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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

Parallels between shared music-making and OD In the dynamic world of organizational development (OD), business leaders oftentimes find themselves on a continuous quest to find innovative and effective strategies for fostering teamwork, navigating change, and enhancing employee well-being.

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You Can’t Pizza Party Your Way to a Great Corporate Culture

Harmonious Workplaces

Carefully and appropriately choose your organizational development interventions. Subsequently, stacks of uneaten pizza remained on the break room table for hours — a stale reminder of a stale culture. The Misuse of Fun Perks Before we dive into the heart of improving culture, let’s clear something up.

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How to Solve 3 Modern Cross-Cultural Leadership Challenges

Organizational Talent Consulting

Census data confirms cultural diversity is growing faster than predicted, especially among Gen Z. A competitive talent landscape, technological advances, and global population shifts are rapidly increasing cultural diversity in the workplace. Cross-cultural differences require leaders with cultural agility.

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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

Just as no one is perfect, no organization is perfect, and no organizational culture is perfect. Organizational culture is everyone's responsibility, and leaders play a central role in influencing and reinforcing the company culture. Today, many leaders are asking how they can change the organizational culture.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Culture is the one thing that impacts everything. An innovation culture supports beliefs and feelings about the importance of innovation, as well as habits that encourage research and development. Here are three proven steps that will move your company closer toward an innovation culture.

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Change Readiness?—?Essential but Oft-Omitted

Harmonious Workplaces

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Flexible Organizational Culture: A culture that promotes openness to new ideas and approaches fundamentally fosters success.

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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Culture is acutely critical during notable changes, such as M&As, which offer an opportunity for a renewed start on culture. When two organizations combine through mergers and acquisitions for economic reasons, it is doubtful that the two cultures will remain precisely the same.

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