Archive for the ‘Organizational Effectiveness’ Category

Corporate Culture: Whose Job Is It?

Company Culture

Experts say management involves a focus on timelines, budgets, and metrics, among other things, while leadership involves a focus on vision, buy-in, motivation, culture, and people.  Being successful in management may result in a leadership position, but leaders must do well when it comes to culture to achieve success in …

Lattice vs. Ladder

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Lattice vs. Ladders

I am often asked about implementing career ladders or establishing career paths for existing employeess.

Attracting the right employees has always been a challenge for employers, but there are several trends that are making that task harder, including the economic recession and increasing globalization.

Rather than create …

Transforming Your Organization

According to the authors of the book “The Orange Revolution,” there are several factors that make for a successful team. For the best-functioning teams each member has:

Teamwork

  • Ambitious goals
  • Perseveres through difficulty and change
  • Takes calculated risks and measures results
  • Tells stories to illustrate what they are trying to accomplish
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Mindfulness as a Tool for Organizational and Social Change

Most discussions of corporate social responsibility focus on actions and decisions at the corporate, organizational level, but it also involves individuals that are considering the costs and benefits of social responsibility factors. Pravir Malik, an organizational change consultant began a project to examine mindfulness in the workplace as a tool …

Employee Engagement Matters More Than You Think

employee engagement

Are your employees engaged?

Any one who has heard me speak knows I believe that work and personal lives cannot be fully separated for most people, and a person who is fully engaged in an enriching job often has:

  • Strong relationships in marriage or significant partnerships
  • Well defined friendships that
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Effects of Commitment to Vision on Employee Satisfaction With Their Organization

Bearman Cartoon Job Satisfaction

Job Satisfaction

An empirical investigation into organizational commitment to corporate vision and employee satisfaction was carried out using two successive surveys of roughly 900 workers of a high-tech robotics company.

A poll was held following development of a corporate vision statement and communication to employees to examine employees’ perceived organizational …