Offering employees generous salaries might make you a popular boss in the short term, but research shows that what workers really want far extends beyond the usual job incentives. Keeping employees happy and productive requires frequent and open communication, regular recognition of achievements, and constructive feedback. In short, employees are human beings and should be […]
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Clayton Christensen | Harvard Business School
Culture is a way of working together toward common goals that have been followed so frequently and so successfully that people don't even think about trying to do things another way. If a culture has formed, people will autonomously do what they need to do to be successful.Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School Test Your Culture [...]
INSPIRING CEO’S: Tony Hsieh, Zappos
e consistently like looking for inspiring CEOs of Corporate Culture and enjoy highlighting them. Clearly Tony is a master of online business strategies. Some of Excellent Cultures’ favorite things to focus on are values and employee engagement in the workplace. No matter where you go, organizational studies and human resource management are a major factor […]
Biz Culture Tip: Henry Ford
“You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don’t seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.” – Henry Ford
Biz Culture TIp: Stephen Covey
“An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.” – Stephen Covey
Biz Culture Tip: Garry Willis
“Not many of us will be leaders; and even those who are leaders must also be followers much of the time. This is the crucial role. Followers judge leaders. Only if the leaders pass that test do they have any impact. The potential followers, if their judgment is poor, have judged themselves. If the leader […]
Business Culture Tip: Monte L. Bean
“If there is any one axiom that I have tried to live up to in trying to become successful in business, it is the fact that I have tried to surround myself with associates that know more about business than I do. This policy has always been very successful and is still working for me.” […]
Business Culture Tip: Theodore Roosevelt
“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Execution = Strategy x Culture
“Most leaders don’t realize that business culture is a powerful multiplier that sets the best from the rest.” Ineffective execution runs rampant in corporate America today. OnPoint Consulting conducted a survey revealing that half of those surveyed believe that there was a gap in their organization between their ability to develop a strategy and […]
The Cream in Your Coffee: Values and Employee Engagement
I am an avid coffee drinker. When I say avid, I mean addict. My day usually begins with it, my afternoon is excited by it, and my evenings end with it. I enjoy coffee in its many forms. Perhaps I have a caffeine addiction, but coffee is something that never gets old to me. There […]
