Organizational Culture

Organizational Culture

It's a proclivity that sometimes leads to internal conflicts and high turnover.
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DE&I has come under fire — but our leaders should still embed allyship deep within company culture. Here’s a plan.
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Across a variety of industries, trust and “upside-down management” have paid dividends.
A book titled "Cultures of Growth" by Mary C. Murphy lying on a dark blue fabric surface.
Psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains why growth-mindset teams outperform those centered around a lone genius.
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Executive advisor Tiffani Bova wants leaders to value their employees as much as their customers.
This map samples some of the digits that make up the DDC system, invented by the brilliant but flawed Melvil Dewey.
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Sam Smith — founder and former CEO of finnCap Group — argues that a culture of empathy will help superscale any business.
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Too many leaders create an imbalance between thinking and doing — but a clear vision can be sharpened through deep reflection.
A disruptive leader holds a lighter next to a graph.
As we pursue the leadership difference we seek, we attract fuel and generate heat. The trick is to avoid burnout.
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If the daily grind feels like Sartre's phony act of "bad faith," Heidegger's sense of "being" can help redefine your role.
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Want to get ahead at work? It ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it — and adaptability is essential.
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Chloé Valdary — founder of Theory of Enchantment — explores two essential practices for generating the team “magic” that drove Apple under Steve Jobs.
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Slack’s recent radical upskilling booster week highlighted the urgent need for new approaches to L&D: here are some of the most groundbreaking.
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Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.
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The corporate unicorn was yesterday — now we should consider the wisdom of black and white stripes.
Employees over customers.
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Quiet quitting, The Great Resignation, burnout: there are a ton of buzzwords to describe how modern work culture is broken. Now that we know what the problems are, how do we fix them? Tiffani Bova shares how employers can heal their relationship with their employees.
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A company can only be as agile as its least flexible team — here’s how to make an effective framework for decision-making.
A group of people sitting around a table in a conference room, strategizing on how to retain talent.
Really smart people don’t just demand intellectual engagement — they need the opportunity to learn and create something special.
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That completely useless thing you want to get rid of — it's probably more important than you think.
A kairos-inspired painting of an angel holding a telescope, capturing the essence of both timelessness and worldly exploration.
For a plan to go as smooth as clockwork, be prepared to pounce on opportunity.
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Intrinsic motivation cannot be imposed on a team — but you can provide the right culture for it to flourish.
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If you give yourself and others space to tinker and experiment, then you might create something incredible. Here's how to do it well.
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How Stacy Madison — founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips and BeBOLD Foods — discovered that reinvention is not a one-off deal but an ongoing process.
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In work and life, the rules of success are being redefined.
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Every organization has a power block of dutiful but unappreciated talent. Here’s an effective plan for engagement.
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Successful alpha leadership is more about caring and healing than dog-eat-dog supremacy.
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Talent wants to be free — but a safe company culture puts “the maze in the mouse” and shackles progress.
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Being a good leader requires emotional capital, which is one reason why many bosses are so bad at it.
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In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.