COLIN ON CULTURE
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The Great Leadership Delusion
Instead of falling for the leadership industrial complex, organisations should be doubling down on developing foundational skills for middle managers. It's the supervisors, team leads, and mid-level managers who shape the day-to-day experience for most employees.
The 5 Pitfalls of Team Building Events
If you're going to take your team off the job for a day it has got to add value to, and reinforce, the work you do together. Avoid these pitfalls and instead have an experience that will set everyone up for success for the rest of the year.
4 Signs of Culture Window Dressing
Does the culture you are projecting to the outside world correlate with your employees’ experiences? When you window dress your culture you are creating a disconnect that will ultimately play out across the entire organisation and its performance.
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Is your organisation talking a good game when it comes to culture?
Talk is all well and good; action is much better. Any investment in culture will pay dividends, so what are you waiting for?
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Leadership is not a Checklist
It’s not a list that you’ll never be able to live up to, a pithy saying or a lesson you can easily learn. Leadership takes focus and intentional action, every day.
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Culture Change? Start with the little things
Like many things in life, little and often is a great way to make positive changes and your workplace culture is no different. If you want to stop paying lip service to great culture and actually get on with creating one, start small.
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5 Risks of Neglecting Your Culture
You believe in culture but can’t get others on board - sometimes people only pay attention when they know what’s at risk.
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10 Signs Your Organisation is Paying Lip Service to Culture
There’s no point saying culture is a priority if you’re not going to back up your words with actions. Here’s some ways you might be NOT working on your culture.
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Use It Or Lose It!
If you don’t use your training and development budget, someone else might get the spoils! Be smart, identify strategic development needs throughout the year and provide your people with relevant experiences, not excuses.
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Six 2022 Decisions You Can Make Now!
Don’t wait, don’t hesitate - reflect on how you want 2022 to look for you and your culture - and start creating it with these key decisions.