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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

Southwest Airlines operates within an industry routinely made fun of for its poor customer service; however, it is known for the opposite. For example, a hierarchical organizational culture type has been proven to decrease an organization's ability to innovate.

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How to Lead Employees through Cultural Change

LSA Global

Changing an existing culture requires shifting the day-to-day behavior and mind-set of employees. Southwest Airlines) and some strong cultures hurt performance (i.e. We believe that organizational cultures exist by design or by default. Regardless of their origin, some strong cultures can help companies perform (i.e.

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Consultant Ninja: Consultants = Big Strategy, Little Execution. Client.

Consultant Ninja

Instead, they try to do it themselves with a team that didn't develop the strategy and don't understand it, with weak change management processes and ineffective governance structures. So if clients can't afford to hire a strategy house for the delivery phase, what should they do? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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How One Hospital Improved Patient Safety in 10 Minutes a Day

Harvard Business

Most modern health care improvements seem to involve expensive technology and an uncomfortable amount of change management. But clinical and nonclinical staff at the Rotterdam Eye Hospital have improved patient care and raised staff morale at a very modest cost: 10 minutes a day and a special deck of cards.

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The Barriers to Recruiting and Employing Digital Talent

Harvard Business

But it’s particularly difficult for large, traditional firms , especially those which operate in consolidated, non-growth industries (think pulp and paper, steel, airlines) and which are often located away from the metropolitan areas where data scientists live.

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Why Are Startup Founders So Bad at Changing Their Own Companies?

Harvard Business

Company founders would seem to be a natural fit for change management programs. From airlines to autos, and from TVs to taxis, individual entrepreneurs have upended one industry after another. Without these, I believe change management is impossible. Change is never easy. Max Oppenheim/Getty Images.

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How to Create Lasting Culture Change at Work

LSA Global

Southwest Airlines) and some strong cultures hurt performance (i.e. Strategic clarity can set a company up to perform beyond just the sum of its parts. When it comes to performance however, strategy is only the beginning, not the end. Some strong cultures help companies perform (i.e. The Department of Veterans Affairs).

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