Johanna Rothman

MAY 1, 2024

And because the hiring manager is only thinking of their time, they don't consider offering you any compensation for your time. Two big problems: The hiring manager does not receive useful results that can predict your success. So what can a candidate or consultant do to show their skills without working for free?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 12, 2023

Just as no one is perfect, no organization is perfect, and no organizational culture is perfect. Organizations, like all other natural systems, over time, head toward a state of randomness. Stated another way, if leaders are not continually investing in making organizations better, the organization will constantly decline.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

While leaders are often focused on how to transform their organizations — and, specifically, their cultures — an equally difficult challenge is keeping a culture steady. As companies go through big changes, they need to retain the best elements of their shared assumptions, values, and common behaviors.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 5, 2021

Your marketing efforts have paid off. All of your activities on social media and doing speeches worked. You created a proposal, negotiated and renegotiated with your client and the deal is done. And now you’re wondering what to do now. This consulting process is what I call the “Consulting Engagement Cycle.”

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 1, 2022

At Stanford, the one class I disliked the most was called “Cultures, Ideas and Values.” At the time, I thought there was little value in studying these topics and especially in studying what happened around these topics hundreds and thousands of years ago. This is what the culture values. This is what the culture values.

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UPD Consulting

JANUARY 29, 2024

When I founded UPD in 2005, the mission was simple: help build better, higher performing, and more resilient organizations. For one thing, ADEI principles have become more widely known, a long-overdue result of social justice protests and organizing. Is ADEI just the latest victim of America’s ever-expanding culture war?

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 10, 2024

” When I ask people what's happening, they say: We're doing an agile death march because someone else already told us what we have to do and the date it's due. That creates distrust and an anti-agile culture. That's a cultural change. But, collaboration requires a change in all aspects of culture.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Are you looking to level up innovation and creativity in your business to produce a competitive advantage? Evidence suggests creativity is activated by both and your company culture. What are the right innovation behaviors to develop? It's the debate of nature versus nurture.

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Simon Associates

JANUARY 11, 2023

How can you change your culture if you don't know what your current one is? Far too often, an HR professional is asked by his/her CEO to help transform their organization's culture. One recent call to us was so typical, and frustrating to the individual who was calling.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Is your organization ready for it? In my experience as an external and as an internal consultant, organizations challenged me most when some stakeholders wanted new technology, new processes, or new services added to the way the workplace conducted business, while some influential people did not embrace the thought of change.

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Rick Conlow

MAY 17, 2023

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. This demands clarity on the value of the team and what collaboration and teamwork really looks like.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. The success of your organization is heavily reliant on its ability to effectively implement its strategic plan.

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Brimstone Consulting

APRIL 17, 2023

A coaching culture is one that supports innovation, sparks insights, and energizes employees. What’s more, it increases performance and profitability. What is a coaching culture? To be successful, a coaching culture must be aligned with an organization’s business strategy and organizational culture.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 5, 2023

Census data confirms cultural diversity is growing faster than predicted, especially among Gen Z. A competitive talent landscape, technological advances, and global population shifts are rapidly increasing cultural diversity in the workplace. Cross-cultural differences require leaders with cultural agility.

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Asamby Consulting

JULY 13, 2022

Every CEO wants a learning organization. This article explains what a learning organization is, why it is beneficial and how to become one. Imagine one of your most knowledgeable people leaving and taking all of their know-how with them. Structural capital is the know-how that your organization holds.

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Girard Training Solutions

MARCH 29, 2024

You’ve been promoted to your first management position, and many people have high expectations of you and are analyzing your every move. The skills that made you successful in your former role are likely not enough—and possibly not even related—to the knowledge and skills you’ll need to help you thrive in your new position.

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LSA Global

MAY 16, 2024

And we know from our leadership simulation assessment data that most leaders also do not know that they lack the necessary change management consulting skills because most people in the organization are not willing to tell them. Can your leaders have an open dialogue about the vision for change until they are on the same page?

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LSA Global

APRIL 29, 2024

To thrive and adapt, organizations must prioritize the acceleration of effective leadership development. To accelerate leadership development, organizations must take a multifaceted approach that includes strategic buy-in, mindset shifts, action learning, and cultural accountability.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When organizations become moral communities, underpinned by purpose, they provide that stability for stakeholders as well as a reassuring sense of hope, solidarity, agency, and meaning. First, tell a big story about what your organization believes in and what it is trying to accomplish. Three strategies can help.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Embracing leadership assessment can build your capacity to navigate complex challenges and steer your team and organization to success. However, a stark reality is that employees receive significantly less constructive feedback the higher they move up in an organization. You're either growing or falling behind.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2021

” Or your manager asks, “How does this specific architecture work for our product?” To anyone in your organization? That answer might depend on your culture. Assess Your Culture. What we reward (or punish, depending on not knowing). Your organization might be different.).

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Rick Conlow

DECEMBER 20, 2021

What if your employee retention was sky high? How would that impact your customers and business results? They have little loyalty to the organization. A nasty company culture and oppressive management behavior reduces employee performance and drives them away. Values and Culture Drive Employee Retention.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2024

If you have sufficient functional skills, domain expertise, and agile expertise, use the advice in Part 1 to iterate through your resume. If you don't have those skills yet, obtain them with your next line job. However, just because people paid you for your past work does not mean they will pay you in the future. Limit your WIP.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

That's because a mindset is your intention, not what you do. Behaviors are what we do. Our culture defines our environment. Define Mindset, Behaviors, Culture. Your behaviors are about what you do—your actions. We need behaviors if we want an agile culture. That's the culture.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 4, 2021

You might have heard about the Basecamp culture changes last week. I’m sure you heard about Google’s culture problems several years ago. These problems are issues of culture: specifically what we can and cannot discuss. What do “makers”—technical people—in any industry need to discuss?

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LSA Global

MAY 2, 2024

The Pros and Cons Low and High Process Variation Approaches The spectrum between low and high process variation approaches can have an immense impact on your people and your business. Understanding the cultural nuances of these approaches is important during both strategy design and strategy execution.

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LSA Global

MARCH 7, 2024

The Importance of Culture for Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions remain at the core of many executive team growth strategies. Because the importance of culture for mergers and acquisitions continues to be underestimated. Your strategies must go through your people AND your culture to be successfully implemented.

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On the Brink Podcast

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Hear how you can be the change your organization needs. Can you build better businesses by creating positive cultures in which people can work with joy instead of dread? Marcella also leads a Positive Culture Academy where you learn how to apply her principles.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Have you ever sat in a meeting and wondered where the discussion was going or what was happening? Thriving company cultures are possible. They just require an actionable understanding of company culture and the ability of leaders to transform values into actions. Here is how you can set your company up with thriving culture.

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Since you are reading this article, we assume you are a good coach, and you are interested in elevating your approach. This means enhancing your career and team’s success. Without regular feedback, employees may not know where they stand or what they need to improve, hindering their development.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2023

An Examination of the Importance of Leadership Behaviors and Attributes on Shaping Culture Executive Summary Organizational culture is a critical factor in financially successful companies. But culture change is often overwhelming and elusive. Section three focuses on proven approaches to architect organizational culture.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 16, 2021

However, blaming doesn't create an effective culture. That's why it's worth discussing the role congruence plays in your culture. What Role Does Congruence Play in Your Culture? I've said that culture is: What we can discuss. I've said that culture is: What we can discuss.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 7, 2023

How Unwritten Rules Shape Corporate Culture Corporate culture stands as the heartbeat of any organization. Corporate culture influences everything from employee engagement and retention to customer loyalty and profitability. The Unseen Forces Imagine your organization as a ship navigating the vast sea of business.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Do You Have a Broken Corporate Culture? If you think you have a broken corporate culture that is getting in the way of where you want to go, then this article is for you. Recent Gallup research found that only 20% of employees feel connected to their organization’s culture. The Impact of Corporate Culture Culture matters.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Some company is buying your company (or vice versa). They claim it's “Economies of scale,” and the combined organization will save money by centralizing “overhead” and flattening management. It's a game of musical chairs that costs the organization way too much money, in value and delays.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2023

Think back to the last big decision your team faced. What were the options considered? How was the choice made about what to do? The problem is when your intuition comes at the cost of data and is the only or default way you decide. A better understanding of what is and is not working.

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Rick Conlow

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

And you can compare this to other organizations. To determine an eNPS score, employees are surveyed for their input and rating on a series of company culture related questions. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your customers.” The way your employees feel is the way your customers will feel.

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