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 …
Organizational Culture: An Aphorism is “Worth a Thousand Words” Read More »
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 …
Positive Change Without Authority: A Night For Intrapreneurs Read More »
As we head into Super Bowl 49 this weekend, we at gothamCulture can’t help but think about a professional football team’s culture and leadership that has (or has not) helped teams get to the big game. Like a corporate organization, NFL football teams’ organizational culture is largely made up of leadership, team members, and the …
How Culture and Leadership Pave the Road to the Super Bowl Read More »
gothamCulture’s Samantha Goldman came to us with some incredible organizational experience under her belt: campaign work. Studying employee engagement through that lens became her thesis at The New School and is the basis for her first ever LinkedIn post (congrats Samantha!). Here’s an excerpt: Political campaign organizations are rarely discussed alongside broader issues of management, …
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In Implementing Change, Part 1: With More Predictability Than the Weather, I discussed how reflecting on your own reactions to feeling out of control in relation to the weather is helpful in gaining empathy towards employees who often feel like the changes in their organization are as unpredictable as the weather. As humans, we respond to …
Implementing Change, Part 2: Recognizing our Human Nature Read More »
If you’re like me in that you wish every day was summer, but you happen to live in a place that too soon will be covered with snow, you might be feeling some anticipatory blues. Yes, there are still many months (hopefully) until we need to pull out our hats and gloves (see my previous …
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Each quarter at gothamCulture we get together virtually and have a discussion about the “Book of the Quarter.” We find this to be a productive culture building practice that supports our desire to be a learning organization—an organization that is continually reflecting, sharing ideas and learning from best practices. Why do we do this? This ritual encourages us …
Data. Metrics. Impact. Evaluation. These key words are only becoming more dominant in organizational life as we have increased our capacity to collect, process and analyze larger amounts of data. But what are we really measuring? Often times, when we think about program evaluation, especially leadership development programs, we ask people if they liked the …
Designing Leadership Development for Organizational Impact Read More »
When the weather gets warmer, we instinctively shove our hats and gloves into the back of the closet and pull out our sandals. The obvious change in weather or climate is easily felt and clues us in to the reality that the objects we might have needed last week or last month are not going …
Put Away the Winter Boots! (It’s Time for a Change) Read More »
Recent articles such as “Silicon Valley’s Youth Problem” and “The Brutal Ageism of Tech” highlight and reinforce the importance of adhering to some crucial tenets when thinking about organizational culture and onboarding across the generational divide. 1. Your organization’s culture will impact what kind of talent you attract. Policies for employees are a critical part …
Organizational Culture, Talent Management and Onboarding Across the Generational Divide Read More »
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