Companies can redesign their structure, their systems and processes but unless they can help their people change, they are just moving the same people with the same behaviours into a new reporting line. Emily Lawson and Colin Price unpack ways to change behaviour and attitudes in this story for McKinsey and Co. Companies can transform […]
Category Archives: Organisational culture
Ten Ways to Get People to Change
A valuable checklist for change strategists by Morten T. Hansen in the Harvard Business Review. Don’t overlook his point that most leaders of change only use a few of these levers – use them all. 1. Embrace the power of one. One company I worked with posted 8 values and 12 competencies they wanted […]
Why diversity matters
New research makes it increasingly clear that companies with more diverse workforces perform better financially. We know intuitively that diversity matters. It’s also increasingly clear that it makes sense in purely business terms. Research by McKinsey & Company finds that companies in the top quartile for gender or racial and ethnic diversity are more likely […]
What only managers can do to keep employees engaged
It’s often assumed that employee engagement is HR’s responsibility. But there are certain things only managers can do to keep employees happy and engaged. Prior to the industrial revolution, work was an activity that took place in fields and farmhouses. Then automated production moved an entire generation of workers from homesteads to factories. This was […]
Resilience: the key to reducing stress at work
Stress at work is a fact of life for most people. Learn how to shift your frame of mind and respond to stressful work scenarios more effectively. Whether you’re overloaded with assignments, or you’re not getting along with your teammates, stress at work is a fact of life. According to a survey by the American […]