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A small French bakery in northern New Jersey is in a tough spot because it can’t reliably replace my son-in-law Rob who, in the middle of the pandemic, quit the job he loved. He was a baker and the production manager in charge of baking 400 baguettes a night on the overnight shift, dozens of croissants and other items and …
People talk about “going back” after the pandemic. Going back ain’t gonna happen. Going forward will. I’ve looked at several articles, talked with several people about people and work in the post-pandemic world. Based on what I’ve read and heard and seen, lots of positives, albeit slowly, will occur when it comes to people and work. Watch my video to …
What’s ahead when it comes to people and work…? The pandemic will drive changes. Some temporary, some permanent. How to thrive? Preparation and flexibility. Both together will be best to deal with what’s ahead as we all deal with the latest rounds of Covid. And an uncertain future. Don’t plan on things going back to the way they were. …
Culture overhaul is critical to success of other contemplated change initiatives These shootings and others reignited the Black Lives Matter movement across the country last year. And threats to defund the police. Now, in April this year, Maryland has enacted police reform legislation which imposes one of the strictest police use-of-force standards in the nation. And President Joe Biden’s Justice …
Could organizational culture be any more important during these tumultuous times? I don’t think so. During the years I’ve worked with organizations on culture, my views on diagnosing an organization’s culture and leading changes has evolved. So that now my culture assessment advice and recommendations are more effective. Watch my video to learn three important points about culture and how …
When I started my work with organizational culture, I thought there was no “right” or “wrong” culture for organizations. Rather, the right culture was something an organization chooses depending on its situation. Fast forward to today and I must say I’m solidly in the camp that believes there is a right culture. In fact, it’s entirely possible for an organization and its …
This is what way, way out-of-the-box brainstorming looks like. I spent half an hour walking up and down a busy, sun-splashed Toronto street lined with quaint shops and restaurants looking for ideas. Ideas to solve the City of Toronto’s problems in dealing with a big influx of refugees. I had a pad of sticky notes and a pen and, per …
I went looking for a crystal ball the other day to tell me what to expect this fall, next year and beyond. One of several on Amazon, priced at $17.98, promised to “bring harmony and balance into your life.” Another with a $29.91 price tag shown perched on a lovely wooden stand said it would “bring luck to you and …
Culture eats strategy for lunch every day of the week. It’s one of several observations I made on company culture in a conversation I had with David Daniel, founder of Fully Integrated Leadership. David and I cover a wide range of topics, beginning with the current social and political climate in our country and world, including Black Lives Matter. We …
Oh my aching back! #Virtual video meetings spurred by the #coronavirus are about to kill me. Which got me to pay more attention to how they can be better. And they can be…many times even better than face-to-face meetings. Watch my recent video to learn how. Questions about improving your virtual meetings? Or about taking them to the next …
