The numbers are out. It’s been over fifty years since Title VII, the section of The Civil Rights Act that prohibits workplace discrimination. But how far have we really come? Fortune’s data team recently released their findings on the diversity and inclusion practices of the companies on this year’s Fortune 500 list. The big reveal? […]
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Not long ago, promotions went to employees with the most technical expertise. Companies bent over backward to gain specialized industry knowledge, so it made sense to promote based on its merit. But the times, as they say, are a-changin’. At a certain point in history, technical ingenuity began to take a back seat to interpersonal
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By Mark Tomaszewicz “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu Transforming your culture is about changing individuals first and the organization next. Change is a result. That’s right, organizational change is a result of an individual change. There are many definitions of culture. The one that I like the
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One of the greatest challenges for rapidly growing organizations is how to remain nimble in the midst of growth. As companies scale, more processes are required to coordinate the growing workforce. And the additional management layers that come with them can slow an organization down. It’s often the reason why large organizations become weighed down
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By Chris Baréz-Brown Agile Working has become the buzzword for how to turn your business into a thriving, creative and productive hub while attracting and retaining the best talent. It’s moving from flexible working to smarter working. And it does what it says if you follow the recipe. Agile Working was originally created by Toyota
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While power transitions can be volatile, a new leader can succeed by using strategies to keep everyone on the same page. President Donald Trump’s transition to the White House has been a fascinating study in leadership turf battles. The businessman-turned-politician has kept several advisors close rather than embrace a traditional hierarchy. The result – internal conflict among prominent figures
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We spend most of our work lives managing other peoples’ expectations. Yet, half of employees say they don’t know what’s expected of them at work, according to Gallup research. Sadly, we don’t have to look far to find stories of how this unfolds in the workplace.
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Being intentional about your company’s core values from day one can help to build a solid foundation to guide behavior as your organization grows; few leaders understand this as well as Zappos’ Tony Hsieh. Zappos has long been an example of the power that company culture has on behavior and business performance. But what’s behind
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A single perfect brush stroke does not make a painting. Nor does a single note make a song. Every work of art is a result of many individual pieces all working together in harmony to make the whole. Artists spend their entire lives learning how to improve these individual elements and learning how they fit together
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In 1989, Kenwyn Smith published a study entitled “Fix the Women”, describing a consulting situation characterized by fighting between two women in a troubled unit of a state hospital. After assessing the behaviors, the researchers determined the women’s hostility was actually fueled by feelings of competitiveness among the three senior men in the unit. This
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