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

Harmonious Workplaces

Subsequently, stacks of uneaten pizza remained on the break room table for hours — a stale reminder of a stale culture. While a party or shared meal can provide a fun break from the norm, organizations cannot rely on one as a magic solution to deeper issues in your company’s culture. So, What’s Wrong with Pizza?

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What's Servant Leadership?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Have you ever wondered what servant leadership is? Maybe you already understand the basic concepts but have questions about how servant leadership differs from other leadership styles or if a servant leadership approach is appropriate for your team. For example, consider two employees walking down a hall.

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Leadership Pressure is a Privilege

Organizational Talent Consulting

Leadership creates pressure. What is the alternative to leadership pressure? What is the alternative to leadership pressure? Here are three reasons to embrace the leadership journey and the pressure it brings and four tips for making better decisions under pressure. "A No productive conflict? No aligned goals?

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Nurturing Psychological Safety in the Workplace Through an Age-Diverse Lens

Harmonious Workplaces

Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Leaders who embrace and leverage the strengths of each generation through intentional collaboration and reverse mentoring build a workplace culture that prioritizes psychological safety. Baby Boomers may tie psychological safety to job security and respect for hierarchy.

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The Secret of a Thriving Company Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

You've probably experienced this to some extent before, and maybe now you're in a leadership position. Thriving company cultures are possible. They just require an actionable understanding of company culture and the ability of leaders to transform values into actions. Why a positive company culture makes a big difference.

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How Leadership Self-Awareness Improves Financial Performance

Organizational Talent Consulting

Unfortunately, self-awareness is rare in leadership. A global study found that 95% of leaders think they are self-aware, but only 10-15% met the criteria to be considered self-aware on essential leadership competencies related to empathy, trustworthiness, and leadership performance.

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5 Levers for Creating a Culture of Accountability

Organizational Talent Consulting

When lacking, company performance and culture suffer. Holding others accountable isn't easy, but it significantly impacts your leadership and business results. An organizational culture of accountability is architected. In a toxic culture without accountability, employees ignore, deny, blame and play the victim.

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