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Mastering the Art: Using Organizational Culture for Business Agility and Resilience

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The Power of Organizational Culture Organizational culture is the bedrock upon which companies build their strategies and operational approaches. It encompasses the values, beliefs, and behaviors that determine how a company’s employees and management interact and handle outside business transactions.

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Who is minding the change and culture store?

Jeffrey Phillips

In the more recent blog, I wrote about what I consider the most difficult thing to change in an organization - its culture. This is why understanding how organizational culture works, and how to encourage it to change, is so important. Changing culture takes emphasis, time and commitment. Who focuses on change capacity?

Culture 157
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Why you need a faster, more nimble culture

Jeffrey Phillips

Change is happening so quickly and from so many different directions and dimensions that companies cannot create strategy without also preparing for and being ready to change. Companies cannot build static strategies that stretch over 3 or 5 years. Every company has a culture.

Culture 157
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Building a Better Work Environment: Conquering Toxic Workplace Culture

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Identifying Toxic Workplace Culture Recognizing a toxic workplace culture is the first step in transforming an unhealthy work environment into a thriving one. Common Factors Contributing to Toxicity Toxic workplace cultures typically don’t emerge overnight.

Culture 100
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Never Miss an Opportunity: How ISO 56000 Enables an Innovative Organization

Speaker: Peter Merrill, President, Quest Management Inc.

In addition, companies who are serial innovators are using a system approach and manage innovation to continuously generate new ideas. A system approach to innovation is without doubt the best approach and innovation management is becoming the price of entry to the business world.

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Cultivating Success: Exploring the Link Between Organizational Culture and Business Performance

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Unpacking Organizational Culture Defining Organizational Culture Organizational culture embodies the collective values, beliefs, and principles of organizational members and is a product of such factors as history, product, market, technology, strategy, type of employees, management style, and national culture.

Culture 100
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Unlocking Potential: Building a Positive Work Culture for Growth

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Recognizing Toxic Work Environments To initiate the journey towards building a positive work culture, it’s imperative to recognize the current state of your work environment. Signs of a Toxic Work Culture Toxic work cultures can manifest in various ways, and being aware of the signs is crucial for any manager or leader.

Culture 100
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Measuring Innovation Performance

Why do only a third of the organizations worldwide have formal innovation metrics in place despite accepting that innovation is critical to survival? Download this eBook to learn about the 5 basic principles that guide every successful innovation process.