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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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A conversation on leadership in 2022 – with Cassie Edmiston

The Management Centre

We listened in on a conversation between one of our leadership experts, Yvette Gyles (=mc Learning Director) and Cassie Edmiston (Head of Fundraising and Communications, Prisoners’ Education Trust ), d iscussing the challenges of leadership in 2022. Yvette: Thanks again Cassie for taking the time to talk to me about all things leadership.

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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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3 Reasons to Invest in A Leadership Development Program

Organizational Talent Consulting

When companies look for a competitive advantage, there is often talk about making leadership development investments. But during these conversations, leadership development programs are typically questioned. The truth is that leadership is more than a position, and event-driven development often fails to create lasting change.

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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

In 2022, at the age of 46, I interviewed for a marketing executive position with a tool manufacturer. Furthermore, it poses significant challenges for older members of the workforce, particularly affecting their employment opportunities, job security, and professional development. I’m writing this article around my 48th birthday.

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Company Culture: Are You Tolerating Toxicity?

Organizational Talent Consulting

No leader strives to create a toxic culture. Leaders need to be concerned about toxic culture. Here are five signs of a toxic culture and two detoxing steps every leader can take. Why Leaders Need to be Concerned About a Toxic Culture. Company culture is the one thing that influences every aspect of a business.

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Why an Innovation Culture Matters

Organizational Talent Consulting

Innovation doesn't just happen in the workplace without a supportive culture. Company culture is the one thing that influences everything in the workplace. Leaders that focus on cultivating an innovation culture and developing innovative leaders outperform their competition.

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