at your company ever became a manager? What is it about that person that made them stand out more than other, more qualified candidates? Judging from the number of books, papers, and articles written on the topic, you’re not alone. There are many reasons why so many managers never
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Guest Article Written By Amy Klimek As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. What that adage fails to elucidate is how those heads don’t always see eye to eye, choosing to bicker rather than complete the project. On the other hand, when your assigned teams are cordial to one another for the
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Creating just the right team can be difficult. And once you create one, get all the nuances just right – it’s near impossible to sustain. Yet sustaining teams is a foundational element to any successful effort, program, organization and company. Small businesses. Large businesses. All industries, around the globe. What makes sustaining an effective team so difficult? In my
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You’ve heard by now that Walmart recently raised their minimum wage to at least $9/hr, and starting this time next year, that number will jump to $10/hr. There are a lot of responses out there discussing this $1 raise. The discussion ranges from the fact that it’s still not enough to live on, to how
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We’re always looking for interesting ways to connect with people and organizations who are excited about organizational culture and change as much as we are! And last week we got just that opportunity in San Francisco, at the event, “Culture Design: Positive Change Without Authority.” This workshop was led by Christopher White to promote his new
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Guest Article Written by Dr. Tracy Brower We talk a lot about balance. Work-life balance, balancing our time, balancing our commitments, and balancing our priorities. But what if we have it all wrong, and the paradigm of balance has actually been getting in our way? Why Balance Doesn’t Work Balance connotes a zero-sum game. In
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