Decoding Organizational Culture: A Path to Building Resilient Organizations When I started working with a new client some years back, I thought everything was going smoothly. He was friendly and seemed eager to collaborate, but…
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The Unintended Consequences of Speaking Up
I spoke up in the meeting, offering genuine advice on how to improve a process that overlapped several departments. The idea was well received by the SVP and implemented. [It looked like a win to…
Meeting on the Mezzanine
I couldn’t believe it when HR told me his office was on the mezzanine—a half-floor between the 2nd and 3rd—and only accessible from the north stairwell in an old industrial building that had been converted…
Your Personal Story
The career path is a myth. Focus instead on your personal story. Where have you been, what have you accomplished, and where are you headed? What are the common themes that keep appearing over time?…
Workplace Paradoxes
Appearances can differ greatly from reality: Workplaces have underlying complexities and contradictions where employees’ true contributions or abilities are not always visible or valued. This is what makes creating change so hard. There’s so much…
5 Signs You Might Be in an Outdated Leadership Model
I noticed fairly quickly that organizations, and the way they are run, don’t change quickly. In fact, they typically don’t change unless there is a compelling reason, such as making more money, saving money, or…