I just participated in a week-long leadership event where we spent the week talking about the power of our influence and we defined what this looks like and we spent time applying it to each of our contexts. For anyone in leadership, the idea of INFLUENCE is something that drives what we do and it …
Over time, every company and organization has to redefine their “culture”. Christopher Hann writes in Entrepreneur Magazine: “Company culture often derives directly from the personal and professional values of the founder or CEO, which means that it’s unique for every business.” Culture is defined by E.H. Schein as this: “The set of shared, taken-for-granted implicit …
Maintaining a consistent organizational culture is difficult to do when you are experiencing growth. Companies that franchise spend a lot of money to ensure that their culture and product quality are transferred to every new location, and they have a pretty strict set of guidelines that the new store must agree too and maintain in …
Recently, I was doing some research on how global organizations operate effectively, and I came across an article by Kevan Hall of Global Integration. He has identified 5 barriers to successful global leadership, and I found myself intrigued by the 5 areas he chose. If you work internationally, you will understand this. If you work …
I’ve been thinking this week about what it means to be “transformed”. The image from the last Transformers movie comes to mind as Optimas Prime “transforms” from a semi-truck into the towering robot. It’s actually a great illustration of transformation. The word “transform” is defined this way: To Make a thorough or dramatic change in …