Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2018

“We have a great culture.” Culture is often referred to as “the way things are done around here.” A great culture is what you get when all three of these are aligned, and line up with the organization’s espoused values. How, then, do we repair a flagging culture? We have all said it.

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Culture System Meeting Leadership 134

Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

More and more companies are realizing they must reinvent their cultures by infusing innovation into their DNA. With almost 4,000 employees, CSAA IG has embarked on a systemic approach to create a pervasive culture of innovation. Most people focus on the first type of innovation: incremental.

Insurance 133

Insurance Insurance Culture Training 133

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Booz & Company Interview and Culture. Where prestige, pay, exit opportunities and culture are concerned, Booz & Company ranks number 4 behind MBB. BOOZ & COMPANY CULTURE. The core values of the Booz & Company culture include: Individuality. We want you to nail it. Linksbridge. athenahealth. MicroStrategy.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Others find it hard to fully move on, wondering why they remain exhausted and still carry the weight of the event with them. Many mistakenly believe that, once they report a situation or incident, they’ll experience relief, but find they continue to feel and process the aftershocks of what happened even years later.

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How To Report Culture Strategy& 252

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

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. Practices for Leading a Cultural Movement.

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Culture Company Enterprise Leadership 134

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

First of all, communication styles vary across cultures; so, too, does the extent to which people socialize or get down to business at the start of a meeting. Understand the cross-cultural makeup of your team. For example, if the team comprises three Germans and three Koreans, you might guess that feedback will be a cultural tripwire.

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Culture How To Groups Meeting 130

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2016

When we talk about managing across cultures, we tend to think of the words “culture” and “country” interchangeably. So, managers refer to “Japanese culture” or the “ American way ” of doing things when referencing work-related beliefs, norms, values, behaviors, and practices.

Culture 132

Culture Research Study Groups 132

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

We’ve all been there: You’re talking to someone from another culture — perhaps while on a business trip or working with a colleague on a project — when you get a sinking feeling that you’ve made a mistake. However, when gaffes happen across cultures, they can leave you at a loss for what to do and how to respond.

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Culture How To Case Interview Examples 120

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. But what role does culture play in corporate misconduct, and why do these problematic cultures persist?

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Culture Company Financial Banking 133

Effective Managers

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Building High-Performance Cultures with the Effective Point of Accountability As consultants, we don’t have much authority within our client’s organization; we only have the authority that our clients give us. Even more so, how do we help our clients create a culture of accountability? But what about within the organization?

Culture 133

Culture Finance Resources Energy 133

Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Rise of Continuous Learning Cultures. Since arranging these events was cumbersome and the time required was high, such activity wasn’t available often. Since arranging these events was cumbersome and the time required was high, such activity wasn’t available often. Today, the landscape is shifting.

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Training Training Culture Course 263

Management Consulted

JULY 3, 2016

BATES WHITE CULTURE. Bates Whites is also deeply committed to creating an environment that fosters a diverse workforce and inclusive culture. Access their events calendar to find out when and where you can network with someone from the firm and make sure you have your consulting-ready resume ready to leave with them.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 140

Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The new Proqis BTOES Insights report on operational excellence is out, and by a landslide margin (55% to 37%), the most critical challenge for respondents is “improving the company culture.” Anytime I read that culture is a stumbling block for companies pursuing continuous improvement, I go back to John Shook’s reflections on NUMMI.

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Culture Company Leadership Tools 100

LSA Global

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Problem with Most Corporate Values Unfortunately, we know from organizational culture assessment data that the majority of corporate values are either toothless or disingenuous. One-time events just inappropriately raise expectations for changes that will not materialize. Minimum standards do not motivate higher performance.

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Culture Data Leadership Company 69

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. FTI CONSULTING CULTURE. As we mentioned earlier, FTI’s stated corporate culture is one of a meritocracy – strong employees are promoted when they are ready and not on the basis of length of service. The company shares extensively about cultivating a culture of mentorship and growth.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

LSA Global

DECEMBER 23, 2024

We know from organizational culture assessment data that employee engagement and employee experience (EX) are pivotal to organizational success. Misalignment between these people strategies can lead to decreased productivity, higher turnover, and a misaligned company culture.

Strategy 67

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Case Interview 67

LSA Global

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Our organizational culture assessment data found that a lack of feedback at work is a company-wide problem for most organizations. Be Specific and Timely Provide feedback shortly after an event or performance. Create a Feedback-Rich Culture Normalize feedback at all levels of the organization.

Construction 68

Construction Culture Training Training 68

Markovitz Consulting

APRIL 11, 2018

The lack of executive support (20%) and the lack of an improvement culture (30%) is predictable. Instead, they’re looking for huge gains from a few major events. Culture is an outgrowth of our daily behaviors. These complaints are aired at all lean conferences. But the issue of ROI justification is both mysterious and worrisome.

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ROI Culture Exercises Conference 164

Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

Combining strategy experience with a worldwide network, financial backing and brand-name, Parthenon-EY has grown successfully without losing the familial culture that was so important to its co-founders. PARTHENON-EY CULTURE. The post Parthenon-EY Interviews and Culture appeared first on Management Consulted. Social Media.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Bain 100

Effective Managers

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Attend company events, participate in professional groups, and connect with colleagues from different departments. Observe and Learn Pay close attention to the organizational culture and political landscape. Build Strong Relationships Building strong relationships is foundational for navigating organizational politics.

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Emotional Intelligence Ethics Construction Leadership 236

Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2018

Injuries and catastrophic events, in addition to being tragic, are evidence that production is not being managed correctly. The term “safety culture” is misleading because it suggests organizations have multiple cultures: one for safety, another for production, and perhaps others for quality and for sales.

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Operations Chemicals System Metrics 189

Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2020

A client of mine uses Microsoft Teams and I engage with them in the way they culturally use Teams, every single day. Even though we may think of going native as a bad thing in consulting because we lose objectivity, in building relationships it's a great thing in the context of fitting into their culture.

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Consulting How To Meeting Tools 355

Markovitz Consulting

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

And yet I’m also not a big fan of kaizen events. There’s no easy or universal path to creating a culture of continuous improvement. As one of my clients said to me, “Frankly, it’s hard to see how moving the garbage can closer is going to move the needle on our business.”

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Exercises Leadership Culture Consulting 167

Clarity Consultants

MARCH 29, 2025

Continuous Learning Culture: Leadership development can be seen as a continuous process rather than a singular event. Organizations should prioritize a culture of continuous learning through online resources, peer coaching, and leadership communities.

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Development Leadership Emotional Intelligence Training 130

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 17, 2020

Understands how the culture and power networks operate within the client system. Uses this larger perspective as a framework for understanding and influencing events and change. Speaks the language of business – financials, data and analytics. Political Savvy. Consulting Skills/Process Leadership.

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Methodologies System Data Financial 207

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The most significant culture shift today for marketing teams is adopting an analytical marketing approach. At SAS, where I work, we’ve built an analytical culture by focusing on three approaches. The stories that you tell inform customers and employees alike about your culture. Using Data to Change the Status Quo.

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Culture Marketing Metrics Data 70

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 4, 2025

Ive always had a burning desire to engage with EF at a deeper level, and now I was venturing into their HQ for an invitation-only event. The stakes were high; winning an event like this could open doors to EFs own startup incubation program. If you aim only to make money and forget about impact, youll almost certainly miss the mark.

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Productivity How To Software Technology Implementation 88

Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2016

Mass shootings, suicide bombers, assassinations — the emotions such events bring up are strong, even if our personal connection to the events themselves is not. If you’re leading a team or an organization, how can you help manage the emotional culture of the people you’re responsible for? He wasn’t sure.

Emotional Intelligence 132

Emotional Intelligence Research Analysis Leadership 132

Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On-the-Job Learning and Employee Growth I’ve noticed a consistent thread among our conversations as I attend networking events and speak with business owners and executives. Employers across industries continue to voice a common frustration: they struggle to find talent with the right skills to fill their open positions.

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Talent Industry Organizational Development Resources 59

Harvard Business

MAY 14, 2018

But for global teams to work, team leaders need to make sure all members feel connected and engaged, regardless of their location or culture. For example, they may come from a culture where polite turn-taking is the norm when talking, while the rest of the team uses a much more assertive style and therefore dominates discussions.

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How To Culture Conference Energy 131

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

After repurposing many of the original structures and facades, the district is now evolving into a retail, restaurant, arts, and culture destination, a forum for local events, a flexible work space for businesses, and a residential area, all while evolving its manufacturing with 21 st century operations.

Development 174

Development Real Estate Retail Guidelines 174

Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 25, 2016

As the Generation Z attitude and lifestyle is influenced by the events and culture of their time, understanding this new workforce is an important goal of employers interested in staying current with the times. They create the culture they thrive in, having an entrepreneurial spirit about the ways and means to have their voices heard.

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Talent Trends Advertising Recruiting 149

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

This fits hand in hand with their culture of treating new hires as potential Partners, offering them opportunities early on to engage in important projects. Find the complete list of their recruiting events here, and go (even if you’re not a current student – but don’t tell them we said that). OLIVER WYMAN CULTURE.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Ensure that Ways of Working and Thinking Are Aligned with Your Strategy Once your strategy is clear enough to act, the next step is to ensure that your workplace culture how people think, behave, and act is purposefully aligned with your strategy. Is your culture helping or hindering the achievement of your strategic objectives?

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Talent Training Training Culture 48

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Their answers fell into a clear pattern, identifying five traits of organizational culture that correlate with ethical scandals: Urgency and fear : Following corruption scandals, leaders tend to describe events in terms of pressure, necessity, and what the company needed to do to ”survive.”

Ethics 131

Ethics Culture Groups Comparison 131

Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Companies who do not have proactive learning plans in place to handle major events that could affect employee skill sets or the company’s internal knowledge set are more likely to suffer from retention issues and overall productivity. Change is never easy, especially for large companies with hundreds of employees to coordinate and motivate.

Development 159

Development Productivity Company Consulting 159

Harvard Business

MARCH 23, 2018

One of us (Olivia) has investigated a side of masculine organizational culture known for what psychologists call “companionate love.” Shame in the context of this second type of masculine organizational cultures, we are coming to learn, can lead to a variety of negative individual and organizational outcomes.

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Culture Study Research Groups 118