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Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate

Harvard Business

Culture is like the wind. For organizations seeking to become more adaptive and innovative, culture change is often the most challenging part of the transformation. But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate. Dr. Reddy’s: A Movement-Minded Case Study. Frame the issue.

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Data Can Do for Change Management What It Did for Marketing

Harvard Business

One area so far relatively untouched is change management. The failure of major transformation projects to deliver the expected benefits is a well-documented phenomenon : many change programs simply do not achieve their business goals. A big obstacle is the change management profession itself (of which we are all proud members).

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What You Can Do to Improve Ethics at Your Company

Harvard Business

But what about the ordinary engineers, managers, and employees who designed cars to cheat automotive pollution controls or set up bank accounts without customers’ permission? But, according to a study by one of us (Christopher) of C-suite executives from India, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, the U.S., Cross-cultural differences.

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What Spinning Off a GE Business Taught Me About Managing Ultra-Fast Change

Harvard Business

Change management can be a test for any organization. Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. Change management certainly tested us. It was a highly valued change. What made them proud?

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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

IMS HEALTH INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Life-cycle management strategy. Organizational redesign/change management. Another option that we’ve noticed is the choice to return to Master studies – whether it be an MBA or a Master majoring in any Health related field. IMS CONSULTING GROUP CULTURE .

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HR Can’t Change Company Culture by Itself

Harvard Business

A strong culture is vital for organizational success – as evidenced by the relationship between culture and leadership , employee commitment , customer satisfaction , and innovation. As the organizational goals and strategy change over time, so too should culture intentionally be changed.

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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business

A recent study of VC firms found that more-diverse teams had higher financial returns than their homogenous counterparts. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company.