Fuel for Thought
Insights, Perspectives, and Thought Leadership
Fuel for Thought
Insights, Perspectives, and Thought Leadership
Why are Workplace Culture Changes Failing? How to Avoid this Major Pitfall
Culture eats strategy for breakfast. We’ve all heard some variation of that cliché, haven’t we? Believe it or not, I’m glad there are clichés about workplace culture…because it means that leadership is taking the concept seriously. Culture has entered the lexicon of the corporate report card. It’s taken some time for industry thought-leaders to identify…
Why Motivating Your Employees Only Gets You Half Way There
Believe it or not, great leaders aren’t just good at knowing when to do something. They also know when to stop doing something. What do I mean? I mean that our sometimes slavish attention to motivating employees can prevent us from examining the demotivating behaviours we practice as leaders – we don’t take time to…
The Next Evolution in Leadership – Will You Fit In?
Your leadership style is important during ordinary times. These days, though, your leadership strengths and weakness are being put to the test, aren’t they? You don’t have the benefit of bringing your team together in an office…workshops and training sessions are more challenging to conduct. With so many teams working remotely, leaders are grappling with…
Are You Preserving Your Culture During the Covid19 Crisis?
There’s nothing like a crisis to test our workplace culture. Climate disasters, financial recessions, health pandemics, plummeting oil demand, 911 terrorism – the list of recent crises is long. Today, many of them are occurring all at the same time. It’s no wonder our heads are spinning and uncertainty is at an all-time high. During…
How to Reveal the Barriers to Business Success Concealed Within Your Culture
Are you seeing the anatomy of your corporate culture from all angles? You’re seeking business success…but are you really examining all the influences that don’t elevate, but rather drop weight on, your company? What’s keeping your business on a flat – or worse yet downward spiraling – performance trajectory? Why did you lose momentum? And…
The Impact of Culture on Mergers and Acquisitions
There is a measure of uncertainty around the status of mergers and acquisitions – like most daily affairs at the moment. It’s likely that the ‘pause’ button has been pressed on your M&A plans. It’s causing disruption on many levels, but there couldn’t be a better time to examine how corporate culture impacts the success…