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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. Culture Change Strategy #6: How leaders recruit, promote, and fire Who gets hired, promoted , and fired, and for what both creates and reinforces your organization's culture. Bausch, A., &

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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. And, of course, change leaders need to consistently and visibly model the desired changes. The Department of Veterans Affairs).

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

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. It's easier for a client manager to show his boss a great idea on paper rather than go through the actual effort. Management Consulting. Consultant Ninja.

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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. When they got back to Rotterdam Eye Hospital, the managers asked themselves why couldn’t they add a similar feature to their own “team-start” huddles? Insight Center.

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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. And they can create a lot of value by generating new business.

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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. Max Oppenheim/Getty Images. The answer is, they can’t.

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How to Create Lasting Culture Change at Work

LSA Global

Southwest Airlines) and some strong cultures hurt performance (i.e. Finally, actively involve your managers, key influencers, and frontline employees to make the necessary shifts. Use a Variety of Tools to Effect Change. Strategic clarity can set a company up to perform beyond just the sum of its parts.

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