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Leadership Tip #13: For Innovation, Remove at Least One Policy or Procedure a Week

Johanna Rothman

Some managers wanted to prevent Bad Things from happening in the organization, so they added policies or procedures. However, the policies and procedures increase friction and make it harder to get the Right Things done. It's time to start removing some of those policies and procedures. Yet, the policies and procedures remain.

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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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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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How This CEO Uses Documentation to Delegate & Promote a Culture of Openness - w/ Chris Ronzio

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Chris Ronzio is the founder and CEO of Trainual, an onboarding, training and knowledge management platform for small and growing businesses. His company replaces the traditional training manual, and gives companies the ability to tell their story and share their policies, history, culture, and vision.

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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

Ageism’s Pervasive Impact Educational and Training Disparities Studies show a direct correlation between lower levels of education and training and decreased employment rates (OECD/Generation, 2023). Organizations should begin with job analysis performed by trained I-O Psychology professionals.

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Servant Leadership: Principles, Popularity, and Payoff

Rick Conlow

This type of leadership creates a culture of trust, respect, and open communication within the organization. 10 Cultural Principles of Servant Leadership Embrace the ten key principles of servant leadership. The Container Store offers its employees competitive pay and benefits, as well as a strong focus on training and development.

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The Blame-Oriented Corporate Culture

CaseInterview.com

In many company cultures (and in many family, marriage or parent/child relationship cultures), the first order of business is to decide whom to blame. Third, having blame be a part of the culture engenders fear. I firmly believe a solutions-oriented corporate culture outperforms the "blame first" culture in the long run.

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