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15 Things to Consider to Develop a Winning People Strategy
A thriving organization depends so much on its people . And yet, developing a strong people strategy and culture is unfortunately often an afterthought for companies. The issue of finding and developing the right talent is often looked at too simplistically....
Is Your Organization Too Structured or Too Agile? Here’s How to Fix It.
There are so many gifts being ordered on Amazon right now that your doorbell might ring to notify you of a new package before you finish reading this article. As many of us stayed home this holiday season, Amazon continued to set holiday shopping records. The...
5 Ways to Measure Organizational Culture
Culture has long been a favorite corporate buzzword — along with “agile,” “diversity,” “customer-centric,” among other favorites. But these terms, over time, become so overused that we almost forget what they mean and how they impact us. They become boxes to...
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“Include and Conquer.” A Story about Agility and Diversity
Prior to my current career in organizational consulting, I was a Neuroscience Researcher in an MD/PhD program. After that, I was a consultant and musician part-time in India. After that, I was a Market Research Lead with Abt Associates. After that, I...
Why Organizational Culture is Important
If there is one point we try to make to clients, it is that technology and culture change are two sides of the same coin. Of course, technology leaders may know this intellectually. And yet, instinctively, when they hear terms like “organizational culture,” they may...
4 Best Practices for IT Change Management
As a business consultant for multiple large-scale digital initiatives, I have found that there are few high-performing companies that do not understand the value of IT change management at an enterprise level. Yet, it is often difficult at the stakeholder level to...
What is Organizational Culture, Anyway?
What is organizational culture? The answer is: it's more than what you may think. One of my HR consulting clients a few years back was a media company that had just seen the incoming of a new Chief HR Officer. Now, this new leader was a true visionary: he saw the...